Famous birth charts · Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara’s chart in full
Born June 9, 1916, San Francisco, California, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
18°37′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 2:59 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
28°24′
Mercury in Geminiretrograde
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
12°58′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
19°37′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
5°55′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
27°06′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
15°56′
Uranus in Aquariusretrograde
19°36′
Neptune in Leo
0°49′
Pluto in Cancer
2°27′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
29°46′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
26°11′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
13°18′
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 heart, his discipline and his intensity (Venus, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Cancer, 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.
Venus quincunx Uranus exact at 0.0°
Affection and independence needed constant trading off, and he kept renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 1.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Neptune opposition North Node close at 1.1°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Moon trine North Node close at 1.4°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Jupiter square North Node close at 2.7°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Pluto quincunx North Node close at 2.7°
He kept giving up a little control to keep growing.
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Mars sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 3.7°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
Jupiter square Neptune wide at 3.7°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.6°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 6.6°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
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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