Famous birth charts · Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq’s chart in full
Born February 26, 1956, Saint-Pierre, Reunion. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
6°42′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
10°15′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
10°37′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
17°47′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
28°22′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
25°13′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
2°38′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
28°52′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
0°15′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
27°09′
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.
13°22′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
8°21′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
9°07′
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.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Effort and restlessness keep catching each other off guard, and his plans change at short notice.
Mars trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.4°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Mars sextile Neptune close at 1.9°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto close at 1.9°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he works on a grand scale.
Mercury sextile North Node close at 2.8°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
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Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 3.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 3.8°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 4.1°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Venus trine North Node wide at 4.4°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 5.5°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 6.5°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun square North Node wide at 6.7°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
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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