Famous birth charts · Michael Moorcock
Michael Moorcock’s chart in full
Born December 18, 1939, London, United Kingdom. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
25°40′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
21°35′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
4°25′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
21°32′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
18°52′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
29°49′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
24°30′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
18°37′
Neptune in Virgo
25°29′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
2°31′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
27°24′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
18°28′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
10°30′
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 feelings, his drive and his optimism (the Moon, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Pisces, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 mind, his optimism and his intensity (Mercury in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Pisces and Pluto in Leo) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 heart, his independence and his imagination (Venus in Capricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) 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.
The Moon sextile Venus exact at 0.0°
He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
The Sun square Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Mars sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 1.0°
Duty and dreams keep trading places as the priority.
The Sun trine Saturn close at 1.2°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
The Sun sextile North Node close at 1.7°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
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Mercury trine Pluto close at 1.9°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 2.4°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
Venus sextile Mars close at 2.7°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 2.7°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
The Moon conjunction Mars close at 2.7°
His feelings run hot and fast, and he protects the people he loves fiercely.
Saturn opposition North Node close at 2.9°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Venus trine Uranus close at 2.9°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Venus square Saturn close at 3.0°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
The Moon opposition Neptune wide at 3.9°
His feelings and his imagination pull in different directions: he lives between what is real and what he longs for.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 4.2°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 4.3°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 4.6°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Pluto square North Node wide at 5.1°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Venus square North Node wide at 5.9°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 6.6°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
The Sun square Mars wide at 6.8°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 6.9°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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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