Famous birth charts · Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker’s chart in full
Born December 23, 1867, Delta, Louisiana, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
1°29′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
6°47′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
14°21′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
23°29′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
3°55′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
3°18′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
0°40′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
11°14′
Neptune in Ariesretrograde
12°16′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
14°22′
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 Virgo
The direction her life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
7°31′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
22°12′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
21°29′
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 heart and her drive (the Sun, Venus and Mars) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew her attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In her chart, her feelings, her mind and her discipline (the Moon, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew 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.
Mercury quincunx Pluto exact at 0.0°
What she knew and what she said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with her.
Mars sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.6°
Big drive and big confidence: she went after large goals, and her enthusiasm carried others along.
The Moon square North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and she lived with both.
The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 1.8°
Her confidence came easily and spread: she thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Mercury trine Neptune close at 2.1°
She thought in pictures and music: her words carried a mood, and her imagination gave her ideas colour.
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The Sun conjunction Mars close at 2.4°
Purpose and drive in one place: she was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 2.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: she moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
She could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited her.
Mars trine North Node wide at 3.6°
Courage moved her forward, and each bold step took her further along her path.
Uranus sextile North Node wide at 3.7°
Change helped her forward: she grew by trying the new.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 4.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 6.0°
The direction her life took suited her: being herself and growing went hand in hand.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 6.8°
Deep change helped her forward: each time she started over, she went further.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 7.3°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
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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