Amy Tan’s chart in full
Born February 19, 1952, Oakland, California, 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 Pisces
The Sun moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 8:57 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
0°08′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
14°04′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
28°16′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
28°20′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
12°18′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
14°00′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
14°23′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
10°14′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
21°30′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
20°06′
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 Pisces
The direction her life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
0°34′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
10°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
25°50′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In her chart, her optimism (Jupiter in Aries) and her discipline (Saturn in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and her independence (Uranus in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of her that works hardest.
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.
The Moon trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
Good-hearted and generous: she feels looked after by life, and she passes that on.
Jupiter opposition Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: she moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
The Sun conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Her identity and her direction in life line up: the more fully she becomes herself, the further she goes.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 1.7°
Drive and hope keep going in slightly different directions, and she aims again and again.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.9°
Her mind and her identity are close together: she speaks as she thinks, and her ideas are part of who she is.
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Mars trine Uranus close at 2.1°
Quick and inventive in action: she moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mercury conjunction North Node close at 2.3°
Ideas and talk set her course: she finds her direction by learning and talking things through.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 3.8°
Restless hope: she wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 4.2°
Tradition and rebellion fight in her: she wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 6.1°
Ambition with depth: she knows how to build influence, and she uses it to make big changes.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 7.1°
She takes dreams seriously and gives them structure, and her ideals have to prove themselves.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 7.5°
Her hopes run ahead of what is real, and she learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
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
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