Famous birth charts · Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara’s chart in full
Born December 21, 1949, Yako, Burkina Faso. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
29°18′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
21°46′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
15°18′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
11°42′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
28°04′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
4°11′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
19°22′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
3°08′
Neptune in Libra
17°08′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
17°58′
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.
13°20′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
14°33′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
27°37′
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 identity (the Sun in Sagittarius) and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Virgo) 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.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 1.1°
His hopes and his restlessness kept changing places, and he redrew his plans more than once.
The Sun square Mars close at 1.2°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Venus sextile North Node close at 1.6°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Mercury square Neptune close at 1.8°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury square North Node close at 2.0°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
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Neptune opposition North Node wide at 3.8°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 3.8°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 4.1°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 4.6°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mars square Uranus wide at 5.1°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 5.4°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 6.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 6.3°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Venus conjunction Jupiter wide at 7.5°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
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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