Famous birth charts · Walter Scott
Walter Scott’s chart in full
Born August 15, 1771, Edinburgh, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
22°21′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 12:59 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
29°26′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
6°22′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
4°13′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
24°02′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
18°57′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
20°01′
Uranus in Taurus
19°45′
Neptune in Virgo
12°55′
Pluto in Capricornretrograde
17°26′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
11°37′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
0°46′
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 heart and his discipline (the Sun, Venus and Saturn) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his mind, his drive and his imagination (Mercury, Mars and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 drive, his optimism and his independence (Mars in Virgo, Jupiter in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 drive, his independence and his intensity (Mars in Virgo, Uranus in Taurus and Pluto in Capricorn) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 optimism, his independence and his imagination (Jupiter in Capricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 independence, his imagination and his intensity (Uranus in Taurus, Neptune in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn) 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.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Jupiter trine Uranus almost exact at 0.8°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 1.1°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 1.3°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto close at 1.5°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Uranus trine Pluto close at 2.3°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
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The Sun conjunction Saturn close at 2.3°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Saturn quincunx Pluto close at 2.6°
He kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
The Sun square Uranus close at 2.6°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter wide at 3.4°
He kept fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans had to wait.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 4.3°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 4.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 5.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 6.0°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mercury conjunction Neptune wide at 6.5°
A poet’s mind: he heard what went unsaid, and his best ideas came from somewhere hard to explain.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 6.6°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 6.8°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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.
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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