Famous birth charts · Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes’ chart in full
Born August 17, 1930, Mytholmroyd, United Kingdom. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
23°48′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 11:46 p.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
23°33′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
19°38′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
8°10′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
22°57′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
11°09′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
5°42′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
15°06′
Neptune in Virgo
2°57′
Pluto in Cancer
20°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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
25°41′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
18°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
20°34′
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 optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) and his discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Libra) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 heart (Venus in Libra) and his independence (Uranus in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) 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.
The Sun square the Moon almost exact at 0.3°
The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
Mercury sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
The Sun sextile Mars almost exact at 0.9°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun trine North Node close at 1.9°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Venus square Saturn close at 2.5°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 2.7°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
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Mars sextile North Node close at 2.8°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Venus square Jupiter close at 3.0°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mercury square Mars wide at 3.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 3.9°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 5.0°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 5.5°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Pluto square North Node wide at 5.6°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Venus opposition Uranus wide at 6.9°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 9.2°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
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.
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