Famous birth charts · Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson’s chart in full
Born May 8, 1911, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
17°01′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 7:26 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
26°05′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
12°15′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
24°47′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
11°28′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
8°43′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
10°42′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
29°21′
Neptune in Cancer
19°10′
Pluto in Gemini
26°30′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
10°01′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
6°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
16°01′
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 Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 Moon square Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Saturn conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.7°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
Mars sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Mercury sextile Mars almost exact at 0.8°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Moon square Venus close at 1.3°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Jupiter opposition North Node close at 1.3°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
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Mars sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 1.5°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
Venus conjunction Pluto close at 1.7°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 2.0°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.2°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mercury conjunction North Node close at 2.2°
Ideas and talk set his course: he found his direction by learning and talking things through.
Mars trine Jupiter close at 2.7°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Uranus quincunx Pluto close at 2.9°
Freedom and control needed constant adjusting, and he changed in stages rather than all at once.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 3.5°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.8°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 5.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 6.3°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 7.0°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 8.3°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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 fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
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