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Famous birth charts · Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall’s chart in full

Born September 17, 1928, Herne Hill, United Kingdom. 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.

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Gemini, Chiron and Lilith
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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.

    2°46′

  • Chiron in Taurus

    In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.

    9°39′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius

    In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.

    2°37′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

Aspects by strength10 between the planets, the closest first
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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.

  • Mercury square Pluto almost exact at 0.8°

    His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.

  • The Sun square Mars close at 1.5°

    He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.

  • Mercury conjunction Venus close at 2.0°

    Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.

  • Venus sextile Saturn close at 2.1°

    Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.

  • Venus square Pluto close at 2.8°

    Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.

  • Neptune square North Node close at 2.9°

    Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.

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  • Uranus sextile North Node wide at 3.1°

    Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.

  • Mercury sextile Saturn wide at 4.1°

    A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.

  • Mercury trine Mars wide at 5.4°

    A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.

  • The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 6.1°

    A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.

Chart signatureMost in fire signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm3
Earth · the practical and the solid2
Air · ideas and people3
Water · feeling and intuition2

Modes

Cardinal · starting things4
Fixed · holding steady3
Mutable · adapting3

The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.

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