Famous birth charts · Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell’s chart in full
Born February 5, 1943, Clearfield, Utah, 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
16°04′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 5:08 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
26°50′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
24°55′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
5°28′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
7°15′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
17°02′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
5°35′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
0°35′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
1°46′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
5°53′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
24°57′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
27°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
18°05′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his mind, his independence and his imagination (Mercury in Capricorn, Uranus in Gemini and Neptune in Libra) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his discipline (Saturn in Gemini) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) both point at his drive (Mars in Capricorn), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
Mercury quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
His habits of thought need small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Venus square Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Saturn sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Venus quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
Affection and the need for control keep getting in each other’s way, and trust takes him time.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 1.0°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.2°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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Mars quincunx Pluto close at 1.4°
Force and restraint keep trading places, and he learns when to let go.
Mars quincunx Saturn close at 1.7°
When to push and when to wait takes constant judging, and he learns timing the hard way.
Venus sextile Mars close at 1.8°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
The Moon opposition North Node close at 1.9°
Home comforts and the way forward ask for different things, and growing means leaving some familiar things behind.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 3.8°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus square Uranus wide at 4.9°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 5.0°
Disciplined originality: he builds new things on solid foundations.
Mars square Neptune wide at 5.5°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Uranus square North Node wide at 5.6°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 5.7°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 6.8°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 7.9°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 8.9°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
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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