Famous birth charts · Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen’s chart in full
Born September 21, 1934, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
27°58′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 12:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
7°14′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
17°34′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
13°01′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
13°54′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
25°54′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
22°30′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
0°40′
Neptune in Virgo
12°43′
Pluto in Cancer
25°48′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
9°20′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
9°55′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
7°11′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his heart and his imagination (the Sun, Venus and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his optimism (Jupiter in Libra) and his independence (Uranus in Taurus) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Cancer) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Jupiter square Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Venus conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
The Sun sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 2.7°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 3.4°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Mercury sextile Mars wide at 3.7°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
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Mars opposition North Node wide at 4.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 4.8°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 4.9°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 4.9°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
You and Leonard Cohen
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