Famous birth charts · Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu’s chart in full
Born February 26, 1971, Dallas, Texas, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
7°30′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 5:30 p.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
26°32′
Mercury in Pisces
Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 1:57 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
0°45′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
23°49′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
21°38′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
5°31′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
17°10′
Uranus in Libraretrograde
12°53′
Neptune in Sagittarius
3°04′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
28°55′
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.
23°37′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
7°57′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
19°33′
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 drive, her optimism and her imagination (Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Sagittarius, 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.
Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 1.8°
What she knows and what she says need careful managing, and secrets sit uneasily with her.
The Sun square Jupiter close at 2.0°
She reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars sextile North Node close at 2.0°
Courage moves her forward, and each bold step takes her further along her path.
Mercury square Neptune close at 2.3°
Facts and dreams blur together in her mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
The Moon opposition Pluto close at 2.4°
She loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes her a long time.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune close at 2.5°
A dreamer’s faith: she believes in something larger, and her compassion and her hopes go together.
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Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.4°
The self she knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and she works to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 4.8°
Big ideas and loose details: she thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from her.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 5.1°
She loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she forms change both people.
Saturn square North Node wide at 6.5°
Duty and growth compete: what she owes others and where she needs to go call for hard choices.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.8°
Her mind and her identity are close together: she speaks as she thinks, and her ideas are part of who she is.
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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