Famous birth charts · Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley’s chart in full
Born August 30, 1797, Somers Town, United Kingdom. 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.
7°30′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
22°09′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
28°02′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
2°46′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
0°45′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
19°04′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
9°32′
Uranus in Virgo
12°48′
Neptune in Scorpio
8°25′
Pluto in Aquariusretrograde
29°10′
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 Gemini
The direction her life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
19°23′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
10°15′
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 and her independence (the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Uranus) gather in Virgo, 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.
Jupiter sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Hope helped her grow: faith in what was possible kept her moving forward.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Imagination and identity worked together: she could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 1.1°
Practical dreams: she gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 1.1°
What she knew and what she said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with her.
Mars opposition Pluto close at 1.6°
A fierce will: she met opposition head on, and a fight brought out her full strength.
The Sun sextile Saturn close at 2.0°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: she built slowly and got better with every year.
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The Moon opposition North Node close at 2.8°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 3.3°
Old and new sat well together: she could change things without throwing out what worked.
Uranus sextile Neptune wide at 4.4°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.7°
Words with charm in them: she had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to her.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 5.3°
Born original: her identity and her need for freedom were the same thing, and she surprised people, herself included.
Uranus square North Node wide at 6.6°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 6.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: she was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 8.3°
Nothing about her was halfway: she insisted on running her own life, and the struggle made her formidable.
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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