Famous birth charts · Bette Davis
Bette Davis’ chart in full
Born April 5, 1908, Lowell, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
15°30′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
12°04′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
19°31′
Venus in Taurus
Venus moved from Taurus into Gemini at 3:57 p.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
29°49′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
29°01′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
3°37′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
2°07′
Uranus in Capricorn
16°48′
Neptune in Cancer
12°07′
Pluto in Gemini
22°56′
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 Cancer
The direction her life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
8°51′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
22°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
10°21′
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 independence (Uranus in Capricorn) and her imagination (Neptune in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and her identity (the Sun in Aries) took the strain: the part of her that worked 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.
Venus conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.8°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in her, and people noticed.
The Sun square Uranus close at 1.3°
She needed room to be herself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Jupiter trine Saturn close at 1.5°
Hope and caution in balance: she dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Venus sextile Saturn close at 2.3°
Loyal in love: she chose carefully, and what she built with people lasted.
Mercury sextile Uranus close at 2.7°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and she saw answers others missed.
Mars sextile Saturn wide at 3.1°
Her drive and her discipline worked together easily: she could push hard and keep going.
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Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 3.3°
A path lit by imagination: she followed a vision more than a plan.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 3.4°
The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 3.4°
Her words had force: she spoke to persuade, and she kept her own counsel until the right moment.
Venus sextile Jupiter wide at 3.8°
Affection came to her with generosity attached: her heart and her optimism helped each other.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 4.6°
Big drive and big confidence: she went after large goals, and her enthusiasm carried others along.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 4.7°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and she lived with both.
The Sun square North Node wide at 6.7°
Being herself and growing asked for different things, and her biggest steps forward came when she stretched past her habits.
Saturn square North Node wide at 6.7°
Duty and growth competed: what she owed others and where she needed to go called for hard choices.
Uranus opposition North Node wide at 8.0°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
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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