Bea Arthur’s birth chart
ActressBorn May 13, 1922, New York City, New York, United StatesDied April 25, 2009
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. Aim and action ran at different speeds, and she spent real effort keeping them in step.
The Sun quincunx Mars (close at 3.0°)
What she needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in. Her feelings ran hot and fast, and she protected the people she loved fiercely.
The Moon conjunction Mars (close at 2.0°)
How she loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Playful, curious and charming in love. Wants variety, banter and a mind to match. A romantic with an artist’s eye: she saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus sextile Neptune (close at 2.1°)
How she thought
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
Fast, curious and funny. Thinks out loud and collects ideas from everywhere. A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mercury trine Jupiter (close at 1.5°)
What drove her
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Adventurous and principled. Throws herself behind big causes and what is right. Drive with the brakes on: she wanted to move, something held her back, and the friction made her tough.
Mars square Saturn (wide at 6.1°)
The shape of her chart
Most of her planets are in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Bea Arthur was born two days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 93% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, 39 days before the June solstice.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Bea Arthur was born, as it was on 70 days of 1922. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Bea Arthur, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 2009 and 2010, at 87: her third Saturn return, after the second in 1980. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Bea Arthur
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Taurus
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Bea Arthur’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Bea Arthur was born on May 13, 1922, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is Bea Arthur’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to.
What is Bea Arthur’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on May 13, 1922. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Bea Arthur’s Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Playful, curious and charming in love. Wants variety, banter and a mind to match.
How does your chart compare with Bea Arthur’s?
Set your chart beside Bea Arthur’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Bea Arthur’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: TV studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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