Famous birth charts · Truman Capote
Truman Capote’s chart in full
Born September 30, 1924, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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.
7°17′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 8:00 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
2°24′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
20°06′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
22°28′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
25°48′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
14°19′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
1°49′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
18°49′
Neptune in Leo
21°46′
Pluto in Cancer
13°31′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
22°07′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
23°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
21°26′
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 mind (Mercury in Virgo) and his independence (Uranus in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) 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 conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.3°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
Venus conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
The Moon conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
Venus conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
Jupiter quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
The bigger the stakes grew, the more he had to rethink his aims.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 1.3°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
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Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 3.0°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 3.3°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 3.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 4.0°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 4.5°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 5.3°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.8°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 6.0°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 6.2°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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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