Famous birth charts · Lord Byron
Lord Byron’s chart in full
Born January 22, 1788, City of Westminster, United Kingdom. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
2°15′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 9:41 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
23°53′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
18°38′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
25°20′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
11°57′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
17°05′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
27°56′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
28°00′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
21°08′
Pluto in Aquarius
15°22′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
25°44′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
9°30′
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, his discipline and his intensity (the Sun, Venus, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his optimism, his imagination and his intensity (Jupiter in Gemini, Neptune in Libra and Pluto in Aquarius) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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.
Saturn quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
When to keep the rules and when to break them took constant deciding.
Venus sextile North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter close at 1.6°
The facts and the bigger picture needed constant reconciling, and he kept checking one against the other.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 1.7°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Saturn sextile North Node close at 2.2°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 2.3°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
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Mercury square Neptune close at 2.5°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Venus conjunction Saturn close at 2.6°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 4.2°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 4.2°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Neptune sextile North Node wide at 4.6°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 5.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 6.7°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.8°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 6.9°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
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.
No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
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