Famous birth charts · Richard Garriott
Richard Garriott’s chart in full
Born July 4, 1961, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
12°13′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 6:12 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
3°22′
Mercury in Cancerretrograde
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
2°06′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
27°09′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
3°14′
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Jupiter in Aquariusretrograde
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
4°49′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
27°38′
Uranus in Leo
23°28′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
8°37′
Pluto in Virgo
6°06′
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.
28°13′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
6°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
17°04′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Cancer) and his drive (Mars in Virgo) both point at his optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
Venus trine Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Saturn quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
Venus square North Node close at 1.1°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Mercury sextile Mars close at 1.1°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
The Moon square Mercury close at 1.3°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
Jupiter quincunx Pluto close at 1.3°
The bigger the stakes grow, the more he has to rethink his aims.
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Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 1.6°
Drive and hope keep going in slightly different directions, and he aims again and again.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter close at 2.7°
The facts and the bigger picture need constant reconciling, and he keeps checking one against the other.
Mars conjunction Pluto close at 2.9°
Concentrated force: when he wants something, he goes after it with everything.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 3.6°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Venus square Uranus wide at 3.7°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Jupiter square Neptune wide at 3.8°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.9°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 4.0°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 4.7°
An unusual path: his direction in life comes through sudden turns and fresh starts.
Mars conjunction North Node wide at 5.0°
Driven towards his path: he goes after the life he wants with real force.
Venus square Mars wide at 6.1°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 6.1°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 6.5°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 7.2°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes are practical, and he builds them slowly into something real.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 7.9°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asks him to change himself completely, more than once.
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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