Famous birth charts · Nina Simone
Nina Simone’s chart in full
Born February 21, 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
2°38′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 5:29 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
26°49′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
13°52′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
17°49′
Mars in Virgoretrograde
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
13°58′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
20°19′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
10°06′
Uranus in Aries
20°41′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
8°59′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
21°35′
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.
7°46′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
23°48′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
2°53′
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 drive, her optimism and her imagination (Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) 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.
Mercury opposition Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: she argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to her.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
Her hopes and her restlessness kept changing places, and she redrew her plans more than once.
Uranus square Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and she pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 1.1°
Duty and dreams kept trading places as the priority.
Neptune opposition North Node close at 1.2°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Jupiter sextile Pluto close at 1.3°
Ambition with depth: she knew how to build influence, and she used it to make big changes.
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Venus sextile Uranus close at 2.9°
She loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all her own.
Mercury opposition Neptune wide at 4.9°
Facts and dreams blurred together in her mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 5.0°
Action guided by imagination: she moved on instinct and feeling, and she gave her all to a vision.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 5.1°
Her identity and her direction in life lined up: the more fully she became herself, the further she went.
Mercury conjunction North Node wide at 6.1°
Ideas and talk set her course: she found her direction by learning and talking things through.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 6.2°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and she grew by choosing which battles mattered.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 6.3°
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 6.3°
Enthusiasm at full speed: she charged at life with confidence, and setbacks slowed her only briefly.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 6.5°
Big ideas and loose details: she thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from her.
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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