Famous birth charts · Tom Waits
Tom Waits’ chart in full
Born December 7, 1949, Pomona, California, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
15°24′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
10°52′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
24°11′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
1°22′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
21°58′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
1°21′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
18°59′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
3°42′
Neptune in Libra
16°52′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
18°07′
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.
14°39′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
12°55′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
26°06′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Venus conjunction Jupiter exact at 0.0°
A generous heart: love and good company come to him easily, and he shares both.
The Sun trine North Node almost exact at 0.7°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 1.5°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Neptune opposition North Node close at 2.2°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mercury square Mars close at 2.2°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
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Venus quincunx Uranus close at 2.3°
Affection and independence need constant trading off, and he keeps renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.4°
His hopes and his restlessness keep changing places, and he redraws his plans more than once.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 2.7°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Mars conjunction Saturn close at 3.0°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 3.5°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 3.6°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mercury square Saturn wide at 5.2°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 6.1°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
The Sun square Mars wide at 6.6°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.8°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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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