Famous birth charts · Martin Cooper
Martin Cooper’s chart in full
Born December 26, 1928, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
4°45′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 6:17 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
3°37′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
9°29′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
17°28′
Mars in Geminiretrograde
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
27°28′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
0°26′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
23°06′
Uranus in Aries
3°33′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
1°14′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
17°34′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
0°08′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
5°37′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
13°44′
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.
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 identity, his optimism and his imagination (the Sun in Capricorn, Jupiter in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these come 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.
The Moon square Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Venus quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Affection and the need for control keep getting in each other’s way, and trust takes him time.
Jupiter trine Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Neptune square North Node close at 1.1°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun opposition the Moon close at 1.1°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
The Sun square Uranus close at 1.2°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
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Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 2.3°
Sudden change and slow dreams keep adjusting to each other.
Mars sextile Jupiter close at 3.0°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Uranus sextile North Node wide at 3.4°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 3.5°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mars sextile Neptune wide at 3.8°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 4.3°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 4.4°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.7°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.9°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Mars square Uranus wide at 6.1°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 7.3°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
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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