Famous birth charts · Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes’ chart in full
Born August 1, 1965, Reading, 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.
Sun in Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
8°58′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 4:54 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
4°12′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
0°05′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
8°16′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
18°20′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
22°32′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
16°17′
Uranus in Virgo
12°58′
Neptune in Scorpio
17°14′
Pluto in Virgo
14°48′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
12°05′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
21°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
2°47′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Uranus square North Node almost exact at 0.9°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
Saturn trine Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Saturn opposition Pluto close at 1.5°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Uranus conjunction Pluto close at 1.8°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
Mars quincunx Saturn close at 2.0°
When to push and when to wait takes constant judging, and he learns timing the hard way.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Pluto square North Node close at 2.7°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 3.1°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Saturn opposition Uranus wide at 3.3°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Venus square North Node wide at 3.8°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Saturn square North Node wide at 4.2°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 4.2°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Uranus sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 4.7°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win his heart.
Mars trine North Node wide at 6.2°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 6.2°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 6.5°
A deep, private heart: he draws people in and keeps some feelings locked away.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 8.3°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real 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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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