Famous birth charts · Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath’s chart in full
Born October 27, 1932, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
4°04′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 12:16 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
7°10′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
21°20′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
23°33′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
21°11′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
16°01′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
28°38′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
20°53′
Neptune in Virgo
9°36′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
23°27′
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.
16°11′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
27°15′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
19°47′
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.
Venus sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
Mercury square Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: she argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to her.
Jupiter opposition North Node almost exact at 0.1°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Mars trine Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
Quick and inventive in action: she moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mercury quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and she spent time explaining how she got there.
Mercury trine Pluto close at 2.1°
A probing mind: she got to the bottom of things, and her words had power when she chose to use them.
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Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.2°
A graceful mind: she spoke kindly and well, and she knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Uranus square Pluto close at 2.6°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and she pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 5.1°
Loyal in love: she chose carefully, and what she built with people lasted.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 5.2°
Her way with words helped her find her direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 5.2°
Heavy demands and hard limits: she faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 5.4°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 5.5°
Imagination and identity worked together: she could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune wide at 6.4°
A dreamer’s faith: she believed in something larger, and her compassion and her hopes went together.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 6.6°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Venus opposition North Node wide at 7.4°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped her grow were different things, and she chose between them more than once.
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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