Famous birth charts · Nick Swardson
Nick Swardson’s chart in full
Born October 9, 1976, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
16°31′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 6:12 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
2°52′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
28°52′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
16°33′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
0°35′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
0°33′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
14°44′
Uranus in Scorpio
6°11′
Neptune in Sagittarius
11°48′
Pluto in Libra
11°47′
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.
3°30′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
0°12′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
8°13′
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 heart, his drive and his independence (Venus, Mars and Uranus) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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.
Neptune sextile Pluto exact at 0.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars quincunx Jupiter exact at 0.0°
Drive and hope keep going in slightly different directions, and he aims again and again.
The Moon opposition North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Home comforts and the way forward ask for different things, and growing means leaving some familiar things behind.
Mercury trine Jupiter close at 1.7°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
The Sun sextile Saturn close at 1.8°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Venus square Saturn close at 1.8°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
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The Moon opposition Mars close at 2.3°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacts first, and his courage comes from the same place as his flashes of anger.
Uranus conjunction North Node close at 2.7°
An unusual path: his direction in life comes through sudden turns and fresh starts.
Mars conjunction North Node close at 2.9°
Driven towards his path: he goes after the life he wants with real force.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 2.9°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Saturn sextile Pluto close at 3.0°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 3.0°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
The Moon opposition Uranus wide at 3.3°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 4.7°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 4.7°
Intensity at the centre: he wants the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remakes himself more than once to reach it.
Mars conjunction Uranus wide at 5.6°
Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
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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