Famous birth charts · Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Theresa of Austria’s chart in full
Born May 13, 1717, Hofburg Palace, Austria. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
22°27′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 8:37 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
24°41′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
26°45′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
12°09′
Mars in Sagittariusretrograde
The Champion. The long shot.
26°44′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
1°37′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
13°41′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
26°55′
Neptune in Taurus
13°48′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
9°58′
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.
12°52′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
12°59′
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 mind, her heart and her imagination (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune) gather in Taurus, 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 Mars exact at 0.0°
Thinking and doing kept getting out of step: she acted on half a thought, or thought past the moment to act.
Saturn quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
Duty and dreams kept trading places as the priority.
Mercury trine Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and she saw answers others missed.
Mars square Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Venus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.7°
She kept adjusting what she wanted from people to fit the life she was growing into.
Saturn conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.8°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and she gave it.
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Neptune quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.9°
She grew by testing her ideals against real life, again and again.
Venus quincunx Saturn close at 1.5°
She kept weighing pleasure against duty, and joy came once the work was done.
Venus conjunction Neptune close at 1.6°
Romance without limits: she fell for ideals as much as people, and her taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
The Moon opposition Mars close at 2.0°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: she reacted first, and her courage came from the same place as her flashes of anger.
Venus trine Pluto close at 2.2°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 3.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun quincunx Mars wide at 4.3°
Aim and action ran at different speeds, and she spent real effort keeping them in step.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.3°
Her mind and her identity were close together: she spoke as she thought, and her ideas were part of who she was.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 4.5°
Independence came easily: she did things her own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 4.7°
Restless hope: she wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 4.9°
She took on more than any one person could, and her boldness ran ahead of her plans.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 8.7°
She took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
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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