Famous birth charts · Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim’s chart in full
Born March 22, 1930, Manhattan, New York, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
1°21′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
7°40′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
21°54′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
12°09′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
4°16′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
10°17′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
11°09′
Uranus in Aries
10°46′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
1°26′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
17°27′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
3°18′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
11°26′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
4°01′
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 independence (the Sun, Venus and Uranus) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew 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.
The Sun quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Jupiter sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.0°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Venus square Saturn close at 1.0°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
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Venus conjunction Uranus close at 1.4°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
Venus sextile Jupiter close at 1.9°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Neptune trine North Node close at 1.9°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mars opposition Neptune close at 2.8°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
The Moon conjunction Saturn wide at 3.5°
Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 4.5°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Venus square Pluto wide at 5.3°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 6.0°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 6.3°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 6.7°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 9.4°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 9.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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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