Famous birth charts · Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig’s chart in full
Born June 19, 1903, Manhattan, New York, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
27°13′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
13°55′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
8°09′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
11°28′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
6°14′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
22°21′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
8°37′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
23°30′
Neptune in Cancer
3°10′
Pluto in Gemini
19°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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
12°52′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
21°21′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
25°20′
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 mind and his intensity (the Sun, Mercury and Pluto) gather in Gemini, 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 identity and his intensity (the Sun and Pluto, together in Gemini) and his independence (Uranus in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Pisces) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 mind, his drive and his discipline (Mercury in Gemini, Mars in Libra and Saturn 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.
Mercury trine Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Moon opposition North Node close at 1.1°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Jupiter square Uranus close at 1.1°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Venus sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Mercury trine Mars close at 1.9°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mars trine Saturn close at 2.4°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
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The Moon trine Venus close at 2.5°
He put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
Venus opposition Saturn close at 2.9°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Jupiter square Pluto close at 3.0°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mars square Neptune close at 3.0°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mercury sextile Venus wide at 3.3°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 3.7°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Uranus opposition Pluto wide at 4.1°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.3°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 4.7°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 4.9°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 6.0°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 6.5°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mars conjunction North Node wide at 6.6°
Driven towards his path: he went after the life he wanted with real force.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 7.8°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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