Famous birth charts · Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card’s chart in full
Born August 24, 1951, Richland, Washington, 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
0°48′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 2:28 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
4°48′
Mercury in Virgoretrograde
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
12°42′
Venus in Virgoretrograde
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
15°46′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
4°05′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
13°30′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
1°12′
Uranus in Cancer
12°38′
Neptune in Libra
17°35′
Pluto in Leo
19°51′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
9°55′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
26°50′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
5°52′
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 identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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.
Mercury sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
The Moon sextile Mars almost exact at 0.7°
His feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, he does something about it.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.8°
The facts and the bigger picture need constant reconciling, and he keeps checking one against the other.
Jupiter square Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
Venus quincunx Jupiter close at 2.3°
His taste and his appetite for more need adjusting: he keeps learning what is enough.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Uranus trine North Node close at 2.7°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Mercury opposition North Node close at 2.8°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
Mars sextile Saturn close at 2.9°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 3.0°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
Venus sextile Uranus wide at 3.1°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 4.1°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Venus opposition North Node wide at 5.8°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 6.4°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 9.1°
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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