Famous birth charts · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s chart in full
Born May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
16°49′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 10:28 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
0°54′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
20°35′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
25°40′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
16°09′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
13°32′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
20°40′
Uranus in Pisces
19°27′
Neptune in Aquarius
14°49′
Pluto in Aries
19°04′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
3°30′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
6°14′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
7°10′
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 mind, his heart and his intensity (Mercury, Venus and Pluto) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his identity and his drive (the Sun and Mars, together in Taurus) and his optimism (Jupiter in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Aquarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 trine Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Sun conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.7°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Saturn square Uranus close at 1.2°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Jupiter square Neptune close at 1.3°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mars square Neptune close at 1.3°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mercury conjunction Pluto close at 1.5°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
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Saturn trine Pluto close at 1.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun square Neptune close at 2.0°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mars opposition Jupiter close at 2.6°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 2.6°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 3.3°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars sextile Uranus wide at 3.3°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
The Sun quincunx Saturn wide at 3.9°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 5.0°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.1°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 5.9°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 6.6°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
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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