Famous birth charts · Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray’s chart in full
Born May 2, 1921, Kolkata, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
11°18′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 3:17 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
4°24′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
1°57′
Venus in Ariesretrograde
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
26°36′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
27°20′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
8°57′
Saturn in Virgoretrograde
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
18°16′
Uranus in Pisces
8°54′
Neptune in Leo
10°59′
Pluto in Cancer
7°08′
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.
27°06′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
11°43′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
2°23′
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 and his drive (the Sun, Mercury 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.
Jupiter opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Mars quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.2°
He kept adjusting how hard he pushed to fit where his life was going.
The Sun square Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Venus opposition North Node almost exact at 0.5°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Uranus trine Pluto close at 1.8°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Jupiter sextile Pluto close at 1.8°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
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Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 2.1°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 2.4°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 2.4°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Moon trine Pluto close at 2.7°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Mercury opposition North Node wide at 4.8°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.4°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 7.0°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 9.3°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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