Famous birth charts · Tenzin Gyatso
Tenzin Gyatso’s chart in full
Born July 6, 1935, Taktser, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
13°10′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
12°46′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
25°35′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
28°29′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
18°23′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
13°28′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
10°03′
Uranus in Taurus
4°59′
Neptune in Virgo
12°17′
Pluto in Cancer
25°16′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
22°01′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
12°59′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
9°05′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his optimism and his discipline (the Sun in Cancer, Jupiter in Scorpio and Saturn in Pisces) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
The Sun sextile the Moon almost exact at 0.4°
His purpose and his feelings are on the same side: the life he chooses and the comfort he needs go together.
The Moon conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reach him as if they are his own.
The Moon sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
Good-hearted and generous: he feels looked after by life, and he passes that on.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 1.2°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
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Saturn opposition Neptune close at 2.2°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
The Moon opposition Saturn close at 2.7°
Feelings come second to duty: he holds himself to a high standard, even in private.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.9°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 3.1°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 3.2°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 3.4°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Mars square North Node wide at 3.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
The Sun square Mars wide at 5.2°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 6.5°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 8.8°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
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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