Famous birth charts · Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood’s chart in full
Born November 18, 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
25°27′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
22°35′
Mercury in Sagittariusretrograde
The Philosopher. The big picture.
13°57′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
14°25′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
29°24′
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Jupiter in Piscesretrograde
The Believer. Faith without limits.
28°56′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
25°45′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
19°44′
Neptune in Virgo
25°04′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
2°52′
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 Libra
The direction her life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
28°58′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
19°49′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
7°11′
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 identity (the Sun in Scorpio) and her independence (Uranus in Taurus) face each other across the wheel, and her feelings (the Moon in Aquarius) takes the strain: the part of her that works hardest.
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 identity, her optimism and her intensity (the Sun in Scorpio, Jupiter in Pisces and Pluto in Leo) make the triangle, so these come to her naturally.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In her chart, her identity (the Sun in Scorpio) and her imagination (Neptune in Virgo) both point at her discipline (Saturn in Aries), the part of her that keeps needing adjustment and gives her life its focus.
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 quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and she chooses which ones.
The Sun quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: she moves forward a step, then checks it.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
Imagination and identity work together: she can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mars trine North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Courage moves her forward, and each bold step takes her further along her path.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.5°
Words with charm in them: she has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to her.
Saturn quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
Duty and dreams keep trading places as the priority.
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The Moon square Uranus close at 2.9°
Her moods change without warning, and she wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
The Sun square the Moon close at 2.9°
The self she shows the world and the self she comes home to want different things, and she makes room for both.
Saturn opposition North Node wide at 3.2°
Duty and growth compete: what she owes others and where she needs to go call for hard choices.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 3.5°
Her confidence comes easily and spreads: she thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Mars sextile Saturn wide at 3.6°
Her drive and her discipline work together easily: she can push hard and keep going.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 3.9°
Her hopes run ahead of what is real, and she learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Pluto square North Node wide at 3.9°
Old attachments hold her back from the way forward, and she grows by letting some things go.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 3.9°
Ambition with depth: she knows how to build influence, and she uses it to make big changes.
The Sun square Mars wide at 3.9°
She fights hard for what she wants, and her temper is part of her courage.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 5.3°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 5.7°
She needs room to be herself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 7.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grows more focused, and she knows how to start over.
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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