Famous birth charts · Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden’s chart in full
Born March 26, 1916, Montclair, New Jersey, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
5°42′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 1:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
6°03′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
18°08′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
19°10′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
10°29′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
10°06′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
9°45′
Uranus in Aquarius
18°20′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
29°56′
Pluto in Cancer
1°16′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
6°12′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
22°59′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
4°58′
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 discipline, his imagination and his intensity (Saturn, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Cancer, 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.
Jupiter square Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
The Sun square the Moon almost exact at 0.3°
The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
Mars trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.4°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
The Sun sextile North Node almost exact at 0.5°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Venus square Uranus almost exact at 0.8°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 1.0°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
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Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 3.9°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 4.0°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 4.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.4°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 4.5°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 4.8°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 5.8°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 6.3°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 7.8°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
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.
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