Famous birth charts · Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall’s chart in full
Born January 5, 1931, San Diego, California, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
14°32′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 8:33 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
2°09′
Mercury in Capricornretrograde
The Planner. Foundations first.
15°15′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
1°22′
Mars in Leoretrograde
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
14°33′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
15°35′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
14°17′
Uranus in Aries
11°33′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
5°34′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
19°55′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
19°28′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
14°10′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
6°21′
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 discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, 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 identity, his mind and his discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn, together in Capricorn) and his optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Aries) 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.
The Sun quincunx Mars exact at 0.0°
Aim and action ran at different speeds, and he spent real effort keeping them in step.
The Sun conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Mars quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and he learned timing the hard way.
Mercury opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Pluto square North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Mercury quincunx Mars almost exact at 0.7°
Thinking and doing kept getting out of step: he acted on half a thought, or thought past the moment to act.
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The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.7°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Moon trine Venus almost exact at 0.8°
He put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 1.0°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 1.1°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 1.3°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Saturn square Uranus close at 2.7°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun square Uranus close at 3.0°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mars trine Uranus close at 3.0°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 3.7°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 3.9°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 4.0°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Mercury square North Node wide at 4.2°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Venus square Neptune wide at 4.2°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 4.3°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 4.7°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mars trine North Node wide at 4.9°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Sun square North Node wide at 4.9°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Saturn square North Node wide at 5.2°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 5.4°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 5.6°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
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.
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