Famous birth charts · Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy’s chart in full
Born June 2, 1840, Dorchester, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
11°57′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
13°12′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
1°52′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
27°35′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
4°50′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
10°33′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
18°57′
Uranus in Pisces
20°10′
Neptune in Aquariusretrograde
14°46′
Pluto in Aries
19°34′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
0°44′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
8°34′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
10°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 drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Gemini, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 identity (the Sun in Gemini) and his discipline (Saturn in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Pisces) 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.
Saturn trine Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Mercury square North Node close at 1.1°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Saturn square Uranus close at 1.2°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 1.4°
He kept fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans had to wait.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 2.8°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mercury conjunction Mars close at 3.0°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
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Venus square North Node wide at 3.1°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.1°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.2°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Jupiter square Neptune wide at 4.2°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.3°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 7.0°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 7.1°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 7.2°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 8.2°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
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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