Famous birth charts · Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon’s chart in full
Born May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, New York, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
17°38′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
20°55′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
21°52′
Venus in Ariesretrograde
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
19°27′
Mars in Sagittariusretrograde
The Champion. The long shot.
1°58′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
27°15′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
1°24′
Uranus in Taurus
10°03′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
16°17′
Pluto in Cancer
26°40′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
15°20′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
21°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
24°12′
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 independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his feelings, his heart and his discipline (the Moon, Venus and Saturn) gather in Aries, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 drive, his discipline and his intensity (Mars in Sagittarius, Saturn in Aries and Pluto in Cancer) 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.
Mars trine Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Jupiter opposition Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Neptune square North Node almost exact at 0.9°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 1.4°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Moon conjunction Venus close at 1.5°
Tenderness through and through: he needs beauty and affection the way others need air.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 2.3°
The way forward asks him to bend habits that feel like part of who he is.
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Venus trine North Node wide at 4.1°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 4.2°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.2°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 4.7°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 4.7°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 5.3°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 5.4°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 5.6°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 6.2°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 7.6°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom are the same thing, and he surprises people, himself included.
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
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.
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