Famous birth charts · Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram’s chart in full

Born August 29, 1959, London, United Kingdom. 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.

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Libra, Chiron and Lilith
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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 Libra

    The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.

    4°22′

  • Chiron in Aquarius

    In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.

    24°36′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Gemini

    In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.

    1°43′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

PatternsStellium
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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, his drive and his intensity (the Sun, Venus, Mars and Pluto) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws his attention first.

Aspects by strength15 between the planets, the closest first
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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 sextile Venus almost exact at 0.1°

    He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.

  • The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.7°

    Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.

  • Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.7°

    A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.

  • Mercury conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.7°

    He thinks in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.

  • Mars sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°

    Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.

  • The Sun conjunction Pluto close at 1.4°

    Intensity at the centre: he wants the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remakes himself more than once to reach it.

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  • Saturn trine Pluto wide at 3.5°

    Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.

  • Saturn square North Node wide at 3.9°

    Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.

  • Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.2°

    Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.

  • The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.4°

    Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.

  • The Sun trine Saturn wide at 4.9°

    Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.

  • Mars square Saturn wide at 5.3°

    Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.

  • Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 5.8°

    A deep, private heart: he draws people in and keeps some feelings locked away.

  • Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.9°

    Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.

  • Jupiter square Uranus wide at 6.6°

    Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.

Chart signatureMost in earth signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm2
Earth · the practical and the solid5
Air · ideas and people0
Water · feeling and intuition3

Modes

Cardinal · starting things2
Fixed · holding steady4
Mutable · adapting4

No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.

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