Famous birth charts · Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson’s chart in full
Born January 3, 1956, Peekskill, New York, 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.
12°18′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 4:44 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
27°22′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
29°00′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
12°54′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
23°12′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
1°04′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
29°09′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
1°03′
Neptune in Scorpio
0°11′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
28°20′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
17°04′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
4°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
3°10′
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 drive, his discipline and his imagination (Mars, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 mind (Mercury in Capricorn) and his independence (Uranus in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) 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.
Mercury sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Mercury quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.7°
What he knows and what he says need careful managing, and secrets sit uneasily with him.
Saturn square Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Uranus square Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Jupiter sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Mercury square Neptune close at 1.2°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
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The Moon trine Mercury close at 1.6°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 1.9°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 1.9°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 2.0°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter close at 2.1°
The facts and the bigger picture need constant reconciling, and he keeps checking one against the other.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto close at 2.7°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he works on a grand scale.
Venus sextile North Node wide at 4.2°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
Mars square Pluto wide at 5.1°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 6.0°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
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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