Famous birth charts · Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams’ chart in full
Born November 22, 1744, Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
0°49′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 4:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
4°18′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
19°26′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
24°59′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
14°30′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
2°18′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
29°44′
Uranus in Capricorn
28°09′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
16°14′
Pluto in Scorpio
19°33′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Aries
The direction her life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
20°34′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
23°17′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In her chart, her mind, her optimism and her intensity (Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew her attention first.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Mercury conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
She thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and she remembered everything.
Pluto quincunx North Node close at 1.0°
She kept giving up a little control to keep growing.
The Sun sextile Saturn close at 1.1°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: she built slowly and got better with every year.
Mercury quincunx North Node close at 1.1°
Her habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 1.6°
Old and new sat well together: she could change things without throwing out what worked.
Mars sextile Neptune close at 1.7°
She worked for ideals: her drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
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The Sun sextile Uranus close at 2.7°
Independence came easily: she did things her own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 3.2°
She thought in pictures and music: her words carried a mood, and her imagination gave her ideas colour.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 3.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 4.2°
Restless hope: she wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Neptune square North Node wide at 4.3°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Venus trine North Node wide at 4.4°
Love and friendship moved her forward: the people she cared for helped her find her way.
Venus square Saturn wide at 4.8°
Love felt like something to be earned, and she held back until she was sure of it.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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