Famous birth charts · Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff’s chart in full
Born May 12, 1947, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
21°05′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
13°36′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
17°10′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
21°04′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
23°36′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
22°55′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
3°17′
Uranus in Gemini
20°04′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
8°24′
Pluto in Leo
11°04′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
2°37′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
4°19′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
11°18′
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.
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 heart (Venus in Aries) and his independence (Uranus in Gemini) both point at his optimism (Jupiter in Scorpio), 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.
Saturn sextile North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
Mars quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
Drive and hope keep going in slightly different directions, and he aims again and again.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 1.0°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 1.8°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Venus quincunx Jupiter close at 1.9°
His taste and his appetite for more need adjusting: he keeps learning what is enough.
The Moon opposition Pluto close at 2.5°
He loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes him a long time.
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Venus conjunction Mars close at 2.5°
Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.8°
His hopes and his restlessness keep changing places, and he redraws his plans more than once.
Mars sextile Uranus wide at 3.5°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
The Moon square Mercury wide at 3.6°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 3.9°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 5.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 5.8°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 7.8°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
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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