Famous birth charts · Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole’s chart in full
Born March 17, 1919, Montgomery, Alabama, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
26°06′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
8°21′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
13°50′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
23°01′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
8°27′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
6°08′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
22°32′
Uranus in Aquarius
29°17′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
6°47′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
4°33′
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.
6°22′
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.
2°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
5°58′
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 mind, his heart and his drive (Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 feelings (the Moon in Libra) and his drive (Mars in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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 opposition Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
Jupiter quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Neptune trine North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Venus trine Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto close at 1.6°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.7°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
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Pluto quincunx North Node close at 1.8°
He kept giving up a little control to keep growing.
Mars trine North Node close at 2.1°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 2.2°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
Mars square Jupiter close at 2.3°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
The Sun quincunx Saturn wide at 3.6°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
Mars square Pluto wide at 3.9°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 5.3°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 5.4°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
Saturn opposition Uranus wide at 6.8°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 6.8°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 8.4°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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