Famous birth charts · Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell’s chart in full
Born September 3, 1963, Fareham, 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
10°14′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 2:38 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
5°30′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
4°33′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
11°26′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
24°06′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
18°29′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
18°14′
Uranus in Virgo
5°58′
Neptune in Scorpio
13°18′
Pluto in Virgo
11°51′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
19°21′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
12°39′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
15°13′
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 independence and his intensity (the Sun, Venus, Uranus and Pluto) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws 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.
Jupiter sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Venus conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A deep, private heart: he draws people in and keeps some feelings locked away.
The Moon opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Jupiter square North Node almost exact at 0.9°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 1.1°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 1.2°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun conjunction Pluto close at 1.6°
Intensity at the centre: he wants the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remakes himself more than once to reach it.
Venus sextile Neptune close at 1.9°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 3.1°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 4.3°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom are the same thing, and he surprises people, himself included.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.8°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.9°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 5.5°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win his heart.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 5.6°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.9°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 5.9°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 6.0°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
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.
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