Novelist; The Goldfinch, The Secret History, The Little Friend
Sun
Capricorn
Moon
Pisces
Rising
Virgo
Birth details
Portrait
Born
December 23, 1963
Time
12:05 AM
Place
Greenwood, Indiana, United States
Timezone
UTC −5:00
Time credit
Lepoivre
Rodden
A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
A · excellent
Planets
Sun in Capricorn0° 38′
Moon in Pisces22° 52′
Mercury in Capricorn19° 52′
Venus in Capricorn29° 17′
Mars in Capricorn13° 38′
Jupiter in Aries10° 05′
Saturn in Aquarius19° 34′
Uranus in Virgo10° 03′℞
Neptune in Scorpio16° 57′
Pluto in Virgo14° 13′℞
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It shapes outward manner. On the wheel, the horizontal axis is the Ascendant / Descendant axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky at birth. It points to vocation and public self. On the wheel, the vertical axis is the MC / IC axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where lessons live.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Virgo23° 44′
MC in Gemini22° 45′
North Node in Cancer11° 49′℞
Chiron in Pisces10° 42′
Your chart next
The sky at your birth.
Drawn freely, read at your own pace. And if you want a closer study, the report walks through every planet and pattern in your sky.
Aspects are the angles between two planets — the geometric relationships that shape how those planets talk to each other in a chart. A conjunction fuses them; an opposition sets them at odds; a trine lets them flow.
We sort them here by strength. Tight orbs come first — the closer the angle, the louder the aspect sings.
Moon opposition Ascendant
0° 52′
Moon square MC
0° 08′
Mars trine Pluto
0° 35′
Moon sextile Mercury
3° 00′
Uranus opposition Chiron
0° 40′
Mercury trine Ascendant
3° 52′
Venus trine Ascendant
5° 33′
Jupiter quincunx Uranus
0° 02′
Mercury sextile Neptune
2° 55′
Saturn trine MC
3° 11′
Mars trine Uranus
3° 35′
Mercury conjunction Mars
6° 14′
Saturn square Neptune
2° 37′
Mars sextile Neptune
3° 18′
Mars square Jupiter
3° 33′
Moon trine Neptune
5° 56′
Jupiter square North Node
1° 44′
Mars opposition North Node
1° 49′
Mercury trine Pluto
5° 39′
North Node trine Chiron
1° 07′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 43′
Mars sextile Chiron
2° 56′
Pluto opposition Chiron
3° 31′
Uranus sextile North Node
1° 46′
Pluto sextile North Node
2° 24′
Houses · Placidus
Houses are the twelve areas of life planets move through — relationships, work, home, identity, and so on. A planet in a house tells you where its energy plays out. The four angular houses — self, home, partnerships, vocation — are the load-bearing corners of the chart.
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 23° 44′ Virgo
Your 1st house contains:
Ascendant23° 44′ Virgo
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 19° 13′ Libra
Your 2nd house contains:
Neptune16° 57′ Scorpio
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 19° 16′ Scorpio
Empty
Your 3rd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.
IV
Home & roots
IC · 22° 45′ Sagittarius
Your 4th house contains:
Sun0° 38′ Capricorn
Mercury19° 52′ Capricorn
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 26° 29′ Capricorn
Your 5th house contains:
Venus29° 17′ Capricorn
Saturn19° 34′ Aquarius
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 27° 13′ Aquarius
Your 6th house contains:
Moon22° 52′ Pisces
Chiron10° 42′ Pisces
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 23° 44′ Pisces
Your 7th house contains:
Jupiter10° 05′ Aries
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 19° 13′ Aries
Empty
Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 19° 16′ Taurus
Empty
Your 9th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Taurus) still shapes its texture.
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 22° 45′ Gemini
Your 10th house contains:
North Node11° 49′ Cancer
MC22° 45′ Gemini
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 26° 29′ Cancer
Empty
Your 11th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Cancer) still shapes its texture.
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 27° 13′ Leo
Your 12th house contains:
Uranus10° 03′ Virgo
Pluto14° 13′ Virgo
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology.
01
Mystic Rectangle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mars · North Node · Uranus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron10° 42′ Pisces
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
North Node11° 49′ Cancer
Uranus10° 03′ Virgo
02
Mystic Rectangle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mars · North Node · Pluto — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron10° 42′ Pisces
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
North Node11° 49′ Cancer
Pluto14° 13′ Virgo
03
Cradle
Earth & Water
Mars · Neptune · North Node · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
Neptune16° 57′ Scorpio
North Node11° 49′ Cancer
Pluto14° 13′ Virgo
04
Cradle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mars · Neptune · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron10° 42′ Pisces
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
Neptune16° 57′ Scorpio
Pluto14° 13′ Virgo
05
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · MC · Moon — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 44′ Virgo
MC22° 45′ Gemini
Moon22° 52′ Pisces
06
T-Square
Cardinal
Jupiter · Mars · North Node — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter10° 05′ Aries
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
North Node11° 49′ Cancer
01
Wedge
Focus: Mercury
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 44′ Virgo
Mercury19° 52′ Capricorn
Moon22° 52′ Pisces
02
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Mercury · Moon · Neptune — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury19° 52′ Capricorn
Moon22° 52′ Pisces
Neptune16° 57′ Scorpio
03
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Mars13° 38′ Capricorn
Mercury19° 52′ Capricorn
Neptune16° 57′ Scorpio
Pluto14° 13′ Virgo
Chart signature
The chart signature is the set of high-level patterns that shape the chart's overall character — elemental and modal balance, overall shape on the wheel, and a handful of structural observations.
By element
Fire
1
Earth
5
Air
1
Water
1
By modality
Cardinal
5
Fixed
0
Mutable
3
The chart forms a Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Sun is unaspected
Sun stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
No personal planets on the eastern side
The self-directed, Asc-ward side is empty.
Heavy concentration in Capricorn
Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-right quadrant dominates
Planets gather in the houses of resources, work, and daily life.