Famous birth charts · Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ chart in full
Born September 30, 1975, Baltimore, Maryland, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
6°52′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 4:21 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
4°30′
Mercury in Libraretrograde
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
23°37′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
28°18′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
24°32′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
21°22′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
1°09′
Uranus in Scorpio
1°13′
Neptune in Sagittarius
9°27′
Pluto in Libra
9°03′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
22°50′
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.
26°43′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
26°33′
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 Libra, and that part of life draws 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.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury trine Mars almost exact at 0.9°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.5°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
Mars quincunx North Node close at 1.7°
He keeps adjusting how hard he pushes to fit where his life is going.
The Sun conjunction Pluto close at 2.2°
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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Mercury opposition Jupiter close at 2.2°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.6°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 2.9°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 3.2°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Venus sextile Mars wide at 3.8°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Venus square North Node wide at 5.5°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
The Sun sextile Saturn wide at 5.7°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 6.7°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mercury conjunction Uranus wide at 7.6°
He thinks in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
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.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.
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