Famous birth charts · Julia Child
Julia Child’s chart in full
Born August 15, 1912, Pasadena, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
22°35′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 4:48 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
4°19′
Mercury in Virgoretrograde
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
4°12′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
3°49′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
18°34′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
5°49′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
3°14′
Uranus in Aquariusretrograde
0°38′
Neptune in Cancer
24°36′
Pluto in Gemini
29°42′
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 Aries
The direction her life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
13°33′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
9°32′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
8°01′
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.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) and her discipline (Saturn in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and her mind (Mercury in Virgo) took the strain: the part of her that worked hardest.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) and her discipline (Saturn in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and her heart (Venus in Virgo) 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.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.4°
Words with charm in them: she had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to her.
Venus square Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Love felt like something to be earned, and she held back until she was sure of it.
Uranus quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Freedom and control needed constant adjusting, and she changed in stages rather than all at once.
Mercury square Saturn close at 1.0°
She doubted her own ideas before anyone else could, and so she checked every one twice.
The Moon trine Saturn close at 1.1°
Steady feelings: she kept calm under strain, and she loved in ways that lasted.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 1.6°
Big ideas and loose details: she thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from her.
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Venus square Jupiter close at 2.0°
She loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 2.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: she moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 2.6°
Old and new sat well together: she could change things without throwing out what worked.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 4.1°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 4.5°
A probing mind: she got to the bottom of things, and her words had power when she chose to use them.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 6.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and she lived with both.
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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