Famous birth charts · Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard’s chart in full
Born July 3, 1937, Zlín, Czechia. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
11°05′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 1:35 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
6°13′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
5°01′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
25°33′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
19°47′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
23°55′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
4°58′
Uranus in Taurus
12°48′
Neptune in Virgo
16°32′
Pluto in Cancer
27°49′
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.
14°54′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
25°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
0°24′
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 intensity (the Sun, Mercury and Pluto) gather in Cancer, 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.
Mercury square Saturn exact at 0.0°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Neptune square North Node close at 1.6°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Venus trine Jupiter close at 1.6°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.7°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 2.1°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 2.3°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
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Mars sextile Neptune wide at 3.2°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.7°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun quincunx North Node wide at 3.8°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 3.9°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 4.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 5.5°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 5.8°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 6.1°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 7.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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