Famous birth charts · Stephen Root
Stephen Root’s chart in full
Born November 17, 1951, Sarasota, Florida, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
24°32′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
9°42′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
13°38′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
7°57′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
26°13′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
4°31′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
11°12′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
13°39′
Neptune in Libra
20°32′
Pluto in Leo
21°33′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
6°06′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
0°48′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
15°21′
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 heart, his discipline and his imagination (Venus, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Libra, 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.
Mercury quincunx Uranus exact at 0.0°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight need constant translating, and he spends time explaining how he gets there.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon square Saturn close at 1.5°
Feelings come second to duty: he holds himself to a high standard, even in private.
The Sun sextile Mars close at 1.7°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Moon square Venus close at 1.8°
What comforts him and what he loves are different things, so his heart and his moods keep negotiating.
Venus quincunx North Node close at 1.8°
He keeps adjusting what he wants from people to fit the life he is growing into.
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Mercury sextile Saturn close at 2.4°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Saturn square Uranus close at 2.5°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
The Sun square Pluto close at 3.0°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 3.2°
Serious about love: he gives affection slowly, and once given, it stays given.
Venus opposition Jupiter wide at 3.4°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
The Moon conjunction Uranus wide at 4.0°
Restless feelings: he feels most at home where things are new.
Venus square Uranus wide at 5.7°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 6.7°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 6.9°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
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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