Are Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley compatible?
A natural team, with a home that takes settling into.
- What draws them together
- Mary Shelley’s personality and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s way of thinking are closely tied.
- As friends
A friendship that takes time
Mary Shelley’s optimism and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s pull in opposite directions.
- In love
A spark that needs tending
Mary Shelley’s intensity and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s drive come together easily.
- How they talk
Easy conversation
Mary Shelley’s way of thinking and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s are both practical and steady.
- Working together
A natural team
Mary Shelley’s drive and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s serious side come together easily.
- Under one roof
Takes time to settle in
Mary Shelley’s feelings is bold and quick; Percy Bysshe Shelley’s is warm and intuitive.
Their Suns, sign by sign: Leo and Virgo compatibility
What they have in common
Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley share one of their five signs.
| Mary Shelley | Percy Bysshe Shelley | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunwho they are | Virgo | Leo |
| Moonwhat they need | Sagittarius | Pisces |
| Mercuryhow they thinkSame sign | Virgo | Virgo |
| Venushow they love | Libra | Leo |
| Marswhat drives them | Virgo | Libra |
- They both have Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst. Precise, practical and clever. Notices the detail everyone else missed.
The duo they make
The Bright One
Warm, generous and made to be seen. Makes a room feel brighter and wants the people in it to shine too. More sensitive to criticism than they let on.
Two charts made into one, each planet halfway between theirs: a Sun in Leo.
For astrologers: the 16 contacts that held all day on both birthdays, the closest first
- Mary Shelley’s Mars trine Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Saturnclose at 1.4°
- Mary Shelley’s Sun conjunction Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Mercuryclose at 2.6°
- Mary Shelley’s Neptune square Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Venuswide at 3.7°
- Mary Shelley’s Mars conjunction Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Mercurywide at 4.1°
- Mary Shelley’s Pluto trine Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Marswide at 4.7°
- Mary Shelley’s Sun trine Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Saturnwide at 5.4°
Sources and credits
When they were together, and their dates and places of birth: Wikidata. Both charts are cast for noon, and only the contacts that held all day on both birthdays are counted.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
A correction, or a request to take this page down: hello@underyourstars.com.
To cite this page: Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley: their birth charts compared, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/couples/mary-shelley-and-percy-bysshe-shelley
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