Gwendolyn Brooks
Poet; Annie Allen, 'We Real Cool', The Bean Eaters
Sun
Gemini
Moon
Capricorn
Rising
Virgo
Birth details
Portrait
Born
June 7, 1917
Time
1:00 PM
Place
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Timezone
UTC −6:00
Time credit
Gauquelin
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 Gemini16° 25′
Moon in Capricorn16° 18′
Mercury in Taurus23° 46′
Venus in Gemini27° 44′
Mars in Taurus24° 55′
Jupiter in Taurus25° 07′
Saturn in Cancer28° 05′
Uranus in Aquarius23° 41′
Neptune in Leo2° 54′
Pluto in Cancer3° 28′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Virgo25° 54′
MC in Gemini25° 20′
North Node in Capricorn12° 01′
Chiron in Pisces29° 39′
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 · by strength
Sun quincunx Moon
0° 07′
Mars conjunction Jupiter
0° 12′
Jupiter trine Ascendant
0° 48′
Mars trine Ascendant
0° 59′
Mercury square Uranus
0° 05′
Mercury conjunction Mars
1° 09′
Venus square Ascendant
1° 50′
Mars square Uranus
1° 14′
Mercury conjunction Jupiter
1° 21′
Uranus trine MC
1° 39′
Venus conjunction MC
2° 24′
Mercury trine Ascendant
2° 08′
Saturn sextile Ascendant
2° 11′
Saturn trine Chiron
1° 34′
Venus square Chiron
1° 55′
Venus conjunction Pluto
5° 44′
Mars sextile Saturn
3° 10′
Venus trine Uranus
4° 03′
Jupiter square Uranus
1° 26′
Neptune trine Chiron
3° 15′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
3° 45′
Mercury sextile Saturn
4° 19′
Pluto square Chiron
3° 49′
Jupiter sextile Saturn
2° 58′
Mars sextile Chiron
4° 44′
Chiron square MC
4° 19′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
4° 33′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 25° 54′ Virgo
Ascendant

Your 1st house contains:

Ascendant25° 54′ Virgo
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 21° 55′ Libra
Empty

Your 2nd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Libra) still shapes its texture.

III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 22° 09′ Scorpio
Empty

Your 3rd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.

IV
Home & roots
IC · 25° 20′ Sagittarius
MoonNorth Node

Your 4th house contains:

Moon16° 18′ Capricorn
North Node12° 01′ Capricorn
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 28° 40′ Capricorn
Uranus

Your 5th house contains:

Uranus23° 41′ Aquarius
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 29° 16′ Aquarius
Empty

Your 6th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aquarius) still shapes its texture.

VII
Partnership
Descendant · 25° 54′ Pisces
Chiron

Your 7th house contains:

Chiron29° 39′ Pisces
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 21° 55′ Aries
Empty

Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.

IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 22° 09′ Taurus
SunMercuryMarsJupiter

Your 9th house contains:

Sun16° 25′ Gemini
Mercury23° 46′ Taurus
Mars24° 55′ Taurus
Jupiter25° 07′ Taurus
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 25° 20′ Gemini
VenusSaturnPlutoMC

Your 10th house contains:

Venus27° 44′ Gemini
Saturn28° 05′ Cancer
Pluto3° 28′ Cancer
MC25° 20′ Gemini
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 28° 40′ Cancer
Neptune

Your 11th house contains:

Neptune2° 54′ Leo
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 29° 16′ Leo
Empty

Your 12th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Leo) still shapes its texture.

01
Cradle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Jupiter · Mars · Saturn — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant25° 54′ Virgo
Chiron29° 39′ Pisces
Jupiter25° 07′ Taurus
Mars24° 55′ Taurus
Saturn28° 05′ Cancer
02
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant25° 54′ Virgo
Chiron29° 39′ Pisces
MC25° 20′ Gemini
Venus27° 44′ Gemini
01
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Saturn — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant25° 54′ Virgo
Jupiter25° 07′ Taurus
Mars24° 55′ Taurus
Mercury23° 46′ Taurus
Saturn28° 05′ Cancer
Chart signature
By element
Fire
0
Earth
5
Air
3
Water
0
By modality
Cardinal
1
Fixed
3
Mutable
4
The chart forms a Seesaw shape
Planets gather in two opposite groups — you live in the push and pull between them.
Moon is unaspected
Moon stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Neptune is unaspected
Neptune stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Sun is unaspected
Sun stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Heavy concentration in Gemini
Sun, Venus, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
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