Famous birth charts · Kathy Reichs
Kathy Reichs’ chart in full
Born July 7, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
15°27′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 4:53 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
26°58′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
28°29′
Venus in Geminiretrograde
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
26°04′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
24°34′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
21°22′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
20°57′
Uranus in Gemini
27°30′
Neptune in Libra
10°17′
Pluto in Leo
13°41′
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 Taurus
The direction her life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
11°59′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
18°31′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
28°30′
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 mind, her heart and her independence (Mercury, Venus and Uranus) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws 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 mind, her heart and her independence (Mercury, Venus and Uranus, together in Gemini) and her optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and her drive (Mars in Virgo) takes the strain: the part of her that works 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.
Jupiter trine Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Hope and caution in balance: she dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Mercury conjunction Uranus close at 1.0°
She thinks in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
Venus conjunction Uranus close at 1.4°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win her heart.
Venus square Mars close at 1.5°
In love she wants tenderness and a chase at once, and her relationships are rarely calm.
Pluto square North Node close at 1.7°
Old attachments hold her back from the way forward, and she grows by letting some things go.
Neptune quincunx North Node close at 1.7°
She grows by testing her ideals against real life, again and again.
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Mercury conjunction Venus close at 2.4°
Words with charm in them: she has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to her.
Mars square Uranus close at 2.9°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 3.2°
She takes on more than any one person can, and her boldness runs ahead of her plans.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 3.5°
The direction her life takes suits her: being herself and growing go hand in hand.
Mercury square Mars wide at 3.9°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: she argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to her.
Venus opposition Jupiter wide at 4.7°
She loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 5.2°
The self she knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and she works to keep hold of the real one.
Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 6.1°
Restless hope: she wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 7.1°
Big ideas and loose details: she thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from her.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 7.3°
Iron will and great patience: she builds slowly and for keeps.
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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