Famous birth charts · Orson Welles
Orson Welles’ chart in full
Born May 6, 1915, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
15°07′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
21°32′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
21°03′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
11°35′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
15°20′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
20°49′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
29°27′
Uranus in Aquarius
15°35′
Neptune in Cancer
27°52′
Pluto in Cancer
0°39′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
22°47′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
21°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
28°42′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 Jupiter almost exact at 0.2°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mars sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
The Sun square Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Moon square Mercury almost exact at 0.5°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Saturn conjunction Pluto close at 1.2°
Iron will and great patience: he built slowly and for keeps.
The Moon conjunction North Node close at 1.2°
His instincts led the way: following his feelings was how he found his direction.
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Mercury square North Node close at 1.7°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 3.8°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
Venus sextile Uranus wide at 4.0°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.5°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 5.7°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.9°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 6.7°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 7.2°
An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.7°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched 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
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