Val McDermid’s birth chart
Crime writerBorn June 4, 1955, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
A mind that won’t sit still.
- SunGeminiThe Messenger
- MoonSagittariusor Scorpio
- VenusTaurusThe Keeper
What her chart says about her
Who she is
Sun in Gemini, the Messenger
A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled. The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: she moves forward a step, then checks it.
The Sun quincunx Saturn (close at 3.0°)
What she needs
Moon in Sagittarius or Scorpio, the Free Spirit
Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk. Good-hearted and generous: she feels looked after by life, and she passes that on.
The Moon trine Jupiter (close at 2.4°) · For a birth before 10:24 a.m., her Moon was in Scorpio.
How she loves
Venus in Taurus, the Keeper
Slow to fall and slow to leave. Wants a love that feels safe, warm and real. Love feels like something to be earned, and she holds back until she is sure of it.
Venus opposition Saturn (wide at 3.2°)
How she thinks
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
A restless, clever mind. Loves words, news and the fun of a good exchange. She thinks in pictures and music: her words carry a mood, and her imagination gives her ideas colour.
Mercury trine Neptune (wide at 3.1°)
What drives her
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Fights hardest for the people closest to her. Works best for a cause that feels personal. She thinks fast and speaks faster: her mind likes a contest, and her words have an edge.
Mercury conjunction Mars (wide at 7.3°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her drive, her optimism and her independence (Mars, Jupiter and Uranus) gather in Cancer, and that part of life draws her attention first. The weight of her chart sits in water signs: feeling and intuition.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Val McDermid was born the day before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 99% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, seventeen days before the June solstice.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Val McDermid was born, as it was on 66 days of 1955. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Val McDermid, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 2013, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1984. The third begins in 2043. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Gemini
You and Val McDermid
Would you be friends? Is there a spark? See where your chart meets hers, and the signs you share.
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Gemini
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Val McDermid’s zodiac sign?
Gemini. Val McDermid was born on June 4, 1955, with the Sun in Gemini, the Messenger. A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled.
What is Val McDermid’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Scorpio. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 10:24 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
What is Val McDermid’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on June 4, 1955. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Val McDermid’s Venus sign?
Taurus, the Keeper. Slow to fall and slow to leave. Wants a love that feels safe, warm and real.
How does your chart compare with Val McDermid’s?
Set your chart beside Val McDermid’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Val McDermid’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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