Famous birth charts · Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov’s chart in full
Born April 22, 1899, Saint Petersburg, Russia. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
2°02′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
21°11′
Mercury in Ariesretrograde
The Spark. First to speak.
16°15′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
24°34′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
2°48′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
5°46′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
23°22′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
7°22′
Neptune in Gemini
22°40′
Pluto in Gemini
14°14′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
1°23′
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°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
6°02′
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 identity (the Sun in Taurus) and his optimism (Jupiter in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Leo) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 feelings (the Moon in Virgo) and his heart (Venus in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Sagittarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 feelings (the Moon in Virgo) and his heart (Venus in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Gemini) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 discipline (Saturn in Sagittarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Pisces) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his feelings, his heart, his discipline and his imagination (the Moon in Virgo, Venus in Pisces, Saturn in Sagittarius and Neptune in Gemini) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
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.
The Sun trine North Node almost exact at 0.6°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Saturn opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun square Mars almost exact at 0.8°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Venus square Saturn close at 1.2°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Mars quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
He kept adjusting how hard he pushed to fit where his life was going.
The Moon square Neptune close at 1.5°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
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Venus square Neptune close at 1.9°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Mercury sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
The Moon square Saturn close at 2.2°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
Mars square Jupiter close at 3.0°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
The Moon opposition Venus wide at 3.4°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 3.7°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 4.4°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 4.6°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Uranus opposition Pluto wide at 6.9°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
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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