Famous birth charts · Max Born
Max Born’s chart in full
Born December 11, 1882, Wrocław, Poland. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
19°20′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 1:51 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
28°59′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
16°08′
Venus in Sagittariusretrograde
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
11°43′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
19°13′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
27°17′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
20°41′
Uranus in Virgo
23°13′
Neptune in Taurusretrograde
16°35′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
28°55′
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.
20°23′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
24°07′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
0°30′
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 discipline, his imagination and his intensity (Saturn, Neptune and Pluto) 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.
The Sun conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Saturn opposition North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Mercury quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
Meaning came to him before the words did, and clear speech followed the feeling.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 1.4°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
Mars quincunx Saturn close at 1.5°
When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and he learned timing the hard way.
The Moon opposition Jupiter close at 1.7°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
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Saturn trine Uranus close at 2.5°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun quincunx Neptune close at 2.8°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Uranus sextile North Node close at 2.8°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 3.1°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 3.2°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 3.8°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 3.9°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mars square Uranus wide at 4.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 4.1°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 4.1°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.4°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 5.7°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 6.6°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 7.6°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 7.9°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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.
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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