Nancy Reagan’s birth chart

What her chart says about her

1. Who she was

   ☉Sun in Cancer, the Protector

   Tender under a careful shell. Makes a home anywhere and guards the people inside it. Her confidence came easily and spread: she thought big, and other people wanted to come along.

   The Sun sextile Jupiter (almost exact at 0.1°)

2. What she needed

   ☽Moon in Cancer or Leo, the Nest-Maker

   Feels everything and holds on to what matters. Needs a place to come home to and people who stay.

   For a birth after 12:34 p.m., her Moon was in Leo.

3. How she loved

   ♀Venus in Taurus, the Keeper

   Loves slowly, loyally and through the senses. Once someone is let in, they stay in, and they are cared for in ways they can touch.

4. How she thought

   ☿Mercury in Cancer, the Remembering Mind

   Thinks through feeling and memory. Listens well and remembers exactly how something was said. A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.

   Mercury sextile Jupiter (close at 2.4°)

5. What drove her

   ♂Mars in Cancer, the Defender

   Fights hardest for the people closest to her. Works best for a cause that feels personal. Purpose and drive in one place: she was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.

   The Sun conjunction Mars (close at 2.2°)

6. The shape of her chart

   The Sun is the hub of her chart: it takes part in six of its aspects, more than any other body, so her identity touched everything else in it. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.

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The sky the day she was born

The chart

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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.

Nancy Reagan’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

Together, chart beside chart

• Ronald Reagan and Nancy ReaganTogether from 1952 until his death in 2004