Famous birth charts · Carole King
Carole King’s chart in full
Born February 9, 1942, Manhattan, New York, United States. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
20°17′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 5:07 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
4°06′
Mercury in Aquariusretrograde
The Inventor. The original thinker.
20°57′
Venus in Aquariusretrograde
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
9°12′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
15°14′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
11°25′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
21°55′
Uranus in Taurus
26°22′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
29°28′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
4°18′
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 Virgo
The direction her life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
13°37′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
10°48′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
7°43′
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 identity, her mind and her heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life draws her attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In her chart, her drive, her discipline and her independence (Mars, 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 Moon trine Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
Her feelings run deep and hold steady: she comes through hard times with more strength than she goes in with.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.7°
Her mind and her identity are close together: she speaks as she thinks, and her ideas are part of who she is.
Mercury square Saturn close at 1.0°
She doubts her own ideas before anyone else can, and so she checks every one twice.
Mars trine North Node close at 1.6°
Courage moves her forward, and each bold step takes her further along her path.
The Sun square Saturn close at 1.6°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Jupiter square North Node close at 2.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
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Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.2°
Affection comes to her with generosity attached: her heart and her optimism help each other.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.1°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 4.5°
Disciplined originality: she builds new things on solid foundations.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 4.9°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where she stands.
The Sun square Mars wide at 5.0°
She fights hard for what she wants, and her temper is part of her courage.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.4°
Her mind runs ahead of the conversation: she says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Mercury square Mars wide at 5.7°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: she argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to her.
Venus square Mars wide at 6.0°
In love she wants tenderness and a chase at once, and her relationships are rarely calm.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 6.1°
She needs room to be herself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 6.7°
Controlled force: she works with patience and grit, and she finishes what she starts.
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 water at all, so feelings come out in actions more than in words.
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