Famous birth charts · Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz’s chart in full
Born December 22, 1970, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
0°32′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
21°33′
Mercury in Capricornretrograde
The Planner. Foundations first.
12°54′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
17°53′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
10°13′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
25°47′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
16°18′
Uranus in Libra
13°14′
Neptune in Sagittarius
1°42′
Pluto in Virgo
29°41′
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.
25°18′
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.
5°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
12°14′
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 heart, his drive and his optimism (Venus, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Scorpio, 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.
Mercury square Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Jupiter square North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
The Sun square Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Venus opposition Saturn close at 1.6°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury sextile Mars close at 2.7°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
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Mercury trine Saturn wide at 3.4°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Jupiter sextile Pluto wide at 3.9°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 5.2°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune wide at 5.9°
A dreamer’s faith: he believes in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes go together.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 6.1°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Neptune square North Node wide at 6.4°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 7.7°
Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
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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