Famous birth charts · Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler’s chart in full
Born July 23, 1888, Chicago, Illinois, United States. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
1°13′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
7°49′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
13°37′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
4°32′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
0°48′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
26°30′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
8°54′
Uranus in Libra
13°36′
Neptune in Gemini
1°50′
Pluto in Gemini
5°40′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
0°28′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
6°37′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
18°59′
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 heart and his discipline (the Sun, Venus and Saturn) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew 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.
Mercury square Uranus exact at 0.0°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mars square North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
The Sun square Mars almost exact at 0.4°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.6°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.8°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
Mars quincunx Neptune close at 1.0°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
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The Moon opposition Saturn close at 1.1°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 1.1°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Moon trine Pluto close at 2.1°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
Venus sextile Neptune close at 2.7°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 3.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Moon opposition Venus wide at 3.3°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 3.3°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Venus square Mars wide at 3.7°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Neptune conjunction Pluto wide at 3.8°
Imagination and intensity in one place, a meeting that comes about once in five hundred years: a feel for how things end and begin again.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 4.0°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 4.1°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 4.4°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 4.7°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 4.7°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 5.3°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 7.7°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
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 was the one he had to find.
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