Famous birth charts · Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy’s chart in full
Born April 20, 1967, Long Beach, New York, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Aries
The Sun moved from Aries into Taurus at 1:56 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
29°55′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 12:43 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
6°47′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
9°34′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
7°25′
Mars in Libraretrograde
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
22°49′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
25°50′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
5°52′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
20°54′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
23°37′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
18°21′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
6°56′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
27°41′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
12°51′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his identity (the Sun in Aries) and his drive (Mars in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 trine North Node almost exact at 0.1°
What comforts him also moves him forward: his instincts point the right way.
The Moon square Venus almost exact at 0.6°
What comforts him and what he loves are different things, so his heart and his moods keep negotiating.
Venus sextile Saturn close at 1.6°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.1°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 2.2°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Uranus conjunction Pluto close at 2.5°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
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Uranus sextile Neptune close at 2.7°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars square Jupiter close at 3.0°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Mercury conjunction Saturn wide at 3.7°
Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 4.1°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 7.0°
His identity and his direction in life line up: the more fully he becomes himself, the further he goes.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 7.1°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
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.
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