Famous birth charts · Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon’s chart in full
Born May 24, 1963, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
2°46′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 10:29 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
23°39′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
23°02′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
6°47′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
25°20′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
11°07′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
23°02′
Uranus in Virgo
1°15′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
13°47′
Pluto in Virgo
9°32′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
21°23′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
14°38′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
3°50′
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 drive (Mars in Leo) and his discipline (Saturn in Aquarius) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Taurus) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) both point at his optimism (Jupiter in Aries), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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 Saturn exact at 0.0°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
The Moon trine Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Steady feelings: he keeps calm under strain, and he loves in ways that last.
The Sun square Uranus close at 1.5°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Jupiter quincunx Pluto close at 1.6°
The bigger the stakes grow, the more he has to rethink his aims.
Mercury sextile North Node close at 1.6°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 1.6°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
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Mercury square Mars close at 2.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Mars opposition Saturn close at 2.3°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune close at 2.7°
His ideals and his beliefs need constant matching up, and he keeps asking what he really believes.
Venus trine Pluto close at 2.8°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 5.5°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mars conjunction Uranus wide at 5.9°
Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 6.8°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Venus opposition Neptune wide at 7.0°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
The Sun square Mars wide at 7.4°
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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