Famous birth charts · Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor’s chart in full
Born December 1, 1940, Peoria, Illinois, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
9°25′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
11°13′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
19°38′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
6°25′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
7°17′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
7°07′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
9°13′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
23°31′
Neptune in Virgo
27°28′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
4°11′
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.
9°03′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
1°13′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
19°15′
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 mind, his heart and his drive (Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his optimism, his discipline and his independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 heart and his drive (Venus and Mars, together in Scorpio) and his optimism and his discipline (Jupiter and Saturn, together in Taurus) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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.
Mars opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Saturn quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Responsibility and growth needed steady balancing, and he learned which duties to keep.
The Sun quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
The Sun sextile North Node almost exact at 0.4°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Venus opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Venus conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.9°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
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Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.9°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Mars opposition Saturn close at 1.9°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Moon trine Saturn close at 2.0°
Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn close at 2.1°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
Venus square Pluto close at 2.2°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 2.3°
He kept fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans had to wait.
Venus opposition Saturn close at 2.8°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Jupiter square Pluto close at 2.9°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mars square Pluto wide at 3.1°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 3.9°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Pluto sextile North Node wide at 4.9°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 5.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 5.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
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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