Famous birth charts · Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux’s chart in full
Born September 1, 1940, Lillebonne, France. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
8°48′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 2:57 p.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
28°11′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
5°48′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
22°59′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
8°07′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
15°40′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
14°46′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
26°09′
Neptune in Virgo
24°38′
Pluto in Leo
3°29′
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 Libra
The direction her life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
11°20′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
27°40′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
9°08′
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 optimism, her discipline and her independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws 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.
The Sun conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.7°
Purpose and drive in one place: she is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Optimism with a plan: her hopes are practical, and she builds them slowly into something real.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.5°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Venus sextile Neptune close at 1.6°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: she sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Mercury conjunction Mars close at 2.3°
She thinks fast and speaks faster: her mind likes a contest, and her words have an edge.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 3.0°
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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Venus sextile Uranus wide at 3.2°
She loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all her own.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 6.0°
Purpose and patience work as a team: she builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 6.6°
Her drive and her discipline work together easily: she can push hard and keep going.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 6.9°
Her confidence comes easily and spreads: she thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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 takes deliberate effort.
You and Annie Ernaux
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