Famous birth charts · Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw’s chart in full
Born August 9, 1927, Westhoughton, United Kingdom. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
15°51′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 3:23 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
28°10′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
26°51′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
22°50′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
9°29′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
3°06′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
1°02′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
3°03′
Neptune in Leo
26°18′
Pluto in Cancer
16°15′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
26°55′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
6°06′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
17°35′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his mind, his optimism and his discipline (Mercury in Cancer, Jupiter in Aries and Saturn in Sagittarius) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his mind, his discipline and his independence (Mercury in Cancer, Saturn in Sagittarius and Uranus in Aries) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
An inventive optimism: he believed in the new, and he took leaps others would not.
Neptune sextile North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Moon opposition North Node close at 1.2°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
The Moon trine Neptune close at 1.9°
He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 2.0°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Jupiter trine Saturn close at 2.1°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
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Mercury sextile Venus wide at 4.0°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Venus square North Node wide at 4.1°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 4.2°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Uranus square North Node wide at 6.1°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 6.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 6.2°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 6.2°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
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.
Standing alone: Pluto. It makes no major aspect, so his intensity stayed out of sight, then surfaced all at once.
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