Famous birth charts · Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen’s chart in full
Born November 12, 1866, Cuiheng, China. 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.
19°34′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
10°58′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
10°48′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
25°36′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
27°50′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
26°53′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
15°35′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
8°02′
Neptune in Ariesretrograde
10°27′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
14°04′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
1°31′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
18°21′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
6°00′
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 Capricorn) and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Aries) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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.
Mercury trine Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
The Moon square Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Mars opposition Jupiter close at 1.0°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Saturn opposition Pluto close at 1.5°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Venus quincunx Mars close at 2.2°
What he found beautiful and what he desired kept parting ways, and love took some working out.
Uranus square Neptune close at 2.4°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
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The Moon opposition Uranus close at 2.9°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Mars sextile North Node wide at 3.7°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 4.0°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 4.6°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 5.5°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Venus square North Node wide at 5.9°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Uranus square North Node wide at 6.5°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 8.3°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
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
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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