Famous birth charts · Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly’s chart in full
Born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
28°50′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
15°28′
Mercury in Leo
Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo at 1:35 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
0°55′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
23°37′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
21°01′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
2°38′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
26°14′
Uranus in Leo
2°23′
Neptune in Libra
27°41′
Pluto in Leo
27°19′
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.
7°06′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
9°38′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
25°24′
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 identity, his drive and his discipline (the Sun in Cancer, Mars in Pisces and Saturn in Scorpio) make the triangle, so these come 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.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn square Pluto close at 1.1°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
The Sun square Neptune close at 1.1°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury conjunction Uranus close at 1.5°
He thinks in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.1°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Venus square Mars close at 2.6°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
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The Sun trine Saturn close at 2.6°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Venus quincunx Saturn close at 2.6°
He keeps weighing pleasure against duty, and joy comes once the work is done.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 3.2°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 3.5°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom are the same thing, and he surprises people, himself included.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 3.7°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 4.1°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 4.5°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 4.7°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 4.7°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 4.7°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.2°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 5.3°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he works on a grand scale.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 6.2°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 6.4°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 7.8°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 8.3°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
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
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