Famous birth charts · Lou Reed
Lou Reed’s chart in full
Born March 2, 1942, Brooklyn, New York, United States. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
11°27′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
7°08′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
14°49′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
6°34′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
27°16′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
12°26′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
22°59′
Uranus in Taurus
26°40′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
28°58′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
3°53′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
13°24′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
9°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
10°04′
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 drive, his discipline and his independence (Mars, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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.
Mars conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
Electric: he acted on impulse, loved a risk and refused to be told what to do.
Jupiter square North Node close at 1.0°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
The Sun square Jupiter close at 1.0°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mercury quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
His habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.7°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun opposition North Node close at 2.0°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
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Uranus trine Neptune close at 2.3°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury trine Jupiter close at 2.4°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Venus opposition Pluto close at 2.7°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 3.7°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 4.3°
Controlled force: he worked with patience and grit, and he finished what he started.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 5.9°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.0°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
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
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