Famous birth charts · Octavia E. Butler
Octavia E. Butler’s chart in full
Born June 22, 1947, Pasadena, California, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
0°33′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 7:02 p.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
25°47′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
24°22′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
10°51′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
24°03′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
18°29′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
7°02′
Uranus in Gemini
22°27′
Neptune in Libra
8°02′
Pluto in Leo
11°44′
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.
2°15′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
2°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
15°53′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 sextile Mars almost exact at 0.3°
A quick, direct mind: she made decisions fast and said what she meant.
Venus sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 1.0°
Practical dreams: she gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Moon square Mars close at 1.7°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: she reacted first, and her courage came from the same place as her flashes of anger.
Venus trine Neptune close at 2.8°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: she saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Venus sextile Saturn wide at 3.8°
Loyal in love: she chose carefully, and what she built with people lasted.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 4.7°
Iron will and great patience: she built slowly and for keeps.
Saturn sextile North Node wide at 4.8°
Discipline helped her grow: patience and hard work kept her on course.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 5.6°
She took on more than any one person could, and her boldness ran ahead of her plans.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 5.8°
Imagination helped her forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 5.9°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 6.8°
She wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped her life.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 7.5°
The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 8.1°
Born original: her identity and her need for freedom were the same thing, and she surprised people, herself included.
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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