Famous birth charts · Elke Sommer
Elke Sommer’s chart in full
Born November 5, 1940, Berlin, Germany. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
12°51′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 8:04 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
25°39′
Mercury in Scorpioretrograde
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
26°41′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
4°25′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
19°59′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
10°18′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
11°11′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
24°36′
Neptune in Virgo
26°53′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
4°20′
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 Libra
The direction her life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
10°34′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
1°27′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
16°20′
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 optimism, her discipline and her independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws her attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In her chart, her feelings, her independence and her imagination (the Moon in Capricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these come to her naturally.
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 sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
She loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she forms change both people.
Mercury sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
She thinks in pictures and music: her words carry a mood, and her imagination gives her ideas colour.
Jupiter quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and she chooses which ones.
Saturn quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and she learns which duties to keep.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Optimism with a plan: her hopes are practical, and she builds them slowly into something real.
The Moon trine Uranus close at 1.1°
Her feelings like freedom: she needs space in close ties and gives it back just as easily.
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The Moon trine Neptune close at 1.2°
She picks up what others feel before a word is said, and her compassion reaches far.
The Sun opposition Saturn close at 1.7°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 2.1°
Her mind runs ahead of the conversation: she says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 2.3°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 2.5°
She reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 6.0°
She wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes her life.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 6.2°
Following her heart is following her path: the people and pleasures she loves lead her forward.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 6.8°
Heavy demands and hard limits: she faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
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.
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