Famous birth charts · Miles Davis
Miles Davis’ chart in full
Born May 26, 1926, Alton, Illinois, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
4°40′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 9:14 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
24°49′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
24°02′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
21°59′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
16°29′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
26°30′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
21°52′
Uranus in Pisces
28°49′
Neptune in Leo
22°08′
Pluto in Cancer
13°16′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
17°04′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
0°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
28°23′
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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Taurus) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his mind, his optimism, his discipline and his imagination (Mercury in Taurus, Jupiter in Aquarius, Saturn in Scorpio and Neptune in Leo) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
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.
Venus quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
He kept weighing pleasure against duty, and joy came once the work was done.
Venus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Saturn square Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Mars trine North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Moon opposition Mercury almost exact at 0.8°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 1.7°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
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Mercury square Neptune close at 1.9°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury opposition Saturn close at 2.2°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 2.5°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Moon conjunction Saturn close at 3.0°
Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 3.2°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 3.8°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 4.3°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 4.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.8°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Venus square North Node wide at 4.9°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.4°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 5.8°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 8.2°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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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