Famous birth charts · Washington Irving
Washington Irving’s chart in full
Born April 3, 1783, New York City, New York, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
13°49′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 1:53 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
5°17′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
17°23′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
5°19′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
28°25′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
29°08′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
12°17′
Uranus in Cancer
3°32′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
8°44′
Pluto in Aquarius
9°43′
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.
27°49′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
24°03′
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 drive, his optimism and his discipline (Mars, Jupiter 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 (the Sun in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) 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.
The Moon conjunction Venus exact at 0.0°
Tenderness through and through: he needed beauty and affection the way others needed air.
Mars sextile North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Mars conjunction Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
Enthusiasm at full speed: he charged at life with confidence, and setbacks slowed him only briefly.
Neptune trine Pluto close at 1.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter sextile North Node close at 1.3°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun square Saturn close at 1.5°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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Venus sextile Uranus close at 1.8°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 3.5°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.1°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Venus square Pluto wide at 4.4°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 5.1°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.2°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Uranus square North Node wide at 5.7°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 6.2°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
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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