Bill Monroe: the Life and Legend of the Blue Grass Man by Tom Ewing, published by the University of
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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 Virgo19° 45′
Moon in Taurus22° 51′
Mercury in Virgo12° 10′℞
Venus in Virgo22° 38′℞
Mars in Gemini3° 25′
Jupiter in Scorpio11° 39′
Saturn in Taurus20° 07′℞
Uranus in Capricorn25° 37′℞
Neptune in Cancer23° 15′
Pluto in Gemini28° 57′
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 Scorpio20° 27′
MC in Virgo0° 13′
North Node in Taurus2° 54′℞
Chiron in Pisces3° 51′℞
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.
Moon trine Venus
0° 13′
Sun sextile Ascendant
0° 42′
Saturn opposition Ascendant
0° 20′
Sun trine Saturn
0° 22′
Moon sextile Neptune
0° 24′
Mercury sextile Jupiter
0° 31′
Venus sextile Neptune
0° 38′
Pluto sextile MC
1° 16′
Moon opposition Ascendant
2° 24′
Moon trine Uranus
2° 46′
Sun conjunction Venus
2° 53′
Sun trine Moon
3° 06′
Mars square Chiron
0° 26′
Moon conjunction Saturn
2° 44′
Venus sextile Ascendant
2° 11′
Neptune trine Ascendant
2° 49′
Mars square MC
3° 12′
Venus trine Saturn
2° 30′
Venus trine Uranus
2° 59′
Sun trine Uranus
5° 51′
Uranus opposition Neptune
2° 21′
Sun sextile Neptune
3° 30′
North Node sextile Chiron
0° 57′
North Node trine MC
2° 41′
Chiron opposition MC
3° 38′
Pluto trine Chiron
4° 54′
Saturn sextile Neptune
3° 08′
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 · 20° 27′ Scorpio
Your 1st house contains:
Ascendant20° 27′ Scorpio
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 20° 26′ Sagittarius
Empty
Your 2nd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 24° 37′ Capricorn
Your 3rd house contains:
Uranus25° 37′ Capricorn
IV
Home & roots
IC · 0° 13′ Pisces
Your 4th house contains:
Chiron3° 51′ Pisces
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 2° 16′ Aries
Empty
Your 5th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 28° 38′ Aries
Your 6th house contains:
Saturn20° 07′ Taurus
North Node2° 54′ Taurus
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 20° 27′ Taurus
Your 7th house contains:
Moon22° 51′ Taurus
Mars3° 25′ Gemini
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 20° 26′ Gemini
Your 8th house contains:
Neptune23° 15′ Cancer
Pluto28° 57′ Gemini
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 24° 37′ Cancer
Empty
Your 9th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Cancer) still shapes its texture.
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 0° 13′ Virgo
Your 10th house contains:
Sun19° 45′ Virgo
Mercury12° 10′ Virgo
Venus22° 38′ Virgo
MC0° 13′ Virgo
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 2° 16′ Libra
Empty
Your 11th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Libra) still shapes its texture.
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 28° 38′ Libra
Your 12th house contains:
Jupiter11° 39′ Scorpio
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
Kite
Earth & Water
Moon · Neptune · Sun · Uranus · Venus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Moon22° 51′ Taurus
Neptune23° 15′ Cancer
Sun19° 45′ Virgo
Uranus25° 37′ Capricorn
Venus22° 38′ Virgo
02
Cradle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune · Saturn · Sun · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant20° 27′ Scorpio
Moon22° 51′ Taurus
Neptune23° 15′ Cancer
Saturn20° 07′ Taurus
Sun19° 45′ Virgo
Venus22° 38′ Virgo
03
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · MC · Mars — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron3° 51′ Pisces
MC0° 13′ Virgo
Mars3° 25′ Gemini
01
Wedge
Focus: Sun
Ascendant · Moon · Saturn · Sun · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant20° 27′ Scorpio
Moon22° 51′ Taurus
Saturn20° 07′ Taurus
Sun19° 45′ Virgo
Venus22° 38′ Virgo
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Chiron · MC · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron3° 51′ Pisces
MC0° 13′ Virgo
Pluto28° 57′ Gemini
03
Wedge
Focus: North Node
Chiron · MC · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron3° 51′ Pisces
MC0° 13′ Virgo
North Node2° 54′ Taurus
04
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Moon · Neptune · Saturn · Sun · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Moon22° 51′ Taurus
Neptune23° 15′ Cancer
Saturn20° 07′ Taurus
Sun19° 45′ Virgo
Venus22° 38′ 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
0
Earth
5
Air
1
Water
2
By modality
Cardinal
0
Fixed
3
Mutable
5
The chart forms a Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Eight planets above the horizon
Most of the chart sits in the public, relational houses above the horizon.
No personal planets below the horizon
The private, formative houses below the horizon are empty.
Six planets are retrograde
Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, North Node, and Chiron — an inward-turned chart.
Heavy concentration in Virgo
Sun, Mercury, Venus, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.