Famous birth charts · William Friedkin
William Friedkin’s chart in full
Born August 29, 1935, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
5°25′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
12°40′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
22°38′
Venus in Virgoretrograde
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
20°09′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
18°19′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
16°48′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
6°57′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
5°23′
Neptune in Virgo
13°59′
Pluto in Cancer
26°41′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
21°16′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
15°57′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
15°11′
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 feelings, his mind, his heart and his imagination (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 Sun trine Uranus exact at 0.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Venus trine North Node close at 1.1°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 1.3°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Mercury trine North Node close at 1.4°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Mars conjunction Jupiter close at 1.5°
Enthusiasm at full speed: he charged at life with confidence, and setbacks slowed him only briefly.
The Sun opposition 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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Saturn sextile Uranus close at 1.6°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Venus sextile Mars close at 1.8°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 2.5°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 2.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars sextile North Node close at 3.0°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Venus sextile Jupiter wide at 3.3°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 4.0°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury sextile Mars wide at 4.3°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mars sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 4.5°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 5.4°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Venus conjunction Neptune wide at 6.2°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 7.0°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 8.6°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
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 fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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