Famous birth charts · Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai’s chart in full
Born July 17, 1958, Shanghai, China. 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
24°05′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 1:31 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
29°08′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
19°08′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
23°57′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
27°22′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
22°54′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
20°11′
Uranus in Leo
10°50′
Neptune in Scorpio
2°01′
Pluto in Virgo
0°47′
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.
27°03′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
21°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
16°23′
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 drive (Mars in Aries) and his optimism and his imagination (Jupiter in Libra and Neptune in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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.
Mars opposition North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Venus trine Jupiter close at 1.0°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 1.1°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
The Sun square Jupiter close at 1.2°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon square Mars close at 1.8°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacts first, and his courage comes from the same place as his flashes of anger.
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Jupiter sextile Saturn close at 2.7°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
The Sun square North Node close at 3.0°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
Venus trine North Node wide at 3.1°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
The Sun square Mars wide at 3.3°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
Venus sextile Mars wide at 3.4°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 3.4°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Pluto sextile North Node wide at 3.7°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
Mercury sextile Jupiter wide at 3.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 3.8°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
The Sun quincunx Saturn wide at 3.9°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
Jupiter conjunction North Node wide at 4.2°
Generosity is part of his path: teaching, travel and big ideas move him forward.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 4.5°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 4.7°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mercury sextile Venus wide at 4.8°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 5.0°
A path lit by imagination: he follows a vision more than a plan.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 7.9°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works 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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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