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Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley

Together from 1816 until his death in 1822.

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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 ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley
Sunwho they areVirgoLeo
Moonwhat they needSagittariusPisces
Mercuryhow they thinkSame signVirgoVirgo
Venushow they loveLibraLeo
Marswhat drives themVirgoLibra
  • 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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