Famous birth charts · Richard Kiel
Richard Kiel’s chart in full
Born September 13, 1939, Detroit, Michigan, 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
20°00′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 10:39 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
23°19′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
12°04′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
22°07′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
26°44′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
5°37′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
0°29′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
21°52′
Neptune in Virgo
22°57′
Pluto in Leo
2°22′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
29°50′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
18°23′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
29°49′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his drive and his independence (the Sun in Virgo, Mars in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his independence (Venus in Virgo, Mars in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 drive (Mars in Capricorn) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Taurus) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his drive, his independence and his imagination (Mars in Capricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Moon conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Saturn opposition North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Venus conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.1°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Moon conjunction Venus close at 1.2°
Tenderness through and through: he needed beauty and affection the way others needed air.
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The Moon trine Uranus close at 1.5°
His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 1.9°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Saturn square Pluto close at 1.9°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.1°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Pluto square North Node close at 2.5°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
The Sun conjunction Neptune close at 3.0°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
Mars square North Node wide at 3.1°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 3.2°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mars square Saturn wide at 3.7°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 3.8°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Venus trine Mars wide at 4.6°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 4.9°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 5.6°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 6.7°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.9°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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