Famous birth charts · River Phoenix
River Phoenix’s chart in full
Born August 23, 1970, Madras, Oregon, 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 Sun moved from Leo into Virgo at 6:34 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
0°13′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 1:04 p.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
29°26′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
26°08′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
16°07′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
23°22′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
1°10′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
22°30′
Uranus in Libra
6°47′
Neptune in Scorpio
28°10′
Pluto in Virgo
26°13′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
2°50′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
9°40′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
28°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.
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 feelings and his discipline (the Moon and Saturn, together in Taurus) and his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Virgo) 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.
Mercury conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
The Sun square the Moon almost exact at 0.8°
The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
Mars square Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Sun sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Moon opposition Neptune close at 1.2°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Jupiter trine North Node close at 1.7°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury sextile Neptune close at 2.0°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
The Sun square Neptune close at 2.0°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun opposition North Node close at 2.6°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 3.6°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 3.7°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Neptune square North Node wide at 4.7°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mars square Neptune wide at 4.8°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 5.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 6.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 7.7°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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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