Famous birth charts · Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton’s chart in full
Born October 23, 1942, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Libra
The Sun moved from Libra into Scorpio at 8:16 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
29°39′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 10:52 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
24°11′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
11°48′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
23°39′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
23°49′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
24°36′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
11°48′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
3°50′
Neptune in Libra
0°42′
Pluto in Leo
7°12′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
2°48′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
27°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
6°22′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 trine Saturn exact at 0.0°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Venus conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.2°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
The Moon opposition Mars almost exact at 0.4°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
The Moon square Jupiter almost exact at 0.4°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
The Moon opposition Venus almost exact at 0.5°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Mars square Jupiter almost exact at 0.8°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
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Venus square Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Uranus square North Node close at 1.0°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.1°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 3.1°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 3.4°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
The Sun quincunx Uranus wide at 4.2°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 4.6°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 4.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 5.1°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 5.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 6.0°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 7.5°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 8.0°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
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 earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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