Famous birth charts · Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens’ chart in full
Born July 1, 1975, Detroit, Michigan, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
9°12′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
8°55′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
18°13′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
23°52′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
0°22′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
21°41′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
20°42′
Uranus in Libraretrograde
28°22′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
9°39′
Pluto in Libra
6°32′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
0°12′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
27°45′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
16°23′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his feelings (the Moon in Aries) and his intensity (Pluto in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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.
Mars quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.2°
He keeps adjusting how hard he pushes to fit where his life is going.
The Sun square the Moon almost exact at 0.3°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
The Sun quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Moon trine Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
He picks up what others feel before a word is said, and his compassion reaches far.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 1.0°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mars opposition Uranus close at 2.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
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Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.2°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
The Moon opposition Pluto close at 2.4°
He loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes him a long time.
The Sun square Pluto close at 2.7°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury sextile Jupiter wide at 3.5°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Venus sextile Uranus wide at 4.5°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Venus square North Node wide at 6.3°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Venus trine Mars wide at 6.5°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 6.7°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
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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