Famous birth charts · Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux’s chart in full
Born April 10, 1941, Medford, Massachusetts, United States. 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.
20°26′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 5:55 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
3°48′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
27°31′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
18°12′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
5°41′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
19°22′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
14°27′
Uranus in Taurus
24°08′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
25°41′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
2°02′
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.
1°48′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
25°24′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
3°40′
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 and his independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws 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.
Pluto sextile North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.5°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury opposition Neptune close at 1.8°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
The Moon trine Mars close at 1.9°
His feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, he does something about it.
The Moon conjunction North Node close at 2.0°
His instincts lead the way: following his feelings is how he finds his direction.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.2°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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Mercury sextile Uranus wide at 3.4°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 3.6°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
Mars trine North Node wide at 3.9°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Mercury opposition North Node wide at 4.3°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 4.5°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus wide at 4.8°
An inventive optimism: he believes in the new, and he takes leaps others would not.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 4.9°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes are practical, and he builds them slowly into something real.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 6.1°
A path lit by imagination: he follows a vision more than a plan.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 6.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
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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