Famous birth charts · Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis’ chart in full
Born October 18, 1961, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
25°05′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
14°57′
Mercury in Scorpioretrograde
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
3°59′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
0°43′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
11°33′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
28°20′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
23°36′
Uranus in Leo
29°30′
Neptune in Scorpio
10°27′
Pluto in Virgo
9°22′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
25°24′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
2°11′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
28°50′
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 mind, his drive and his imagination (Mercury, Mars and Neptune) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life draws 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 sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars conjunction Neptune close at 1.1°
Action guided by imagination: he moves on instinct and feeling, and he gives his all to a vision.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 1.2°
His hopes and his restlessness keep changing places, and he redraws his plans more than once.
The Sun square Saturn close at 1.5°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 1.8°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
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Mars sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.4°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 2.9°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 3.2°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 4.1°
An unusual path: his direction in life comes through sudden turns and fresh starts.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 4.4°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 4.7°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes are practical, and he builds them slowly into something real.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Mercury conjunction Neptune wide at 6.5°
A poet’s mind: he hears what goes unsaid, and his best ideas come from somewhere hard to explain.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.9°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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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