Famous birth charts · Wes Craven
Wes Craven’s chart in full
Born August 2, 1939, Cleveland, Ohio, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
9°27′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 12:42 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
5°35′
Mercury in Leoretrograde
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
22°46′
Venus in Leo
Venus moved from Cancer into Leo at 10:12 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
0°06′
Mars in Capricornretrograde
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
26°49′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
8°46′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
1°09′
Uranus in Taurus
21°41′
Neptune in Virgo
21°31′
Pluto in Leo
1°19′
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.
3°00′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
14°50′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
25°07′
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 heart and his intensity (Venus and Pluto, together in Leo) and his drive (Mars in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Taurus) 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 drive, his independence and his imagination (Mars in Capricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) 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 Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Uranus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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 square Uranus close at 1.1°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Venus square Saturn close at 1.1°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus conjunction Pluto close at 1.2°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
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Pluto square North Node close at 1.7°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Saturn opposition North Node close at 1.8°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Moon trine North Node close at 2.6°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Venus square North Node close at 2.9°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 3.3°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Mars square Saturn wide at 4.3°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 4.5°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 5.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 5.3°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars square North Node wide at 6.2°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
The Sun square North Node wide at 6.5°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 8.1°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 8.3°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 9.4°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
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 air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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