Famous birth charts · Simon Schama
Simon Schama’s chart in full
Born February 13, 1945, London, United Kingdom. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
24°24′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 4:53 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
4°24′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
12°48′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
10°50′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
29°16′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
25°53′
Saturn in Cancerretrograde
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
4°13′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
9°06′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
6°04′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
8°45′
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.
17°59′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
2°42′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
10°14′
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.
The Moon trine Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Steady feelings: he keeps calm under strain, and he loves in ways that last.
Uranus sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 1.5°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 1.7°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Saturn square Neptune close at 1.9°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.0°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
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Venus trine Pluto close at 2.1°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 3.0°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 3.4°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 3.7°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 4.0°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Venus opposition Neptune wide at 4.8°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
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.
You and Simon Schama
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