Famous birth charts · Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling’s chart in full
Born December 30, 1865, Mumbai, India. 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.
8°38′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
11°34′
Mercury in Sagittariusretrograde
The Philosopher. The big picture.
24°15′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
24°44′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
24°17′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
10°03′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
10°07′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
1°36′
Neptune in Aries
7°49′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
12°23′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
17°29′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
14°54′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
0°43′
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 mind, his heart and his drive (Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his identity (the Sun in Capricorn) and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Aries) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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.
Mercury conjunction Mars exact at 0.0°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
Jupiter sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Venus conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.5°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.5°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
The Sun square Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter close at 1.4°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
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The Sun sextile Saturn close at 1.5°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Jupiter square Neptune close at 2.2°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Saturn opposition Pluto close at 2.3°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 2.3°
Duty and dreams kept trading places as the priority.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 2.3°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 3.8°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 6.2°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus opposition Uranus wide at 6.9°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 7.0°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 7.3°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 7.3°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
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
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