Famous birth charts · William IV
William IV’s chart in full
Born August 21, 1765, Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom. 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.
28°33′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 5:09 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
27°05′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
22°47′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
19°09′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
22°05′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
7°55′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
5°05′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
25°01′
Neptune in Virgo
0°27′
Pluto in Capricornretrograde
5°28′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
7°26′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
27°20′
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 drive and his optimism (the Sun, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his mind, his heart and his imagination (Mercury, Venus and Neptune) gather in Virgo, 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 optimism (Jupiter in Leo) and his discipline (Saturn in Gemini) both point at his intensity (Pluto in Capricorn), 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.
Saturn quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
He kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
Jupiter quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
The Sun conjunction Neptune close at 1.9°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 1.9°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
The Moon opposition Uranus close at 2.1°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Mercury quincunx Uranus close at 2.2°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and he spent time explaining how he got there.
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Saturn square North Node close at 2.4°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Jupiter quincunx Pluto close at 2.5°
The bigger the stakes grew, the more he had to rethink his aims.
Jupiter sextile Saturn close at 2.8°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Mars trine Uranus close at 2.9°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 3.5°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 3.6°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.6°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 5.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 5.4°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 6.5°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 6.5°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 6.9°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 7.0°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 8.9°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
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 water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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