Famous birth charts · Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco’s chart in full
Born January 5, 1932, Alessandria, Italy. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
13°54′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
11°36′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
21°37′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
13°11′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
20°12′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
21°29′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
24°17′
Uranus in Aries
15°29′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
7°49′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
21°13′
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.
29°32′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
18°55′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
16°48′
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 drive and his discipline (the Sun, Mars and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 and his drive (the Sun and Mars, together in Capricorn) and his intensity (Pluto in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Aries) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his mind, his optimism and his independence (Mercury in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Leo and Uranus in Aries) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mercury quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
What he knew and what he said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with him.
Mars opposition Pluto close at 1.0°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 1.3°
Drive and hope kept going in slightly different directions, and he aimed again and again.
The Sun square Uranus close at 1.6°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 2.3°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
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Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 2.8°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 3.1°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 4.1°
Controlled force: he worked with patience and grit, and he finished what he started.
Mars square Uranus wide at 4.7°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 5.7°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 6.0°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 6.1°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 6.1°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 6.3°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 7.3°
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
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