Famous birth charts · Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong’s chart in full
Born August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
11°37′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
7°30′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
22°29′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
7°14′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
12°55′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
4°17′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
11°03′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
13°01′
Neptune in Cancer
0°30′
Pluto in Gemini
18°20′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
18°36′
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.
0°09′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
9°07′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Pluto quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.3°
He kept giving up a little control to keep growing.
The Sun quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
The Sun sextile Mars close at 1.3°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 1.4°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars square Saturn close at 1.9°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
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Venus trine Jupiter close at 3.0°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 3.8°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 3.8°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 3.9°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Uranus opposition Pluto wide at 5.3°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 5.4°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Venus square Uranus wide at 5.8°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 6.8°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.0°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
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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