Famous birth charts · William Blake
William Blake’s chart in full
Born November 28, 1757, London, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
6°32′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
8°08′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
26°28′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
18°41′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
20°11′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
0°54′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
16°47′
Uranus in Pisces
19°17′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
15°21′
Pluto in Sagittarius
20°04′
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.
5°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
12°45′
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 optimism and his intensity (the Sun, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Capricorn) and his independence (Uranus in Pisces) both point at his drive (Mars in Leo), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
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.
Mars trine Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Venus sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
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.
Uranus square Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
Saturn opposition Neptune close at 1.4°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
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Venus quincunx Mars close at 1.5°
What he found beautiful and what he desired kept parting ways, and love took some working out.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 3.3°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 3.4°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.4°
He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 4.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 4.8°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 5.0°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.6°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Mercury square Mars wide at 6.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
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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