Famous birth charts · Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon’s chart in full
Born August 7, 1974, Lexington, Kentucky, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
14°46′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 3:15 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
4°27′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
4°16′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
21°05′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
6°57′
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Jupiter in Piscesretrograde
The Believer. Faith without limits.
16°21′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
13°08′
Uranus in Libra
24°14′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
6°53′
Pluto in Libra
4°50′
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.
17°33′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
24°27′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
9°40′
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 feelings, his mind and his imagination (the Moon in Aries, Mercury in Leo and Neptune in Sagittarius) 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.
Mars square Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
The Moon trine Mercury almost exact at 0.2°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
The Moon opposition Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
He loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes him a long time.
Mercury sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Jupiter square North Node close at 1.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 1.6°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon trine Neptune close at 2.4°
He picks up what others feel before a word is said, and his compassion reaches far.
Mercury trine Neptune close at 2.6°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
The Sun trine North Node close at 2.8°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Venus square Uranus wide at 3.1°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 3.2°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 4.7°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 7.9°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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.
You and Michael Shannon
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