Famous birth charts · Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk’s chart in full
Born December 16, 1971, Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
23°50′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
8°26′
Mercury in Sagittariusretrograde
The Philosopher. The big picture.
15°34′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
21°33′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
23°27′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
18°52′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
1°25′
Uranus in Libra
17°40′
Neptune in Sagittarius
3°34′
Pluto in Libra
1°57′
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.
5°56′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
9°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
22°11′
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 feelings, his mind, his optimism and his imagination (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Sagittarius, 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.
The Sun square Mars almost exact at 0.4°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
Saturn trine Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Jupiter sextile Uranus close at 1.2°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus sextile Mars close at 1.9°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Mercury sextile Uranus close at 2.1°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
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Saturn opposition Neptune close at 2.2°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 2.4°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 3.3°
He loves ideas, the bigger the better, and he can talk anyone into hoping.
Venus square Uranus wide at 3.9°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 4.0°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.5°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 4.6°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.0°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 6.2°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 8.1°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.3°
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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