Famous birth charts · William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats’ chart in full
Born June 13, 1865, Sandymount, Ireland. 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
22°26′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
13°38′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
3°12′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
13°08′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
11°46′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
24°22′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
23°45′
Uranus in Gemini
29°11′
Neptune in Aries
10°21′
Pluto in Taurus
13°37′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
28°32′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
18°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
8°36′
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 independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Gemini, 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 feelings (the Moon in Aquarius) and his drive (Mars in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Taurus) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 feelings (the Moon in Aquarius) and his drive (Mars in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Taurus) 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 square Pluto exact at 0.0°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Venus conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
The Moon square Venus almost exact at 0.5°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Jupiter sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Uranus trine North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
The Sun trine Saturn close at 1.3°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
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Venus square Mars close at 1.4°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.4°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars square Pluto close at 1.8°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
The Moon opposition Mars close at 1.9°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 1.9°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 4.2°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 4.8°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 4.8°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 5.4°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 6.1°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 6.8°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
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
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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