Famous birth charts · William Holden
William Holden’s chart in full
Born April 17, 1918, O'Fallon, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
26°52′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
21°31′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
10°22′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
10°40′
Mars in Virgoretrograde
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
14°15′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
10°46′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
7°40′
Uranus in Aquarius
26°53′
Neptune in Leo
4°19′
Pluto in Cancer
3°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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
24°00′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
0°59′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
28°40′
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 (Venus in Pisces) and his drive (Mars in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Gemini) 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 Sun sextile Uranus exact at 0.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Venus square Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mercury sextile Venus almost exact at 0.3°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury square Saturn close at 2.7°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
The Sun trine North Node close at 2.9°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Uranus sextile North Node close at 2.9°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
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Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 3.1°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 3.4°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 3.5°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 3.6°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Mercury trine Mars wide at 3.9°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 6.1°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 6.7°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 7.4°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
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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