Daphne du Maurier’s birth chart

What her chart says about her

1. Who she was

   ☉Sun in Taurus, the Gardener

   Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last. Purpose and patience worked as a team: she built slowly and got better with every year.

   The Sun sextile Saturn (wide at 3.3°)

2. What she needed

   ☽Moon in Gemini or Taurus, the Talker

   Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about.

   For a birth before 3:41 a.m., her Moon was in Taurus.

3. How she loved

   ♀Venus in Aries, the Chaser

   Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up. In love she wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and her relationships were rarely calm.

   Venus square Mars (wide at 3.1°)

4. How she thought

   ☿Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker

   Thinks slowly and solidly. A mind, once made up, stays made up. A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.

   Mercury sextile Jupiter (almost exact at 0.1°)

5. What drove her

   ♂Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever

   Determined, controlled and built for the long climb. Works patiently toward the top. Electric: she acted on impulse, loved a risk and refused to be told what to do.

   Mars conjunction Uranus (wide at 3.5°)

6. The shape of her chart

   Mars is the hub of her chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so her drive touched everything else in it. In her chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.

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The sky the day she was born

The chart

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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.

Daphne du Maurier’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect