Famous birth charts · Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald’s chart in full
Born April 25, 1917, Newport News, Virginia, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
4°54′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 8:08 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
25°46′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
25°03′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
4°43′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
23°03′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
14°59′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
24°30′
Uranus in Aquarius
23°16′
Neptune in Leo
2°08′
Pluto in Cancer
2°38′
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 Capricorn
The direction her life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
13°02′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
28°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
18°46′
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, her heart and her optimism (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter) gather in Taurus, 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 Sun conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.2°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to her core.
Mars sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Quick and inventive in action: she moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mercury sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
A patient, exact mind: she chose every word, and her thinking got sharper with practice.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 1.2°
When to keep the rules and when to break them took constant deciding.
Mars square Saturn close at 1.4°
Drive with the brakes on: she wanted to move, something held her back, and the friction made her tough.
Mercury square Uranus close at 1.8°
Her mind ran ahead of the conversation: she said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
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Jupiter trine North Node close at 1.9°
Hope helped her grow: faith in what was possible kept her moving forward.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
The Sun sextile Pluto close at 2.3°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grew more focused, and she knew how to start over.
The Moon trine Uranus close at 2.5°
Her feelings liked freedom: she needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
Venus square Neptune close at 2.6°
She loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Sun square Neptune close at 2.8°
The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 7.6°
She took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and her ideals had to prove themselves.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 8.1°
The direction her life took suited her: being herself and growing went hand in hand.
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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