Rakim’s chart in full
Born January 28, 1968, New York City, New York, United States. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
7°51′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 8:06 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
25°18′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
25°54′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
2°25′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
15°01′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
3°41′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
7°50′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
28°57′
Neptune in Scorpio
26°17′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
22°34′
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.
21°46′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
26°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
14°13′
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 independence and his intensity (Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto) gather in Virgo, 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 sextile Saturn exact at 0.0°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Mercury square Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Pluto quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.8°
He keeps giving up a little control to keep growing.
Venus trine Jupiter close at 1.3°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Uranus sextile Neptune close at 2.7°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Venus square Uranus wide at 3.5°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
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Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 4.1°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter wide at 4.2°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Venus square Saturn wide at 5.4°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 6.4°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 7.5°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
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.
You and Rakim
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