Famous birth charts · Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi’s chart in full
Born September 21, 1969, Rasht, Iran. 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
28°11′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 3:01 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
28°11′
Mercury in Libraretrograde
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
13°33′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
27°50′
Mars in Capricorn
Mars moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 10:05 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
0°03′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
12°25′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
8°07′
Uranus in Libra
4°00′
Neptune in Scorpio
26°28′
Pluto in Virgo
25°03′
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 Pisces
The direction her life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
21°06′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
4°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
21°26′
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 optimism and her independence (Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus) gather in Libra, 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.
The Sun trine the Moon exact at 0.0°
Her purpose and her feelings were on the same side: the life she chose and the comfort she needed went together.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter close at 1.1°
She loved ideas, the bigger the better, and she could talk anyone into hoping.
Venus square Neptune close at 1.4°
She loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 1.7°
Imagination and identity worked together: she could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun square Mars close at 1.9°
She fought hard for what she wanted, and her temper was part of her courage.
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Venus trine Mars close at 2.2°
Charm and desire worked together: she knew what she wanted in love and how to win it.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 3.1°
Intensity at the centre: she wanted the whole truth about everything, herself first, and she remade herself more than once to reach it.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 4.0°
Old attachments held her back from the way forward, and she grew by letting some things go.
Mars square Uranus wide at 4.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mars square Pluto wide at 5.0°
A fierce will: she met opposition head on, and a fight brought out her full strength.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 5.4°
Imagination helped her forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 5.8°
Born original: her identity and her need for freedom were the same thing, and she surprised people, herself included.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 7.1°
Being herself and growing asked for different things, and her biggest steps forward came when she stretched past her habits.
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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