Famous birth charts · Paul Morley
Paul Morley’s chart in full
Born March 26, 1957, Stockport, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
5°34′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
11°43′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
11°27′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
0°41′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
5°24′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
25°46′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
14°18′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
2°58′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
1°55′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
28°22′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
20°46′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
15°44′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
23°07′
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 Aries, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) both point at his heart (Venus in Aries), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
The Sun sextile Mars almost exact at 0.2°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Moon sextile Mercury almost exact at 0.3°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Venus quincunx Neptune close at 1.2°
What he wants from love and what love gives him keep needing adjustment, and he learns to see people as they are.
Venus trine Uranus close at 2.3°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Venus quincunx Pluto close at 2.3°
Affection and the need for control keep getting in each other’s way, and trust takes him time.
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Mars sextile Uranus close at 2.4°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 2.6°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 2.9°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun quincunx Neptune wide at 3.6°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.9°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
Venus opposition Jupiter wide at 4.9°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.9°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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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