Famous birth charts · Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson’s chart in full
Born October 31, 1959, Fort Meade, Maryland, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
7°31′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 5:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
4°13′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
0°44′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
21°24′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
7°00′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
5°09′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
2°57′
Uranus in Leo
20°45′
Neptune in Scorpio
6°44′
Pluto in Virgo
5°48′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
3°42′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
22°41′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
8°47′
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 conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
Action guided by imagination: he moves on instinct and feeling, and he gives his all to a vision.
The Sun conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.5°
Purpose and drive in one place: he is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Jupiter square Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Saturn square North Node almost exact at 0.8°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
The Sun conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
He takes in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gives them back as something new.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Mars sextile Pluto close at 1.2°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Jupiter sextile North Node close at 1.5°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
The Sun sextile Pluto close at 1.7°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 2.5°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reach him as if they are his own.
The Moon conjunction Mars close at 2.8°
His feelings run hot and fast, and he protects the people he loves fiercely.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 2.9°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Mercury sextile North Node close at 3.0°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 3.8°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Mars sextile Saturn wide at 4.1°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.4°
He loves ideas, the bigger the better, and he can talk anyone into hoping.
The Sun sextile Saturn wide at 4.6°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 5.0°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.
Standing alone: Venus. It makes no major aspect, so his heart goes its own way, and he loves on his own terms.
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