Famous birth charts · Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson’s chart in full
Born November 17, 1925, Winnetka, Illinois, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
24°53′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
14°05′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
16°12′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
11°47′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
2°46′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
19°35′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
17°57′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
21°38′
Neptune in Leo
24°46′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
14°32′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
27°24′
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.
24°46′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
7°19′
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 drive and his discipline (the Sun, Mars and Saturn) gather in Scorpio, 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 Sun square Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Jupiter sextile Saturn close at 1.6°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 1.7°
What he knew and what he said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with him.
Jupiter sextile Uranus close at 2.0°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 2.1°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
The Sun trine North Node close at 2.5°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
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Venus opposition Pluto close at 2.8°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 3.2°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 3.4°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 3.7°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 5.1°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 5.3°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Mars square North Node wide at 5.4°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.4°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 5.8°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 6.8°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 6.9°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 7.8°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
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
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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