Famous birth charts · Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant’s chart in full
Born May 5, 1957, Mbabane, Eswatini. 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.
14°38′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
22°27′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
15°36′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
20°05′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
0°29′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
22°07′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
12°55′
Uranus in Leo
3°09′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
0°52′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
27°56′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
19°40′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
17°17′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
27°36′
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 mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Taurus, 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.
Mars trine Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Venus opposition North Node almost exact at 0.4°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.0°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 1.7°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.0°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Uranus square Neptune close at 2.3°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
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Jupiter sextile North Node close at 2.5°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
Mars sextile Pluto close at 2.6°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Mercury quincunx Saturn close at 2.7°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully take constant balancing, and he weighs words before letting them go.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury opposition North Node wide at 4.1°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.5°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun opposition 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.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 5.5°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 6.5°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 7.5°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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
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