Famous birth charts · Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald’s chart in full
Born October 17, 1959, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 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.
23°32′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 2:40 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
4°43′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
12°33′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
9°55′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
27°29′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
2°17′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
1°54′
Uranus in Leo
20°20′
Neptune in Scorpio
6°12′
Pluto in Virgo
5°29′
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°59′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
22°49′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
7°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.
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 feelings, his discipline and his intensity (the Moon in Taurus, Saturn in Capricorn and Pluto in Virgo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 almost exact at 0.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon trine Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
The Moon opposition Neptune close at 1.5°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Jupiter sextile North Node close at 1.7°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Saturn square North Node close at 2.1°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.6°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
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The Moon trine Saturn close at 2.8°
Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 3.2°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 3.2°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 3.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Venus sextile Neptune wide at 3.7°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 4.0°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mars sextile Saturn wide at 4.4°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 4.4°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Mercury conjunction Neptune wide at 6.3°
A poet’s mind: he heard what went unsaid, and his best ideas came from somewhere hard to explain.
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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