Birth chart

Mae West

Actors1893 – 1980Born 17 August 1893 · Brooklyntime unknown

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Time unknown — no reliable birth time, so houses and the Ascendant are left out and the Moon is shown as a range.

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Sun

Leo

Moon

Scorpio

Rising

Unknown

The Ascendant needs an exact birth time, which we don't have for this chart.

Chart wheel

Sun conjunct Mars · orb 5°49′Sun square Jupiter · orb 4°45′Sun trine North Node · orb 3°43′Sun sextile South Node · orb 3°43′Mercury sextile Saturn · orb 1°16′Mercury square Uranus · orb 3°59′Mercury sextile Neptune · orb 2°14′Mercury sextile Pluto · orb 0°23′Mercury trine Lilith · orb 3°54′Mars square Jupiter · orb 1°04′Saturn trine Neptune · orb 3°30′Saturn trine Pluto · orb 0°52′Uranus sextile Chiron · orb 0°07′Neptune conjunct Pluto · orb 2°37′Neptune opposite Lilith · orb 1°41′Pluto square Chiron · orb 3°28′Pluto opposite Lilith · orb 4°18′Sun — Leo 24°57′ · +0.96°/day24°57′Mercury — Leo 11°05′ ℞ · −0.09°/day11°05′Venus — Virgo 23°33′ · +1.21°/day23°33′Mars — Virgo 0°45′ · +0.64°/day0°45′Jupiter — Taurus 29°41′ · +0.10°/day29°41′Saturn — Libra 9°49′ · +0.10°/day9°49′Uranus — Scorpio 7°07′ · +0.03°/day7°07′Neptune — Gemini 13°19′ · +0.02°/day13°19′Pluto — Gemini 10°42′ · +0.01°/day10°42′North Node — Aries 21°14′ · +0.02°/day21°14′South Node — Libra 21°14′ · +0.02°/day21°14′Chiron — Virgo 7°14′ · +0.14°/day7°14′Lilith — Sagittarius 15°00′ · +0.11°/day15°00′
AspectsAngles (ASC/MC)· Hover a planet or aspect for details

Positions from a Swiss-ephemeris engine · houses & angles omitted (time unknown)

Reading the placements

These notes describe the chart, not the person — a lens for reflection.

Sun in Leo

In the astrological tradition, the Sun rules Leo, so here it's at home: the self that wants to shine, create, and be recognized for what it brings. There's warmth, generosity, and a real need to express something that feels personally yours. Others often read this as confidence, sometimes as a hunger for the spotlight. The theme worth exploring is the source of your warmth: whether it comes from being seen or from the joy of creating whether or not anyone's watching. Your truest work tends to be the thing you would still make with no one watching and no applause waiting at the end of it.

Moon in Scorpio

Astrologers read the Moon in Scorpio as a deep, private well. Your feelings run stronger than you usually show, and safety means trust that has been earned, not assumed. You soothe yourself through intensity and truth — a bond where nothing has to be hidden, a subject you can sink all the way into. This is a focused placement, not a doomed one. Its theme is control: how much to reveal, when to let someone all the way in, how to feel deeply without going under. The question of the season is less about guarding the gate and more about which door might safely open. Someone in your life has likely earned more trust than you've let them hold, and the well loses none of its depth for letting one more person near it.

The astronomy

The raw computed positions behind this chart — the same numbers any ephemeris would give.

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunLeo 24°57′
MercuryLeo 11°05′
VenusVirgo 23°33′
MarsVirgo 0°45′
JupiterTaurus 29°41′
SaturnLibra 9°49′
UranusScorpio 7°07′
NeptuneGemini 13°19′
PlutoGemini 10°42′
North NodeAries 21°14′
South NodeLibra 21°14′
ChironVirgo 7°14′
LilithSagittarius 15°00′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 0°07′
  • 1°04′
  • 0°52′
  • 1°41′
  • 0°23′
  • 3°43′
  • 4°45′
  • 5°49′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Earth37%
Fire33%
Air23%
Water7%

Leading: Earth

Modalities

Fixed50%
Mutable40%
Cardinal10%

Leading: Fixed

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