Famous birth charts · Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott’s chart in full
Born November 29, 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, 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.
7°33′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 3:02 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
28°30′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
26°47′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
9°19′
Mars in Taurusretrograde
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
25°08′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
19°11′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
26°46′
Uranus in Aquarius
15°10′
Neptune in Capricorn
25°13′
Pluto in Ariesretrograde
9°48′
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 Cancer
The direction her life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
25°23′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
17°54′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
4°35′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In her chart, her drive, her discipline and her imagination (Mars in Taurus, Saturn in Virgo and Neptune in Capricorn) make the triangle, so these came to her naturally.
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 square Saturn exact at 0.0°
She doubted her own ideas before anyone else could, and so she checked every one twice.
Mars trine Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
She worked for ideals: her drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Neptune opposition North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mars sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Courage moved her forward, and each bold step took her further along her path.
Venus square Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where she stood.
Saturn sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Discipline helped her grow: patience and hard work kept her on course.
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Mercury quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
Her habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 1.6°
Practical dreams: she gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mars trine Saturn close at 1.6°
Her drive and her discipline worked together easily: she could push hard and keep going.
Mercury quincunx Mars close at 1.6°
Thinking and doing kept getting out of step: she acted on half a thought, or thought past the moment to act.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 2.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grew more focused, and she knew how to start over.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 6.2°
Hope helped her grow: faith in what was possible kept her moving forward.
Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 7.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: she moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
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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