Famous birth charts · W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden’s chart in full
Born February 21, 1907, York, United Kingdom. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
1°43′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
15°58′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
16°25′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
15°21′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
9°15′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
1°02′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
15°43′
Uranus in Capricorn
11°27′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
10°04′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
21°46′
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.
2°09′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
14°17′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
24°59′
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 discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Pisces, 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.
The Moon square Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
Venus sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
The Sun quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.4°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
The Moon square Mercury almost exact at 0.5°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
The Sun trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Mercury conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.7°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
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Mars quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 1.1°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Uranus opposition Neptune close at 1.4°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 3.9°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 4.3°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Venus opposition Neptune wide at 5.3°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 5.3°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.7°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 6.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars square Saturn wide at 6.5°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Sun square Mars wide at 7.5°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 8.3°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in 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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