Famous birth charts · Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron’s chart in full
Born May 19, 1941, Upper West Side, New York, United States. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
28°16′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
16°41′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
13°24′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
6°16′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
2°20′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
28°23′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
19°23′
Uranus in Taurus
26°19′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
24°59′
Pluto in Leo
2°17′
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 Libra
The direction her life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
0°12′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
27°24′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
8°00′
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 optimism, her discipline and her independence (the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, 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.
Mars quincunx Pluto exact at 0.0°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and she learned when to let go.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
Optimism at the centre of her: she expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.3°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter trine North Node close at 1.8°
Hope helped her grow: faith in what was possible kept her moving forward.
The Sun trine North Node close at 1.9°
The direction her life took suited her: being herself and growing went hand in hand.
The Sun conjunction Uranus close at 1.9°
Born original: her identity and her need for freedom were the same thing, and she surprised people, herself included.
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Jupiter conjunction Uranus close at 2.1°
An inventive optimism: she believed in the new, and she took leaps others would not.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 2.1°
Deep change helped her forward: each time she started over, she went further.
Mars quincunx North Node close at 2.1°
She kept adjusting how hard she pushed to fit where her life was going.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 3.3°
Imagination and identity worked together: she could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Moon square Mercury wide at 3.3°
Her head and her feelings argued: she knew what she thought before she knew what she felt, or the other way round.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 3.4°
Faith and imagination together: she believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 3.9°
Change helped her forward: she grew by trying the new.
Jupiter sextile Pluto wide at 3.9°
Ambition with depth: she knew how to build influence, and she used it to make big changes.
Venus square Mars wide at 4.0°
In love she wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and her relationships were rarely calm.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 4.0°
She took on more than any one person could, and her boldness ran ahead of her plans.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 4.0°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.0°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grew more focused, and she knew how to start over.
The Sun square Mars wide at 4.1°
She fought hard for what she wanted, and her temper was part of her courage.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 5.2°
A path lit by imagination: she followed a vision more than a plan.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.6°
Practical dreams: she gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mars square Uranus wide at 6.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: she pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Venus trine North Node wide at 6.1°
Love and friendship moved her forward: the people she cared for helped her find her way.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 6.9°
Disciplined originality: she built new things on solid foundations.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 7.1°
Words with charm in them: she had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to her.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 8.0°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to her core.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 8.9°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to her, and she treated her own life as work to be done well.
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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