Novelist and poet; Fear of Flying, 'What Do Women Want?', Parachutes
Sun
Aries
Moon
Cancer
Rising
Gemini
Birth details
Portrait
Born
March 26, 1942
Time
10:25 AM
Place
New York City, New York, United States
Timezone
UTC −4:00
Time credit
Rodden
Rodden
A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
AA · excellent
Planets
Sun in Aries5° 18′
Moon in Cancer23° 00′
Mercury in Pisces13° 49′
Venus in Aquarius20° 30′
Mars in Gemini11° 27′
Jupiter in Gemini15° 08′
Saturn in Taurus24° 59′
Uranus in Taurus27° 27′
Neptune in Virgo28° 19′℞
Pluto in Leo3° 33′℞
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It shapes outward manner. On the wheel, the horizontal axis is the Ascendant / Descendant axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky at birth. It points to vocation and public self. On the wheel, the vertical axis is the MC / IC axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where lessons live.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Gemini18° 00′
MC in Aquarius23° 19′
North Node in Virgo12° 22′℞
Chiron in Leo8° 22′℞
Your chart next
The sky at your birth.
Drawn freely, read at your own pace. And if you want a closer study, the report walks through every planet and pattern in your sky.
Aspects are the angles between two planets — the geometric relationships that shape how those planets talk to each other in a chart. A conjunction fuses them; an opposition sets them at odds; a trine lets them flow.
We sort them here by strength. Tight orbs come first — the closer the angle, the louder the aspect sings.
Sun trine Pluto
1° 44′
Moon quincunx MC
0° 18′
Venus trine Ascendant
2° 29′
Mercury square Jupiter
1° 19′
Saturn square MC
1° 41′
Moon sextile Saturn
1° 59′
Jupiter conjunction Ascendant
2° 52′
Uranus trine Neptune
0° 53′
Venus conjunction MC
2° 49′
Mars square North Node
0° 55′
Mercury square Mars
2° 22′
Sun trine Chiron
3° 04′
Mars conjunction Jupiter
3° 41′
Mars conjunction Ascendant
6° 33′
Mercury opposition North Node
1° 27′
Saturn conjunction Uranus
2° 27′
Mercury square Ascendant
4° 11′
Sun opposition Neptune
6° 59′
Moon sextile Uranus
4° 26′
Pluto conjunction Chiron
4° 49′
Venus trine Jupiter
5° 21′
Mars sextile Chiron
3° 05′
Venus square Saturn
4° 29′
Saturn trine Neptune
3° 20′
Uranus square MC
4° 08′
Jupiter square North Node
2° 46′
Houses · Placidus
Houses are the twelve areas of life planets move through — relationships, work, home, identity, and so on. A planet in a house tells you where its energy plays out. The four angular houses — self, home, partnerships, vocation — are the load-bearing corners of the chart.
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 18° 00′ Gemini
Your 1st house contains:
Ascendant18° 00′ Gemini
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 9° 12′ Cancer
Your 2nd house contains:
Moon23° 00′ Cancer
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 29° 38′ Cancer
Your 3rd house contains:
Pluto3° 33′ Leo
Chiron8° 22′ Leo
IV
Home & roots
IC · 23° 19′ Leo
Your 4th house contains:
North Node12° 22′ Virgo
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 24° 35′ Virgo
Your 5th house contains:
Neptune28° 19′ Virgo
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 5° 54′ Scorpio
Empty
Your 6th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 18° 00′ Sagittarius
Empty
Your 7th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 9° 12′ Capricorn
Empty
Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Capricorn) still shapes its texture.
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 29° 38′ Capricorn
Your 9th house contains:
Venus20° 30′ Aquarius
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 23° 19′ Aquarius
Your 10th house contains:
Mercury13° 49′ Pisces
MC23° 19′ Aquarius
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 24° 35′ Pisces
Your 11th house contains:
Sun5° 18′ Aries
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 5° 54′ Taurus
Your 12th house contains:
Mars11° 27′ Gemini
Jupiter15° 08′ Gemini
Saturn24° 59′ Taurus
Uranus27° 27′ Taurus
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology.
No extended patterns in this chart — the classic configurations capture its character.
01
T-Square
Mutable
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · North Node — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter15° 08′ Gemini
Mars11° 27′ Gemini
Mercury13° 49′ Pisces
North Node12° 22′ Virgo
Chart signature
The chart signature is the set of high-level patterns that shape the chart's overall character — elemental and modal balance, overall shape on the wheel, and a handful of structural observations.
By element
Fire
1
Earth
0
Air
5
Water
2
By modality
Cardinal
2
Fixed
2
Mutable
4
The chart forms a Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Heavy concentration in Gemini
Mars, Jupiter, and Ascendant share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-right quadrant is empty
The houses of resources, work, and daily life carry no planetary weight.
Mercury and Neptune in mutual reception
Mercury sits in Pisces, Neptune sits in Virgo — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
Venus and Uranus in mutual reception
Venus sits in Aquarius, Uranus sits in Taurus — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.