Birth chart

Selma Lagerlöf

Writers1858 – 1940Born 20 November 1858 · Östra Ämtervik church parishtime 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.

Every figure gets a data-confidence rating for its birth time. Where the time is unknown, we compute a partial chart rather than guess. How we build this base

Sun

Scorpio

Moon

Taurus

Rising

Unknown

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

Chart wheel

Sun opposite Uranus · orb 3°42′Sun trine Neptune · orb 5°43′Sun square North Node · orb 6°54′Sun square South Node · orb 6°54′Mercury trine Saturn · orb 2°27′Mercury sextile Chiron · orb 2°55′Mars trine Uranus · orb 3°46′Mars square Pluto · orb 0°51′Jupiter square Neptune · orb 3°15′Saturn opposite Chiron · orb 0°28′Uranus square North Node · orb 3°12′Uranus square South Node · orb 3°12′Pluto sextile North Node · orb 1°25′Pluto trine South Node · orb 1°25′Sun — Scorpio 27°53′ · +1.01°/day27°53′Mercury — Sagittarius 9°52′ · +1.52°/day9°52′Venus — Sagittarius 29°24′ · +0.12°/day29°24′Mars — Aquarius 5°20′ · +0.75°/day5°20′Jupiter — Gemini 18°55′ ℞ · −0.12°/day18°55′Saturn — Leo 12°19′ · +0.01°/day12°19′Uranus — Gemini 1°35′ ℞ · −0.04°/day1°35′Neptune — Pisces 22°10′ ℞ · −0.01°/day22°10′Pluto — Taurus 6°12′ ℞ · −0.02°/day6°12′North Node — Pisces 4°47′ ℞ · −0.19°/day4°47′South Node — Virgo 4°47′ ℞ · −0.19°/day4°47′Chiron — Aquarius 12°47′ · +0.03°/day12°47′Lilith — Capricorn 11°35′ · +0.11°/day11°35′
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 Scorpio

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is your core self, and in Scorpio it grows through depth and honesty about what's really going on. There's a pull toward intensity, privacy, and getting past the surface to what actually matters — in yourself and in others. People often experience this placement as magnetic and perceptive, and sometimes as guarded or all-or-nothing. The theme worth exploring is trust: the same depth that lets you bond completely can make letting someone in feel like a large risk. Trust here is built slowly and spent carefully, and letting one person past the surface tends to feel like a far larger risk than the opening itself turns out to be.

Moon in Taurus

The Moon, in the astrological tradition, describes what your feelings need to feel at ease. In Taurus that need is grounded and physical. You settle through the senses: good food, a steady routine, a body at rest in a place that smells like home. Moods here change slowly, which brings loyalty and calm, and sometimes a grip on the familiar long after it has stopped serving you. Astrologers link this Moon to patience and a deep wish for security. The gift is real comfort; the question is knowing when safety has quietly turned into staying put. Rest that restores you and comfort that keeps you still can wear the very same face, and learning to tell them apart is the slow gift of this Moon.

The astronomy

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

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunScorpio 27°53′
MercurySagittarius 9°52′
VenusSagittarius 29°24′
MarsAquarius 5°20′
JupiterGemini 18°55′
SaturnLeo 12°19′
UranusGemini 1°35′
NeptunePisces 22°10′
PlutoTaurus 6°12′
North NodePisces 4°47′
South NodeVirgo 4°47′
ChironAquarius 12°47′
LilithCapricorn 11°35′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 0°28′
  • 0°51′
  • 3°42′
  • 1°25′
  • 5°43′
  • 6°54′
  • 6°54′
  • 2°27′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Fire37%
Air30%
Water27%
Earth7%

Leading: Fire

Modalities

Fixed50%
Mutable50%
Cardinal0%

Leading: Fixed

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