Famous birth charts · Joan Didion
Joan Didion’s chart in full
Born December 5, 1934, Sacramento, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
13°01′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 9:53 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
1°15′
Mercury in Scorpio
Mercury moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 10:42 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
29°19′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
17°08′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
27°10′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
11°56′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
22°51′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
27°55′
Neptune in Virgo
14°33′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
25°46′
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.
2°11′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
6°56′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
15°30′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and her plans changed at short notice.
Mars sextile Pluto close at 1.4°
Stamina and willpower: she kept going long after others stopped, and she did her best work under pressure.
Mercury quincunx Uranus close at 1.4°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and she spent time explaining how she got there.
The Sun square Neptune close at 1.5°
The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 1.9°
She thought with her feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and her words gave away what she felt.
Uranus square Pluto close at 2.1°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and she pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
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Mercury sextile Mars close at 2.1°
A quick, direct mind: she made decisions fast and said what she meant.
Venus square Neptune close at 2.6°
She loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 2.6°
Faith and imagination together: she believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mercury sextile North Node close at 2.9°
Her way with words helped her find her direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Saturn quincunx Pluto close at 2.9°
She kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 3.5°
A probing mind: she got to the bottom of things, and her words had power when she chose to use them.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.1°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to her core.
Uranus square North Node wide at 4.3°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Mars trine North Node wide at 5.0°
Courage moved her forward, and each bold step took her further along her path.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 6.4°
Old attachments held her back from the way forward, and she grew by letting some things go.
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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