Famous birth charts · Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack’s chart in full
Born July 1, 1934, Lafayette, Indiana, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
9°11′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
12°11′
Mercury in Cancerretrograde
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
23°32′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
3°55′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
20°21′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
13°56′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
27°46′
Uranus in Taurus
0°55′
Neptune in Virgo
10°03′
Pluto in Cancer
23°53′
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.
10°36′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
6°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
28°06′
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 mind and his intensity (the Sun, Mercury 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.
Mercury conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
Neptune quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.6°
He grew by testing his ideals against real life, again and again.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
The Moon opposition Neptune close at 2.1°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 3.2°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
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Jupiter trine North Node wide at 3.3°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 4.8°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Venus square Neptune wide at 6.1°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Venus square Saturn wide at 6.2°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 6.4°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
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 fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
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