Famous birth charts · Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman’s chart in full
Born October 19, 1946, Norwich, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
25°30′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
20°10′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
16°38′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
1°05′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
17°03′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
5°05′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
7°57′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
21°36′
Neptune in Libra
9°00′
Pluto in Leo
13°12′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
12°56′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
26°54′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
18°32′
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 feelings, his discipline and his intensity (the Moon, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his mind, his drive and his optimism (Mercury, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Scorpio, 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 0.3°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
Mercury conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.4°
He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 1.1°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 2.9°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 3.4°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Mars square Pluto wide at 3.8°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
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The Sun trine Uranus wide at 3.9°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 3.9°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 5.3°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 6.8°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 9.6°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.
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