Gary Snyder
Poet, Activist
Sun
Taurus
Moon
Libra
Rising
Scorpio
Birth details
Gary Snyder
Born
May 8, 1930
Time
6:12 PM
Place
San Francisco, California, United States
Timezone
UTC −8:00
Time credit
CAH
Rodden A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
AA · excellent
Planets
Sun in Taurus17° 44′
Moon in Libra2° 08′
Mercury in Gemini2° 36′
Venus in Gemini10° 28′
Mars in Aries11° 03′
Jupiter in Gemini19° 01′
Saturn in Capricorn11° 38′
Uranus in Aries13° 22′
Neptune in Virgo0° 48′
Pluto in Cancer17° 44′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Scorpio7° 52′
MC in Leo14° 17′
North Node in Taurus2° 09′
Chiron in Taurus14° 23′
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 · by strength
Moon trine Mercury
0° 28′
Sun sextile Pluto
0° 00′
Venus sextile Mars
0° 36′
Mars square Saturn
0° 35′
Uranus trine MC
0° 55′
Mercury square Neptune
1° 48′
Mars conjunction Uranus
2° 19′
Moon quincunx North Node
0° 01′
Venus quincunx Saturn
1° 11′
Chiron square MC
0° 06′
Mars trine MC
3° 14′
Sun conjunction Chiron
3° 20′
Sun square MC
3° 27′
Saturn sextile Ascendant
3° 46′
Mercury conjunction Venus
7° 52′
Neptune trine North Node
1° 22′
Venus sextile Uranus
2° 55′
Jupiter sextile MC
4° 44′
Saturn square Uranus
1° 44′
Saturn trine Chiron
2° 45′
Venus sextile MC
3° 50′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
6° 32′
Pluto sextile Chiron
3° 20′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 7° 52′ Scorpio
Ascendant

Your 1st house contains:

Ascendant7° 52′ Scorpio
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 6° 47′ Sagittarius
Empty

Your 2nd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.

III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 9° 29′ Capricorn
Saturn

Your 3rd house contains:

Saturn11° 38′ Capricorn
IV
Home & roots
IC · 14° 17′ Aquarius
Empty

Your 4th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aquarius) still shapes its texture.

V
Expression & play
Cusp · 17° 03′ Pisces
MarsUranus

Your 5th house contains:

Mars11° 03′ Aries
Uranus13° 22′ Aries
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 14° 53′ Aries
North Node

Your 6th house contains:

North Node2° 09′ Taurus
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 7° 52′ Taurus
SunMercuryChiron

Your 7th house contains:

Sun17° 44′ Taurus
Mercury2° 36′ Gemini
Chiron14° 23′ Taurus
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 6° 47′ Gemini
VenusJupiter

Your 8th house contains:

Venus10° 28′ Gemini
Jupiter19° 01′ Gemini
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 9° 29′ Cancer
Pluto

Your 9th house contains:

Pluto17° 44′ Cancer
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 14° 17′ Leo
NeptuneMC

Your 10th house contains:

Neptune0° 48′ Virgo
MC14° 17′ Leo
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 17° 03′ Virgo
Moon

Your 11th house contains:

Moon2° 08′ Libra
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 14° 53′ Libra
Empty

Your 12th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Libra) still shapes its texture.

No classic patterns in this chart — the configurations here are in Extended.
01
Wedge
Focus: Saturn
Ascendant · Chiron · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant7° 52′ Scorpio
Chiron14° 23′ Taurus
Saturn11° 38′ Capricorn
02
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
MC · Mars · Uranus · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
MC14° 17′ Leo
Mars11° 03′ Aries
Uranus13° 22′ Aries
Venus10° 28′ Gemini
Chart signature
By element
Fire
2
Earth
1
Air
4
Water
1
By modality
Cardinal
2
Fixed
3
Mutable
3
The chart forms a Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
Heavy concentration in Gemini
Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-left quadrant is empty
The houses of self and immediate environment carry no planetary weight.
MC sits at the centre of the aspect web
Six aspects involve MC — it ties the rest of the chart together.
Earth is a singleton element
Sun is the only earth placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
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