Famous birth charts · Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich’s chart in full
Born December 27, 1901, Rote Insel, Germany. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
5°02′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 9:18 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
1°37′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
1°41′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
20°07′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
25°40′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
20°20′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
17°10′
Uranus in Sagittarius
18°10′
Neptune in Geminiretrograde
29°57′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
17°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 Scorpio
The direction her life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
12°11′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
7°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
25°09′
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 drive, her optimism and her discipline (the Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, 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.
Saturn quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
She kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
Uranus opposition Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and she pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Mercury opposition Neptune close at 1.7°
Facts and dreams blurred together in her mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 1.9°
She loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all her own.
Venus trine Pluto close at 2.8°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 3.2°
Optimism with a plan: her hopes were practical, and she built them slowly into something real.
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The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 3.4°
Her mind and her identity were close together: she spoke as she thought, and her ideas were part of who she was.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 5.1°
The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mars conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.3°
Enthusiasm at full speed: she charged at life with confidence, and setbacks slowed her only briefly.
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.
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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