Famous birth charts · Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday’s chart in full
Born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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.
16°48′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 4:04 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
27°44′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
25°00′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
7°07′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
22°52′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
14°49′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
26°51′
Uranus in Aquarius
14°54′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
27°39′
Pluto in Cancer
0°15′
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 Aquarius
The direction her life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
25°16′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
20°10′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
25°26′
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 heart, her drive and her optimism (Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Pisces, 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.
The Moon opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
Her feelings and her imagination pulled in different directions: she lived between what was real and what she longed for.
Saturn trine North Node close at 1.6°
Discipline helped her grow: patience and hard work kept her on course.
Mercury square Saturn close at 1.9°
She doubted her own ideas before anyone else could, and so she checked every one twice.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.9°
Independence came easily: she did things her own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury conjunction Mars close at 2.1°
She thought fast and spoke faster: her mind liked a contest, and her words had an edge.
Neptune quincunx North Node close at 2.4°
She grew by testing her ideals against real life, again and again.
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Mercury trine Neptune close at 2.6°
She thought in pictures and music: her words carried a mood, and her imagination gave her ideas colour.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 3.4°
Iron will and great patience: she built slowly and for keeps.
Mars square Saturn wide at 4.0°
Drive with the brakes on: she wanted to move, something held her back, and the friction made her tough.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 4.8°
She worked for ideals: her drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 5.0°
Deep change helped her forward: each time she started over, she went further.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 5.3°
Her words had force: she spoke to persuade, and she kept her own counsel until the right moment.
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.
You and Billie Holiday
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