Famous birth charts · Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso’s chart in full
Born October 25, 1881, Málaga, Spain. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
2°15′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 8:46 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
1°49′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
24°07′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
3°57′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
12°14′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
23°37′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
9°30′
Uranus in Virgo
17°01′
Neptune in Taurusretrograde
15°32′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
28°48′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
9°24′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
21°04′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
14°24′
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 optimism, his discipline, his imagination and his intensity (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew 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.
Saturn quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.1°
Responsibility and growth needed steady balancing, and he learned which duties to keep.
Mercury opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.5°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars sextile Saturn close at 2.7°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Mars quincunx North Node close at 2.8°
He kept adjusting how hard he pushed to fit where his life was going.
The Moon opposition Pluto close at 3.0°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
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Mars sextile Neptune wide at 3.3°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun quincunx Pluto wide at 3.5°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 4.7°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mars sextile Uranus wide at 4.8°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 5.2°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 5.2°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 6.0°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 6.6°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 7.2°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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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