Famous birth charts · Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier’s chart in full
Born February 20, 1927, Miami, Florida, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
1°04′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
15°04′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
17°56′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
22°45′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
29°19′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
7°45′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
7°08′
Uranus in Pisces
27°49′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
25°28′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
14°02′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
5°24′
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.
28°24′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
28°34′
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, his optimism and his independence (the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 identity (the Sun in Pisces) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Taurus) 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.
Jupiter square Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
The Moon square Pluto close at 1.0°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Mars sextile Uranus close at 1.5°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 1.7°
Responsibility and growth needed steady balancing, and he learned which duties to keep.
The Sun square Mars close at 1.8°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Jupiter trine North Node close at 2.4°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
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Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 2.4°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
Mars square Neptune wide at 3.9°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 3.9°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 4.3°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.8°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 5.1°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 5.6°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 6.1°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 6.3°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 6.7°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
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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