Famous birth charts · Yann Martel
Yann Martel’s chart in full
Born June 25, 1963, Salamanca, Spain. 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.
3°11′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 10:57 p.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
24°06′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
14°04′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
15°21′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
11°40′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
16°20′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
22°43′
Uranus in Virgo
2°06′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
13°08′
Pluto in Virgo
9°51′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
20°29′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
14°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
7°24′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Mercury quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Meaning comes to him before the words do, and clear speech follows the feeling.
Venus sextile Jupiter close at 1.0°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.1°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 1.3°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Moon opposition Saturn close at 1.4°
Feelings come second to duty: he holds himself to a high standard, even in private.
Mars sextile Neptune close at 1.4°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
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Mars conjunction Pluto close at 1.8°
Concentrated force: when he wants something, he goes after it with everything.
Venus quincunx Neptune close at 2.2°
What he wants from love and what love gives him keep needing adjustment, and he learns to see people as they are.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 2.2°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.3°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Mercury square Mars close at 2.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus square Mars wide at 3.7°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 4.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 4.2°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Venus square Pluto wide at 5.5°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 7.7°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
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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