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Natal Chart Report

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Anderson Cooper

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Introduction

This Natal Chart report is an astrological chart based on the mathematically precise positions of the planets and the Sun & Moon at the time, date and place of birth. It provides one with insights into their character and personal life potentials by indicating the strengths one may have and the challenges one may experience in life.

In some parts of the report you will come across apparent contradictions in the descriptions of their character. This is to be expected; people are complex and have many contradictory facets to their personality.

Our famous folks’ charts are in the first-person.

We trust you will find the report insightful and helpful.

Birth Data

.Anderson Cooper Natal Chart.

.3 Jun 1967 3:46:00 PM PDT +07:00:00.

.NYC New York USA 122w19’51 47n36’23.

.Geocentric Tropical Zodiac.

.Placidus House System.

Ascendant

The Ascendant describes your personality and image, the face you show the world, and the nature of your personal and wider environment.

Ascendant in Libra

Your primary motivation in life is for freedom of action and movement. You display an attractive personality, with the ability to get along with others. You are co-operative, diplomatic and a natural mediator, with the capability to appreciate differing points of view. Sociable and engaging, you are generally popular and well liked. You need company and prefer to associate with cultured, refined and creative people. You have an aesthetic sense and an appreciation of the arts, coupled with a preference for harmonious and tastefully arranged environments.

Ascendant Trine Sun (2z45′ S)

You project an aura of confidence and self-assurance that announces to the world “I know who I am and what I’m worth”. You have a strong desire to become important or to gain esteem in life. Other people respond to the sheer warmth, vibrancy and power of your personality.

Ascendant Conjunct Mars (0z03′ A)

A strong character, you express an assertive and, occasionally, forceful personality towards others in the environment. Your manner is direct and frank. You are ambitious for recognition and achieve successes through your own efforts and self-motivation. You are a good organizer and like being in charge of situations. Giving orders or instructions to others comes naturally to you. In general, your physique is strong and hardy and you recover from low-level illnesses or injuries comparatively quickly. You face life’s battles head-on and are rarely daunted by much at all. Negatively, you can be pushy, argumentative and prepared to resort to bullying tactics to get your own way. Also, a tendency to rush into things without considering the consequences can place you in awkward situations. Patience isn’t one of your strongest attributes.

Ascendant Opposition Saturn (5z04′ S)

You are quite a complex person; some days you come across as shy or inhibited and other days as controlling. You are very practical and take your responsibilities seriously. You are quite self-contained and tend to keep your own counsel, consulting with others only when you need to. This can make you appear aloof or distant. Experience has made you circumspect in your dealings with others. You tend not to suffer fools gladly and have little time for trivialities. Sometimes you experience difficulties relating to others. You may shun company and spend periods in seclusion. It is possible that you may experience periodic bouts of low vitality.

Sun

The Sun describes your sense of personal identity, your creative expression and ability to realize your individual potential and gain recognition.

Sun in Gemini

You have an intellectual attitude to life, with mental alertness and an enthusiasm for learning. Always curious, your interests can range from the sublime to the ridiculous. You enjoy change and variety with respect to friends and acquaintances and maintain an active social life. You are someone who lives in the present and for the moment. A natural communicator, you can excel as a speaker or writer. Playful and mischievous, you can, at times, be superficial and inclined to flit from one thing to another.

Sun in 8th House

Money is important to partners and they like to keep their financial affairs well-organized. You may benefit from inheritances or legacies. There could be difficulties with significant males or authority figures in life. At times, you can experience states of anxiety regarding material security.

Sun Trine Mars (2z47′ A)

You have an abundance of energy, which you express positively and confidently. You have strong willpower and the drive to achieve whatever is important to you in life. Naturally assertive, you like taking charge of situations and making your intentions known. Self-motivated and ambitious, you enjoy an active life-style. Advancements you make in life are based on your personal efforts and determination. You have quick reflexes and are able to respond to situations immediately. Your physical body is strong and hardy.

Sun Sextile Saturn (2z19′ S)

You view life seriously and realistically, with clear vision and the awareness that nothing is achieved without effort and industry. Your advancement in life is steady but sure. You are very good at focusing on the job at hand, are well organized and capable of sorting out priorities. In general, you have a strong sense of right and wrong.

Sun Square Uranus (7z39′ A)

An original personality, you delight in being different and unique. You are intensely strong-willed and individualistic and will go to great lengths to achieve your personal objectives. You are highly independent and freedom loving. Other people may feel challenged by your individualism and forced to question their own conformist tendencies when they see you in action. You are innovative and progressive, with a contemporary outlook on life but can also be extremely self-willed, disruptive and unpredictable. Provocative and contradictory, you can stir up people or create incidents just for the sake of it. Expect the unexpected in your life, including sudden changes, setbacks and potential accidents.

Sun Square Pluto (5z20′ A)

You desire power and authority and are a force to be reckoned with. You are used to getting your own way and have little time for compromise. Power struggles of varying degrees are experienced on a daily basis, especially with domineering or authoritarian personalities. You have great determination and intense focus, however, you can also be extreme and obsessive in your approach to things. You may go through the process of inner transformation and regeneration at different junctures in your life, by taking on new identities after old ones have served their purpose.

Moon

The Moon describes your emotional nature, instinctual behavior and unconscious response patterns, and sense of home and family.

Moon in Aries

You express your feelings directly and forcefully and it is natural for you to take the initiative in emotional situations. When emotionally involved, you refuse to take second place. You value your freedom and dislike any restrictions placed upon you. It is likely that you will control or dominate your domestic environment. Your instincts are strong but you can be inclined to act impulsively. Sometimes this can get you into trouble.

Moon in 7th House

You are motivated to form unions and emotional harmony is important in personal relationships. Partners are generally supportive and in tune with your feelings but can also be restless and changeable. Women feature strongly in your life.

Moon Square Venus (2z12′ A)

You know how to live and how to enjoy the good things in life. You have a sense of fun and a liking for parties with the potential for over-indulgence and extravagance. Positively, you have artistic potential, especially in painting, photography or music.

Moon Square Jupiter (7z03′ A)

You have a helpful and obliging nature, coupled with the desire to help others in need. Philosophical and religious questions may occupy your mind, however, you can experience personal conflicts over matters of outlook and spiritual beliefs. You may have connections with overseas countries through travel or international business contacts. Negatively, there can be a tendency to laziness and over-indulgence in pleasure-seeking activities.

Mercury

Mercury describes your manner of expression, your powers of communication and intellectual reasoning, your ability to formulate and articulate ideas, and to make decisions.

Mercury in Cancer

You have a retentive memory. “What is felt is what is remembered” describes the way your mind works. Your intellect and thinking processes are influenced by your feelings. You are highly intuitive and perceptive. Your thoughts are often centered on the home and family matters.

Mercury in 9th House

You are interested in higher knowledge, philosophy and spiritual matters. You are motivated to broaden your horizons and intellectual understanding and can achieve this through further education and foreign travel. You may have talents in law, publishing, teaching or the travel industry.

Mercury Square Saturn (5z31′ A)

Your thinking is serious and realistic. You tend to be precise in your speech and logical in your approach to things. You have good powers of concentration and can succeed with academic study or research work. However, you can be prone to bouts of self-doubt regarding your mental abilities, which can restrict your educational achievements. You may experience communication difficulties caused by shyness, inhibition or a lack of self-confidence. Possibly, you may experience periods of depression and pessimism.

Venus

Venus describes your appreciation of beauty and the arts, your powers of attraction, and your capacity for close personal relationships and love affairs.

Venus in Cancer

You experience deep and sincere feelings of love and are caring and protective towards your loved ones. To feel emotionally secure, you need to have affection and tenderness demonstrated. You are sensitive in love but can easily be hurt by insensitivity from another. You have a desire for partnership and an appreciation of family-life. Social activities are often centered in the home and your guests always feel welcome.

Venus in 10th House

You are socially ambitious and tend to receive the right sort of help from others. Significant personal unions can bring prosperity and social advantage. It is possible you may form an attraction to an employer or a superior in your vocational life. You can be suited to careers that involve the arts and if you have artistic talent you could have success and recognition. Prominent women can influence your professional life.

Venus Conjunct Jupiter (4z50′ A)

This is a very desirable aspect to have in a chart because it brings social and worldly benefits and facilitates successful relationships with others. Warm-hearted and sociable, you are popular with other people because of your readiness to give generously. You have a pleasant and affectionate nature, which people find attractive and appealing. Romantic encounters are generally positive and happy and artistic ability is evident. You know how to enjoy yourself, however, you can be prone to self-indulgence, sensuality or wastefulness. There can also be an inclination toward laziness.

Venus Sextile Uranus (6z49′ S)

You tend to be choosy in love because you need someone who can accommodate your need for freedom and independence. You are attracted to exotic and unusual partners who are independent and up-to-date in their outlooks. Romantically, you are spontaneous with your affections, adventurous and quickly aroused. Flirtatious behavior can result in romantic whirlwinds, which quickly flare up and swiftly fizzle out. Artistically, you appreciate anything that is modern, original or uniquely different.

Venus Trine Neptune (4z40′ S)

You possess good taste, refinement and artistic appreciation or talent. You have a keen sense of beauty, coupled with creative imagination and inspiration. You may develop a talent for music, dance, drama, poetry, painting or photography. Emotionally, you are highly romantic and inclined to dream and wish for the ideal in love. In regard to matters of the heart, you are idealistic but can be unrealistic and susceptible to seducing influences.

Mars

Mars describes the way you act and assert yourself, your basic urges and desires, and your ability to achieve personal goals.

Mars in Libra

You have the urge to associate with others and to be socially active. Always preferring peace to discord, you dislike arguments between people and will try to restore harmony. You have an ability to see both sides of an issue, which can inhibit your ability to act effectively. As you are uncomfortable with conflict and aggression, you can fail to take decisive action when it’s needed.

Mars in 1st House

You are bold, combative and impatient by nature. You can tend to act first and think later, or jump to conclusions too quickly. Not content with just watching life from the side-lines, you need to have direct experiences. Equally, you can be headstrong and inconsiderate; wanting things your own way or not at all. Physically, you should enjoy good stamina and body strength. However, with your tendency to impulsiveness, there may be accidents and injuries.

Mars Opposition Saturn (5z06′ S)

This particular combination of planets is challenging to say the least. The enthusiastic and adventure seeking nature of Mars is in conflict with the obstructive and restraining tendencies of Saturn. Positively, Saturn can tone down Mars’ impatience and encourage disciplined action, the attainment of goals through concentrated or sustained effort and persistence. At times, progress in life can seem frustratingly slow; it sometimes feels as if you are ‘driving with the hand brake on’. Negatively, you may find it difficult to manage anger and irritability. There is a risk of adopting a harsh outlook or of becoming resentful, vengeful and bitter. At approximately seven-year intervals, you may be forced to contend with restrictions and periods of low physical energy.

Jupiter

Jupiter describes how you relate to the larger world beyond your personal self, how you expand in life, and experience higher learning, travel or religion.

Jupiter in Leo

You like doing things in grand style and has great self-assurance. Larger than life, you are a natural entertainer, with a sense for the theatrical. However, there can be a tendency to go overboard at times. You love drama and display. You have the capability to lead and inspire others with enthusiasm. You can be prone to arrogance and extravagance.

Jupiter in 10th House

You are ambitious and can rise to prominent positions in life and attain a measure of public recognition. You have a strong sense of justice and other people tend to look up to you. You may receive favor from superiors or from those who are able to assist your advancement. One or two words of warning, you need to guard against arrogance or the abuse of power, as these could lead to dishonor.

Saturn

Saturn describes your experience of reality, your fears and inhibitions, where you are serious, and how you respond to society’s rules.

Saturn in Aries

You are required to develop self-reliance, self-discipline and a readiness to accept full responsibility for your actions. Gaining first-hand experience in life is important to you. At times, you can encounter difficulties co-operating with others, especially if you feel they are restricting your freedom in any way. It is in your nature to resist being controlled or being prevented from doing your own thing. You may fear not being recognized for personal efforts or accomplishments and prone to recycling fears and inhibitions.

Saturn in 6th House

You take your health and well-being seriously. There can be periodic bouts of illness, with possible causes arising from stress, exposure to cold and damp or poor dietary habits. If you run your own business, there may be problems with staff including unreliability and theft.

Uranus

Uranus a generational planet – describes areas of personal and peer group uniqueness, your intuitive awareness, and your ability to adapt to the new and sudden.

Uranus in Virgo

You belong to a generation that needs to be flexible and adaptable in regard to vocational and employment matters. Expect sudden changes in your work. Technology plays a large part in your working life. You may have to take responsibility for your own physical well-being, possibly due to reforms in the health sectors. In all likelihood, you will experiment with alternative methods of healing.

Uranus in 11th House

You have original or unique aspirations in life. Your friends are likely to be unusual or progressive and you tend to bond with people who are different. Friendships can begin and end suddenly.

Uranus Sextile Neptune (2z09′ A)

The aspects between the so-called generational planets cause effects that are more collective than individual. On a personal level, you are someone who has an interest in gaining spiritual understanding. You may be psychically gifted, if other factors in your horoscope support this.

Uranus Conjunct Pluto (2z19′ S)

You were born during time in history when much social change, unrest and revolution took place in the world and, consequently, you have inherited a desire to reform things. You challenge the accepted standards of society and resist conforming to others’ values if they compromise your own. Sometimes you can be confronted with situations that are volatile and beyond personal control which precipitates the need to take sudden or drastic measures.

Neptune

Neptune a generational planet – describes your personal and peer group experiences of spirituality, your powers of inspired fantasy and areas of illusion.

Neptune in Scorpio

You have an intense fascination with metaphysical subjects, coupled with an attraction to the mysterious or the forbidden. You desire a deep understanding of life. There is a possibility of extremist views regarding sexual desire and collective morality. Addictive and indulgent tendencies can be harmful.

Neptune in 2nd House

Your attitude towards wealth and possessions can be impractical or unrealistic. You risk being taken advantage of financially through being too trusting or naive. There is a danger of losses resulting from deception. Money can seem to flow freely through your fingers.

Neptune Sextile Pluto (4z28′ A)

Neptune and Pluto are the solar system’s slowest moving planets; consequently, aspects between them last for a great number of years and their effects are more collective than personal. Since 1940 and continuing until about 2040 they are in sextile aspect to each other. The major effect of this is to accentuate spiritual awareness and development en masse. You are part of a generation that is intent on exploring and refining the inner aspect of life and consciousness itself. You will be aware of a universal interest in metaphysical subjects, clairvoyance and psychical research.

Pluto

Pluto a generational planet – describes your personal and peer group experience of upheavals, forces beyond individual control, power and irreversible changes.

Pluto in Virgo

You are a member of a generation who experiences extraordinary pressures and upheavals in the areas of employment and health. You are exposed to transformations within the work and health sectors that occur outside of your own control. You witness breakthroughs in medical science, coupled with a rise of interest in alternative therapies.

Pluto in 11th House

You can attract powerful friends and supporters who can have a transformative influence in your life. You may align yourself with reformatory social or political groups.

Descendant

The Qualities and Elements

The signs of the zodiac are grouped into two basic categories. These are known as the Qualities and the Elements. The Qualities describe fundamental modes of activity and the Elements describe temperament. There are three Qualities: Cardinal, Fixed & Mutable and four Elements: Fire, Air, Earth & Water. Your horoscope has varying degrees of each Quality and Element. The percentages you have of each will determine their importance in your life. The higher percentages will be more powerful in your life, the lower percentages will be less powerful.

The Qualities

58% Cardinal

The Cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn. The more planets you have in any of these signs the more Cardinal you are:

Cardinal people are action oriented and initiating. They are interested in promoting change and bringing new things into the world. They are direct, assertive and like to take charge of situations. They are ambitious, independent and dislike being supervised. They are good at starting projects, but not so good at completing them. They have abundant enthusiasm and are very resourceful. Cardinal people generally don’t hold grudges.

17% Fixed

The Fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio & Aquarius. The more planets you have in any of these signs the more Fixed you are:

Fixed people are persevering and enduring. They achieve results in life through determined and persistent effort. They tend to do one thing at a time and are extremely practical in their approach to everything. They are not easily influenced by others and can be quite firm or stubborn once their minds are made up about something. They tend to hold onto things and are reluctant to change. They are staunch, but they can also be inflexible and at risk from becoming set in their ways.

25% Mutable

The Mutable signs are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius & Pisces. The more planets you have in any of these signs the more Mutable you are:

Mutable people are the most flexible of the three types. They are able to go with the flow. They are changeable and adaptable, but also indecisive and restless. They are sensitive to the opinions of others, but they can also be impressionable and easily influenced by environmental circumstances. Mutable people lack the stubbornness of the Fixed signs and the forcefulness of the Cardinal signs, which makes them good mediators and go-betweens.

The Elements

33% Fire

The Fire signs are Aries, Leo & Sagittarius. The more planets you have in the Fire signs the more pro-active and self-determining you are:

The Fire signs go for freedom of action and power. They strive for recognition in life. They are out-going and enthusiastic, adventure seeking and powerful. They are ardent, passionate, assertive, demonstrative, bold and courageous. They can also be impatient and bossy, willful and reactive, especially when they face delays or obstructions in their path.

17% Earth

The Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn. The more planets you have in the Earth signs the more practical and needful of security you are:

The Earth signs seek material security. They are down-to-earth, pragmatic, cautious, sensible and conservative. Hard-working and industrious, Earth signs are able to put into effect the ideas and inspirations of the other signs. They can be accumulative, possessive and overly materialistic. They are also sensual and pleasure seeking.

25% Air

The Air signs are Gemini, Libra & Aquarius. The more planets you have in the Air signs the more pro-active and self-determining you are:

The Air signs go for freedom of action and freedom of movement. Air signs need to be able to come and go at will. They are mentally alert and intellectually stimulating. They can also be fickle, inattentive and swayed by the opinions of others.

25% Water

The Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces. The more planets you have in the Water signs the more needful you are of emotional security:

People with a majority of planets in the Water signs are motivated by the need to gain security in their emotional lives. They are sensitive, deep, compassionate, imaginative and intuitive. Their inner lives and dream lives are very active. They are spiritually inclined and potentially psychic, with an ability to tune into others. They can also be hypersensitive, impressionable and emotionally needy.

House Rulers in Houses

1st House Cusp Ruler, Venus, in 10th House

You realize your primary motivation through focusing on your career and direction in life. Achieving results and gaining a measure of recognition in the world are important to you.

2nd House Cusp Ruler, Pluto, in 11th House

Your friends can help or hamper you financially. Equally, you may all be involved in projects that create wealth or cause loss. You could receive financial assistance or sponsorship from people who are well-connected. Also, you may contribute money to worthy causes.

3rd House Cusp Ruler, Jupiter, in 10th House

You can make a name for yourself through developing your skills as a communicator. You could gain recognition for writing or speaking. Your profession is likely to be busy, with constant people contact, discussions and negotiations.

4th House Cusp Ruler, Saturn, in 6th House

It is possible that you work from home or for your family. You probably enjoy doing odd jobs around the house and may have a work space at home. There may be the need to look after a parent or family member.

5th House Cusp Ruler, Uranus, in 11th House

You appreciate the company of your friends and like to involve them in activities that you enjoy. You like social occasions and events. You may belong to groups or societies that are interested in the arts or music. You are suited to team or fun sports.

6th House Cusp Ruler, Neptune, in 2nd House

You are pragmatic about the value of your labor and expect “an honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work”. Your income may come from service industries or health sectors, or even through working with animals.

7th House Cusp Ruler, Mars, in 1st House

You have the ability to attract other people to yourself. Relationships help to understand and know yourself better. You may be popular with others and often in demand.

8th House Cusp Ruler, Venus, in 10th House

Financial support from others can advance your professional objectives. You may need to be careful when borrowing or lending money, as this could lead to problems or affect your reputation.

9th House Cusp Ruler, Mercury, in 9th House

You may travel widely in life or leave your country of birth. You are interested in broadening your horizons and may pursue higher knowledge through tertiary learning. Even if you don’t adhere to a religious discipline, you can be innately spiritual.

10th House Cusp Ruler, Moon, in 7th House

Your career may bring you into contact with the public or you could work in a professional partnership. Your profession may involve working with people as a counselor or consultant.

11th House Cusp Ruler, Sun, in 8th House

You may receive financial support from friends or a benefactor. You should choose your friends and acquaintances carefully, as there can be a risk of losses through others.

12th House Cusp Ruler, Mercury, in 9th House

You may benefit from spiritual retreats or periods in seclusion. Conflicts are possible with others over matters of outlook and philosophy. There may be the need to take care when traveling overseas.