Famous birth charts · Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading’s chart in full
Born December 9, 1950, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
17°01′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
20°55′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
6°21′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
23°18′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
25°33′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
1°01′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
1°22′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
8°17′
Neptune in Libra
19°02′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
19°47′
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.
24°26′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
23°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
6°57′
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 feelings and her heart (the Sun, the Moon and Venus) 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.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
When to expand and when to hold back takes constant rethinking.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.1°
Courage moves her forward, and each bold step takes her further along her path.
The Moon trine Pluto close at 1.1°
Her feelings run deep and hold steady: she comes through hard times with more strength than she goes in with.
Venus square North Node close at 1.1°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps her grow are different things, and she chooses between them more than once.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 1.9°
Her mind runs ahead of the conversation: she says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
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The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.0°
Imagination and identity work together: she can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Moon conjunction Venus close at 2.4°
Tenderness through and through: she needs beauty and affection the way others need air.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 2.8°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grows more focused, and she knows how to start over.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 3.5°
She loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she forms change both people.
Venus sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: she sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Mercury square Saturn wide at 5.0°
She doubts her own ideas before anyone else can, and so she checks every one twice.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.8°
Her drive and her discipline work together easily: she can push hard and keep going.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 6.3°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to her core.
Mars square Neptune wide at 6.5°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to her, and the way to it harder to see.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 6.9°
Tradition and rebellion fight in her: she wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Saturn opposition North Node wide at 6.9°
Duty and growth compete: what she owes others and where she needs to go call for hard choices.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.4°
Being herself and growing ask for different things, and her biggest steps forward come when she stretches past her habits.
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
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