Famous birth charts · Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert’s chart in full
Born May 13, 1964, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
22°54′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
18°14′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
1°52′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
2°33′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
4°32′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
7°30′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
4°11′
Uranus in Virgo
5°55′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
16°17′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
11°37′
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.
2°35′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
18°08′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
13°25′
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 drive and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws 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.
Venus conjunction North Node exact at 0.0°
Following his heart is following his path: the people and pleasures he loves lead him forward.
Mars sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mercury sextile Venus almost exact at 0.7°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile North Node almost exact at 0.7°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Mars trine Uranus close at 1.4°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Jupiter trine Uranus close at 1.6°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
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Saturn trine North Node close at 1.6°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
Venus trine Saturn close at 1.6°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Saturn opposition Uranus close at 1.7°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Mars sextile North Node close at 2.0°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Venus sextile Mars close at 2.0°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Mercury sextile Saturn close at 2.3°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Mercury conjunction Mars close at 2.7°
He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.
Mars conjunction Jupiter close at 3.0°
Enthusiasm at full speed: he charges at life with confidence, and setbacks slow him only briefly.
Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 3.3°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Uranus sextile North Node wide at 3.3°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Venus sextile Uranus wide at 3.4°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 4.0°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 4.1°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.6°
He loves ideas, the bigger the better, and he can talk anyone into hoping.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 5.7°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 6.6°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 7.4°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for 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
No fire at all, so the bold first move comes by choice rather than by instinct.
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