Famous birth charts · Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell’s chart in full
Born June 9, 1956, Miami, Florida, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
18°46′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 12:42 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
29°34′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
0°26′
Venus in Cancerretrograde
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
7°27′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
3°28′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
25°27′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
28°04′
Uranus in Cancer
Uranus moved from Cancer into Leo at 9:46 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
29°59′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
27°52′
Pluto in Leo
26°21′
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 Sagittarius
The direction her life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
8°10′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
11°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
20°43′
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 mind (Mercury in Gemini) and her discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and her drive (Mars in Pisces) takes the strain: the part of her that works hardest.
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 mind (Mercury in Gemini) and her discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and her optimism (Jupiter in Leo) takes the strain: the part of her that works hardest.
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 mind (Mercury in Gemini) and her discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and her intensity (Pluto in Leo) takes the strain: the part of her that works hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In her chart, her mind, her drive, her discipline and her intensity (Mercury in Gemini, Mars in Pisces, Saturn in Scorpio and Pluto in Leo) make the cross, and she learns to hold all four at once.
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 Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and she sees answers others miss.
Venus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.7°
She keeps adjusting what she wants from people to fit the life she is growing into.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: she works on a grand scale.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn square Pluto close at 1.7°
Heavy demands and hard limits: she faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 1.9°
Old and new sit well together: she can change things without throwing out what works.
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Uranus square Neptune close at 2.1°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and she lives with both.
Mercury opposition Saturn close at 2.4°
She doubts her own ideas before anyone else can, and so she checks every one twice.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 2.4°
Faith and imagination together: she believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Mercury quincunx Neptune close at 2.6°
Meaning comes to her before the words do, and clear speech follows the feeling.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 2.6°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: she moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mercury square Mars close at 3.0°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: she argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to her.
Venus trine Mars wide at 4.0°
Charm and desire work together: she knows what she wants in love and how to win it.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 4.1°
Her words have force: she speaks to persuade, and she keeps her own counsel until the right moment.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and she grows by choosing which battles matter.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.0°
Big ideas and loose details: she thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from her.
Mars square Saturn wide at 5.4°
Drive with the brakes on: she wants to move, something holds her back, and the friction makes her tough.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 5.6°
She works for ideals: her drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 7.1°
A fierce will: she meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out her full strength.
Mercury opposition North Node wide at 7.7°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and she learns new ways of thinking to move on.
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.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one she has to find.
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