Famous birth charts · Rod Serling
Rod Serling’s chart in full
Born December 25, 1924, Syracuse, New York, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
3°40′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 4:19 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
27°15′
Mercury in Capricornretrograde
The Planner. Foundations first.
7°37′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
4°49′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
3°46′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
1°42′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
11°32′
Uranus in Pisces
17°56′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
22°20′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
12°40′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
14°20′
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.
20°07′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
1°02′
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 discipline, his independence and his intensity (Saturn in Scorpio, Uranus in Pisces and Pluto in Cancer) 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.
The Sun square Mars almost exact at 0.1°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Venus trine Mars close at 1.1°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 1.1°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter close at 2.0°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Mars square Jupiter close at 2.1°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Saturn square North Node close at 2.8°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
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Mercury square Mars wide at 3.9°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury sextile Saturn wide at 3.9°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 5.0°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 5.3°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.9°
He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 6.4°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 9.0°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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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