Famous birth charts · Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett’s chart in full
Born April 13, 1906, Foxrock, Ireland. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
22°40′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
22°15′
Mercury in Ariesretrograde
The Spark. First to speak.
8°45′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
7°07′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
19°21′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
5°58′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
10°54′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
8°30′
Neptune in Cancer
7°47′
Pluto in Gemini
20°59′
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.
18°38′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
12°02′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
19°54′
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.
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 independence (Uranus in Capricorn) and his imagination (Neptune in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury 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 square Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
The Sun trine the Moon almost exact at 0.4°
His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
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.
Uranus opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Mars square North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mercury square Neptune close at 1.0°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
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The Moon opposition Pluto close at 1.3°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Venus trine Uranus close at 1.4°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun sextile Pluto close at 1.7°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 2.4°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Saturn sextile Uranus close at 2.4°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.5°
His hopes and his restlessness kept changing places, and he redrew his plans more than once.
Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 3.1°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Venus sextile Saturn wide at 3.8°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 4.0°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 4.9°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
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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