Famous birth charts · Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí’s chart in full
Born May 11, 1904, Figueres, Spain. 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.
Sun in Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
20°21′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 3:51 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
4°06′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
23°24′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
4°45′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
25°17′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
16°54′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
20°40′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
29°24′
Neptune in Cancer
4°02′
Pluto in Gemini
19°29′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
26°16′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
0°06′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
1°46′
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 mind, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Taurus, 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 Moon square Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
The Sun square Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Venus sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Mars trine North Node close at 1.0°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Mercury conjunction Mars close at 1.9°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
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Jupiter sextile Pluto close at 2.6°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mercury square Saturn close at 2.7°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Mercury trine North Node close at 2.9°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 3.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Uranus square North Node wide at 3.1°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 3.8°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Mars square Saturn wide at 4.6°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 4.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 4.9°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 5.4°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 5.9°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Pluto square North Node wide at 6.8°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
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.
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