Famous birth charts · Tom Petty
Tom Petty’s chart in full
Born October 20, 1950, Gainesville, Florida, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
26°44′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 3:53 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
27°55′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
18°35′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
20°35′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
17°44′
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Jupiter in Aquariusretrograde
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
27°37′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
26°53′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
9°29′
Neptune in Libra
17°27′
Pluto in Leo
19°37′
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.
28°10′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
18°29′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
1°22′
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, his heart and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune) gather in Libra, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Moon conjunction Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
Big feelings and a big heart: his good moods lifted everyone near, and he gave comfort freely.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.7°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Mercury sextile Mars almost exact at 0.8°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Sun trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 1.0°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
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Mercury sextile Pluto close at 1.0°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury conjunction Neptune close at 1.1°
A poet’s mind: he heard what went unsaid, and his best ideas came from somewhere hard to explain.
The Sun trine the Moon close at 1.2°
His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
Saturn opposition North Node close at 1.3°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Mars trine Pluto close at 1.9°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 2.0°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus sextile Mars close at 2.8°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus conjunction Neptune wide at 3.1°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 6.2°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.2°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 9.3°
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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