Famous birth charts · Martin Short
Martin Short’s chart in full
Born March 26, 1950, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
5°28′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 4:17 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
3°58′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
4°03′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
20°13′
Mars in Libraretrograde
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
0°41′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
26°06′
Saturn in Virgoretrograde
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
14°33′
Uranus in Cancer
1°04′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
16°17′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
16°00′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
7°27′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
21°42′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
8°11′
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.
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 mind (the Sun and Mercury, together in Aries) and his drive (Mars in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 Mercury almost exact at 0.1°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars square Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.4°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun square the Moon close at 1.5°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
The Sun conjunction North Node close at 2.0°
His identity and his direction in life line up: the more fully he becomes himself, the further he goes.
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The Moon conjunction Uranus close at 2.9°
Restless feelings: he feels most at home where things are new.
Mercury square Uranus close at 3.0°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 3.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Mercury conjunction North Node wide at 3.4°
Ideas and talk set his course: he finds his direction by learning and talking things through.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 3.9°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 4.2°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 4.4°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 4.8°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 5.0°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
Venus conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.9°
A generous heart: love and good company come to him easily, and he shares both.
Uranus square North Node wide at 6.4°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 6.8°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
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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