Shel Silverstein
Singer-songwriter, Singer; The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Light in the Attic
Sun
Libra
Moon
Scorpio
Rising
Sagittarius
Birth details
Portrait
Born
September 25, 1930
Time
12:24 PM
Place
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Timezone
UTC −5:00
Time credit
Starkman
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 Libra1° 55′
Moon in Scorpio15° 17′
Mercury in Virgo24° 20′
Venus in Scorpio17° 32′
Mars in Cancer16° 56′
Jupiter in Cancer17° 36′
Saturn in Capricorn5° 28′
Uranus in Aries13° 51′
Neptune in Virgo4° 23′
Pluto in Cancer20° 45′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Sagittarius8° 04′
MC in Virgo26° 54′
North Node in Aries24° 46′
Chiron in Taurus18° 24′
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
Venus trine Mars
0° 36′
Mars conjunction Jupiter
0° 41′
Venus trine Jupiter
0° 04′
Mercury conjunction MC
2° 34′
Moon trine Mars
1° 39′
Sun conjunction MC
5° 01′
Moon conjunction Venus
2° 15′
Sun square Saturn
3° 33′
Neptune square Ascendant
3° 42′
Saturn trine Neptune
1° 05′
Mercury quincunx North Node
0° 26′
Venus opposition Chiron
0° 52′
Moon quincunx Uranus
1° 26′
Moon trine Jupiter
2° 19′
Mars square Uranus
3° 05′
Mars conjunction Pluto
3° 49′
Uranus trine Ascendant
5° 47′
Venus trine Pluto
3° 13′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
0° 48′
Jupiter conjunction Pluto
3° 08′
Moon trine Pluto
5° 27′
Mars sextile Chiron
1° 29′
Moon opposition Chiron
3° 07′
Mercury sextile Pluto
3° 36′
Pluto sextile Chiron
2° 20′
Jupiter square Uranus
3° 45′
Mercury trine Chiron
5° 56′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 8° 04′ Sagittarius
SaturnAscendant

Your 1st house contains:

Saturn5° 28′ Capricorn
Ascendant8° 04′ Sagittarius
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 11° 17′ Capricorn
Empty

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

III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 20° 12′ Aquarius
Empty

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

IV
Home & roots
IC · 26° 54′ Pisces
UranusNorth Node

Your 4th house contains:

Uranus13° 51′ Aries
North Node24° 46′ Aries
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 26° 00′ Aries
Chiron

Your 5th house contains:

Chiron18° 24′ Taurus
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 18° 44′ Taurus
Empty

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

VII
Partnership
Descendant · 8° 04′ Gemini
Empty

Your 7th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Gemini) still shapes its texture.

VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 11° 17′ Cancer
MarsJupiterPluto

Your 8th house contains:

Mars16° 56′ Cancer
Jupiter17° 36′ Cancer
Pluto20° 45′ Cancer
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 20° 12′ Leo
MercuryNeptune

Your 9th house contains:

Mercury24° 20′ Virgo
Neptune4° 23′ Virgo
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 26° 54′ Virgo
SunMC

Your 10th house contains:

Sun1° 55′ Libra
MC26° 54′ Virgo
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 26° 00′ Libra
MoonVenus

Your 11th house contains:

Moon15° 17′ Scorpio
Venus17° 32′ Scorpio
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 18° 44′ Scorpio
Empty

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

No classic patterns in this chart — the configurations here are in Extended.
01
Wedge
Focus: Mars
Chiron · Jupiter · Mars · Moon · Pluto · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron18° 24′ Taurus
Jupiter17° 36′ Cancer
Mars16° 56′ Cancer
Moon15° 17′ Scorpio
Pluto20° 45′ Cancer
Venus17° 32′ Scorpio
02
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron18° 24′ Taurus
Mercury24° 20′ Virgo
Pluto20° 45′ Cancer
Chart signature
By element
Fire
1
Earth
2
Air
1
Water
4
By modality
Cardinal
3
Fixed
2
Mutable
3
The chart forms a Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
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.
Fire is a singleton element
Ascendant is the only fire placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Air is a singleton element
Sun is the only air placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
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