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Sun
Gemini
Moon
Virgo
Rising
Taurus
Birth details
Portrait
Born
June 18, 1926
Time
3:35 AM
Place
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Timezone
UTC −5:00
Time credit
CAH
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 Gemini26° 21′
Moon in Virgo25° 08′
Mercury in Cancer11° 48′
Venus in Taurus17° 47′
Mars in Aries2° 17′
Jupiter in Aquarius27° 10′℞
Saturn in Scorpio20° 25′℞
Uranus in Pisces29° 20′
Neptune in Leo22° 33′
Pluto in Cancer13° 47′
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 Taurus22° 44′
MC in Aquarius0° 50′
North Node in Cancer17° 23′℞
Chiron in Taurus1° 09′
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 Jupiter
0° 49′
Sun square Moon
1° 13′
Neptune square Ascendant
0° 11′
Mercury conjunction Pluto
1° 59′
Saturn opposition Ascendant
2° 19′
Mars sextile MC
1° 27′
Moon trine Ascendant
2° 24′
Mars conjunction Uranus
2° 57′
Venus conjunction Ascendant
4° 57′
Venus sextile North Node
0° 23′
Uranus sextile MC
1° 30′
Venus opposition Saturn
2° 39′
Chiron square MC
0° 19′
Moon opposition Uranus
4° 12′
Sun square Uranus
2° 59′
Saturn square Neptune
2° 08′
Venus sextile Pluto
4° 00′
Moon trine MC
5° 42′
Sun square Mars
5° 56′
Sun sextile Neptune
3° 48′
Jupiter square Ascendant
4° 26′
Moon sextile Saturn
4° 43′
Venus square Neptune
4° 46′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
3° 59′
Jupiter opposition Neptune
4° 37′
Sun sextile Chiron
4° 48′
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 · 22° 44′ Taurus
Your 1st house contains:
Ascendant22° 44′ Taurus
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 18° 48′ Gemini
Your 2nd house contains:
Sun26° 21′ Gemini
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 9° 38′ Cancer
Your 3rd house contains:
Mercury11° 48′ Cancer
Pluto13° 47′ Cancer
North Node17° 23′ Cancer
IV
Home & roots
IC · 0° 50′ Leo
Your 4th house contains:
Neptune22° 33′ Leo
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 27° 03′ Leo
Your 5th house contains:
Moon25° 08′ Virgo
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 4° 28′ Libra
Your 6th house contains:
Saturn20° 25′ Scorpio
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 22° 44′ Scorpio
Empty
Your 7th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 18° 48′ Sagittarius
Empty
Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 9° 38′ Capricorn
Empty
Your 9th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Capricorn) still shapes its texture.
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 0° 50′ Aquarius
Your 10th house contains:
MC0° 50′ Aquarius
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 27° 03′ Aquarius
Your 11th house contains:
Mars2° 17′ Aries
Jupiter27° 10′ Aquarius
Uranus29° 20′ Pisces
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 4° 28′ Aries
Your 12th house contains:
Venus17° 47′ Taurus
Chiron1° 09′ 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.
01
Cradle
Air
Chiron · Jupiter · Neptune · Sun — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron1° 09′ Taurus
Jupiter27° 10′ Aquarius
Neptune22° 33′ Leo
Sun26° 21′ Gemini
02
T-Square
Mutable
Moon · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Moon25° 08′ Virgo
Sun26° 21′ Gemini
Uranus29° 20′ Pisces
03
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Neptune · Saturn · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant22° 44′ Taurus
Neptune22° 33′ Leo
Saturn20° 25′ Scorpio
Venus17° 47′ Taurus
04
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant22° 44′ Taurus
Jupiter27° 10′ Aquarius
Neptune22° 33′ Leo
01
Wedge
Focus: MC
MC · Moon · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC0° 50′ Aquarius
Moon25° 08′ Virgo
Uranus29° 20′ Pisces
02
Wedge
Focus: Moon
Ascendant · Moon · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant22° 44′ Taurus
Moon25° 08′ Virgo
Saturn20° 25′ Scorpio
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
3
Air
3
Water
1
By modality
Cardinal
2
Fixed
4
Mutable
2
The chart forms a Splay shape
Planets cluster at three or more distinct points — an irregular, individualistic distribution.
Upper-right quadrant is empty
The houses of partnership and belief carry no planetary weight.
Fire is a singleton element
Mars is the only fire placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Water is a singleton element
Mercury is the only water placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Venus rules its own sign
Taurus rises, and its ruler Venus sits in Taurus — a self-anchored chart whose ruler doesn't depend on another body.