Famous birth charts · Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet’s chart in full
Born June 25, 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
3°47′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
21°42′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
21°55′
Venus in Cancerretrograde
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
12°52′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
0°19′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
12°38′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
25°38′
Uranus in Pisces
21°31′
Neptune in Leo
18°28′
Pluto in Cancer
11°41′
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.
24°25′
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.
24°12′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
10°35′
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 heart and his intensity (the Sun, Venus and Pluto) gather in Cancer, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his drive and his discipline (the Sun in Cancer, Mars in Pisces and Saturn in Libra) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 sextile Mercury almost exact at 0.2°
Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
Venus quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.2°
His taste and his appetite for more needed adjusting: he kept learning what was enough.
Mercury square Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Jupiter quincunx Pluto close at 1.0°
The bigger the stakes grew, the more he had to rethink his aims.
Venus conjunction Pluto close at 1.2°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Saturn sextile North Node close at 1.2°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
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Mercury sextile North Node close at 2.5°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Moon trine North Node close at 2.7°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 2.9°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 3.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Mercury sextile Neptune wide at 3.5°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 3.7°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 4.7°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 5.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 5.9°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 6.0°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 7.9°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 8.2°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 9.1°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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