Famous birth charts · Isadora Duncana
Isadora Duncana’s chart in full
Born May 26, 1877, San Francisco, California, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
5°36′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 9:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
1°30′
Mercury in Geminiretrograde
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
5°36′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
10°54′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
23°50′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
1°38′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
19°20′
Uranus in Leo
20°57′
Neptune in Taurus
6°09′
Pluto in Taurus
24°19′
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 Pisces
The direction her life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
6°11′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
2°10′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
14°55′
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 Gemini, and that part of life drew her attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In her chart, her drive (Mars in Aquarius) and her independence (Uranus in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and her intensity (Pluto in Taurus) took the strain: the part of her that worked hardest.
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 Mercury exact at 0.0°
Her mind and her identity were close together: she spoke as she thought, and her ideas were part of who she was.
Neptune sextile North Node exact at 0.0°
Imagination helped her forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mars square Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A fierce will: she met opposition head on, and a fight brought out her full strength.
The Sun square North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Being herself and growing asked for different things, and her biggest steps forward came when she stretched past her habits.
Mercury square North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and she learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 1.6°
When to keep the rules and when to break them took constant deciding.
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Mars opposition Uranus close at 2.9°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 3.4°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and she pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter wide at 4.0°
She kept fitting her ambitions to her purpose, and some big plans had to wait.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 4.5°
Faith and imagination together: she believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 4.6°
Hope helped her grow: faith in what was possible kept her moving forward.
Venus square North Node wide at 4.7°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped her grow were different things, and she chose between them more than once.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 5.3°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to her core.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.3°
Words with charm in them: she had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to her.
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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