Famous birth charts · Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka’s chart in full
Born March 13, 1939, Brooklyn, New York, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
22°13′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 9:36 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
1°13′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
10°00′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
9°22′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
25°42′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
16°46′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
17°25′
Uranus in Taurus
14°53′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
21°57′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
29°24′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
9°39′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
4°06′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
9°12′
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 Pisces) and his imagination (Neptune in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Sagittarius) 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 Sun opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Venus square North Node almost exact at 0.3°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Mercury quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.3°
His habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Mercury sextile Venus almost exact at 0.6°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Jupiter sextile Uranus close at 1.9°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun square Mars wide at 3.5°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
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Mars square Neptune wide at 3.7°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 5.2°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Uranus opposition North Node wide at 5.2°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.5°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Venus square Uranus wide at 5.5°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 7.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
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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