Famous birth charts · Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama’s chart in full
Born March 22, 1929, Matsumoto, Japan. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
1°01′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
20°43′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
8°47′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
6°49′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
4°25′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
11°02′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
0°14′
Uranus in Aries
6°59′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
29°12′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
16°13′
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 Taurus
The direction her life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
22°37′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
7°24′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
23°12′
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 her chart, her drive (Mars in Cancer) and her discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and her identity (the Sun in Aries) took the strain: the part of her that worked hardest.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In her chart, her drive (Mars in Cancer) and her discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and her independence (Uranus in Aries) took the strain: the part of her 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 square Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 1.0°
Practical dreams: she gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun quincunx Neptune close at 1.8°
She kept redrawing the line between the life she had and the life she imagined.
The Moon square North Node close at 1.9°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.0°
A graceful mind: she spoke kindly and well, and she knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.3°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
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Venus sextile Mars close at 2.4°
Charm and desire worked together: she knew what she wanted in love and how to win it.
Mars square Uranus close at 2.6°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Sun square Mars wide at 3.4°
She fought hard for what she wanted, and her temper was part of her courage.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 4.2°
Drive with the brakes on: she wanted to move, something held her back, and the friction made her tough.
Venus conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.2°
A generous heart: love and good company came to her easily, and she shared both.
Mercury trine Mars wide at 4.4°
A quick, direct mind: she made decisions fast and said what she meant.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 6.0°
Born original: her identity and her need for freedom were the same thing, and she surprised people, herself included.
Neptune square North Node wide at 6.6°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 6.6°
Loyal in love: she chose carefully, and what she built with people lasted.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 6.8°
Tradition and rebellion fought in her: she wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both 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
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