Famous birth charts · Raymond Kurzweil
Raymond Kurzweil’s chart in full
Born February 12, 1948, Queens, New York, 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
22°54′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
21°08′
Mercury in Piscesretrograde
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
6°18′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
1°06′
Mars in Leoretrograde
Mars moved from Virgo into Leo at 5:28 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
29°54′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
23°22′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
18°57′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
22°14′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
12°46′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
13°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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
17°56′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
24°12′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
12°08′
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 optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) and his independence (Uranus in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and his feelings (the Moon 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.
The Sun sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
The Sun trine Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn square North Node close at 1.0°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
The Moon square Uranus close at 1.1°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Jupiter opposition Uranus close at 1.1°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
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Venus quincunx Mars close at 1.2°
What he finds beautiful and what he desires keep parting ways, and love takes some working out.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 2.2°
His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 3.3°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 4.0°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Pluto square North Node wide at 4.4°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 4.4°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
The Sun square North Node wide at 5.0°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 5.4°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 6.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 6.5°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 7.0°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 9.3°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
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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