Famous birth charts · Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow’s chart in full
Born April 10, 1929, Lund, Sweden. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
20°05′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 3:17 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
28°03′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
12°25′
Venus in Taurusretrograde
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
5°27′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
13°10′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
15°16′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
0°31′
Uranus in Aries
8°05′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
28°49′
Pluto in Cancer
16°14′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
21°29′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
8°32′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
25°21′
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 heart, his discipline and his imagination (Venus in Taurus, Saturn in Capricorn and Neptune in Leo) make the triangle, so these came 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.
Mercury square Mars almost exact at 0.8°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
The Moon trine Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
Jupiter sextile Pluto close at 1.0°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 1.7°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mars sextile Jupiter close at 2.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Mars conjunction Pluto wide at 3.1°
Concentrated force: when he wanted something, he went after it with everything.
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Mercury square Pluto wide at 3.8°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 3.9°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mercury conjunction Uranus wide at 4.3°
He thought in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 4.9°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mars square Uranus wide at 5.1°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Jupiter conjunction North Node wide at 6.2°
Generosity was part of his path: teaching, travel and big ideas moved him forward.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 6.6°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun square Mars wide at 6.9°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.7°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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 air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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