Famous birth charts · Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal’s chart in full
Born June 3, 1986, Manacor, Spain. 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
12°32′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 5:46 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
27°08′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
25°48′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
15°21′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
22°55′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
20°28′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
5°56′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
20°43′
Neptune in Capricornretrograde
5°02′
Pluto in Scorpioretrograde
5°00′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
29°22′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
14°56′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
10°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.
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 mind (the Sun and Mercury, together in Gemini) and his independence (Uranus in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Pisces) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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.
Neptune sextile Pluto exact at 0.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter square Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
The Moon sextile Mercury close at 1.3°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
The Moon conjunction North Node close at 2.2°
His instincts lead the way: following his feelings is how he finds his direction.
Mars sextile Jupiter close at 2.5°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.6°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
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Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 5.1°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 5.1°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.3°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 5.6°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 5.7°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mars square North Node wide at 6.4°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 6.6°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 7.9°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 8.2°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
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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