Famous birth charts · Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes’ chart in full
Born January 13, 1970, 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.
23°09′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
13°15′
Mercury in Capricornretrograde
The Planner. Foundations first.
22°18′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
20°30′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
21°44′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
3°53′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
2°09′
Uranus in Libraretrograde
8°48′
Neptune in Sagittarius
0°15′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
27°20′
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.
13°08′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
2°48′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
4°11′
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 mind and her heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life draws 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 sextile Mars almost exact at 0.6°
A quick, direct mind: she makes decisions fast and says what she means.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.8°
Her mind and her identity are close together: she speaks as she thinks, and her ideas are part of who she is.
Venus sextile Mars close at 1.2°
Charm and desire work together: she knows what she wants in love and how to win it.
The Sun sextile Mars close at 1.4°
Her purpose and her drive work together: once she decides on something, she moves on it fast.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 1.7°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: she moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 1.8°
Words with charm in them: she has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to her.
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Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 1.9°
Duty and dreams keep trading places as the priority.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.7°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to her core.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grows more focused, and she knows how to start over.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 5.0°
A probing mind: she gets to the bottom of things, and her words have power when she chooses to use them.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 5.6°
A fierce will: she meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out her full strength.
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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