Famous birth charts · Paul Dirac
Paul Dirac’s chart in full
Born August 8, 1902, Bristol, United Kingdom. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
14°59′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
14°29′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
11°34′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
16°24′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
12°30′
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Jupiter in Aquariusretrograde
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
11°58′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
22°58′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
17°25′
Neptune in Cancer
2°46′
Pluto in Gemini
19°23′
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.
28°06′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
9°46′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
20°03′
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 heart, his drive and his imagination (Venus, Mars and Neptune) gather in Cancer, 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.
Mercury opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.4°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Sun sextile the Moon almost exact at 0.5°
His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
Mars quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
Drive and hope kept going in slightly different directions, and he aimed again and again.
Venus quincunx Uranus close at 1.0°
Affection and independence needed constant trading off, and he kept renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
The Moon square Venus close at 1.9°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Uranus opposition Pluto close at 2.0°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
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The Moon square Mars close at 2.0°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 2.4°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Moon trine Jupiter close at 2.5°
Good-hearted and generous: he felt looked after by life, and he passed that on.
The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 3.0°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 3.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 3.9°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 4.7°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Saturn square North Node wide at 5.1°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 5.9°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 6.6°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
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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