Famous birth charts · Melissa Benoist
Melissa Benoist’s chart in full
Born October 4, 1988, Houston, Texas, United States. 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
11°41′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 3:31 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
4°16′
Mercury in Libraretrograde
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
24°59′
Venus in Virgo
Venus moved from Leo into Virgo at 8:15 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
0°11′
Mars in Ariesretrograde
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
3°21′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
5°58′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
26°56′
Uranus in Sagittarius
27°25′
Neptune in Capricorn
7°29′
Pluto in Scorpio
11°18′
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.
13°51′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
7°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
15°56′
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 Libra) and her drive (Mars in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and her imagination (Neptune in Capricorn) takes the strain: the part of her that works hardest.
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 conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Disciplined originality: she builds new things on solid foundations.
The Moon trine Mars almost exact at 0.9°
Her feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, she does something about it.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune close at 1.5°
Her ideals and her beliefs need constant matching up, and she keeps asking what she really believes.
Mercury sextile Saturn close at 1.9°
A patient, exact mind: she chooses every word, and her thinking gets sharper with practice.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 2.2°
The way forward asks her to bend habits that feel like part of who she is.
Mercury sextile Uranus close at 2.4°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and she sees answers others miss.
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Pluto trine North Node close at 2.5°
Deep change helps her forward: each time she starts over, she goes further.
Mars sextile Jupiter close at 2.6°
Big drive and big confidence: she goes after large goals, and her enthusiasm carries others along.
Venus trine Uranus close at 2.8°
She loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all her own.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 3.2°
Loyal in love: she chooses carefully, and what she builds with people lasts.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars square Neptune wide at 4.1°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to her, and the way to it harder to see.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.2°
The self she knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and she works to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 5.7°
Her confidence comes easily and spreads: she thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 5.8°
She loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
Mars square Uranus wide at 6.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Mars square Saturn wide at 6.4°
Drive with the brakes on: she wants to move, something holds her back, and the friction makes her tough.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 8.3°
She fights hard for what she wants, and her temper is part of her courage.
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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