Famous birth charts · Patti Smith
Patti Smith’s chart in full
Born December 30, 1946, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
8°27′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 1:32 p.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
29°11′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
24°57′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
25°39′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
10°06′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
20°08′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
7°28′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
19°00′
Neptune in Libra
10°46′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
12°55′
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.
11°24′
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.
6°06′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
26°32′
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.
Neptune trine North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Imagination helps her forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mars square Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to her, and the way to it harder to see.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 1.0°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: she moves forward a step, then checks it.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 1.1°
Her hopes and her restlessness keep changing places, and she redraws her plans more than once.
Mars quincunx North Node close at 1.3°
She keeps adjusting how hard she pushes to fit where her life is going.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 1.5°
Deep change helps her forward: each time she starts over, she goes further.
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The Sun conjunction Mars close at 1.6°
Purpose and drive in one place: she is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun square Neptune close at 2.3°
The self she knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and she works to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 2.9°
The way forward asks her to bend habits that feel like part of who she is.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 3.3°
Practical dreams: she gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Saturn sextile North Node wide at 3.9°
Discipline helps her grow: patience and hard work keep her on course.
The Sun quincunx Pluto wide at 4.5°
She keeps rebuilding herself to fit what life asks, and control is the hardest thing to give up.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 5.4°
Iron will and great patience: she builds slowly and for keeps.
Venus conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.5°
A generous heart: love and good company come to her easily, and she shares both.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 6.0°
Her mind runs ahead of the conversation: she says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 7.6°
An unusual path: her direction in life comes through sudden turns and fresh starts.
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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