Bette Davis — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1908-04-05 (time unknown) · Lowell, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). Wikipedia gives the full date and city; no hour of birth is stated in the article.
American actress of more than a hundred films, twice an Academy Award winner and the first woman to head the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The date and place are well attested; no source states an hour, so the chart carries no ascendant.
Reading the chart
Aries Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Venus carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Uranus opposite Neptune, both square Sun — the apex (Sun) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Fire is the leading element (37% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Cardinal modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is initiating — starting things comes naturally.
Sun at 15°30′ Aries: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates directly, impatiently, with first-mover courage — the keynote is ignition. Exalted: honored guest conditions — this function is elevated, sometimes idealized.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 65.6906° → 78.3411° (Gemini).
T-square: Uranus opposite Neptune, both square Sun — the apex (Sun) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Venus conjunction Mars (orb 0°48′, separating): Venus and Mars fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Sun square Uranus (orb 1°18′, applying): Sun and Uranus grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Jupiter trine Saturn (orb 1°30′, applying): Jupiter and Saturn flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Aries 15°30′ · Moon Gemini (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries 15°30′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Moon | Gemini (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Pisces 19°30′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Venus | Taurus 29°49′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Mars | Taurus 29°01′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Leo 3°37′ | — | — | direct |
| Saturn | Aries 2°07′ | — | fall | direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn 16°48′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Cancer 12°07′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Gemini 22°55′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Venus ☌ Mars (conjunction, orb 0.8°)
- Sun □ Uranus (square, orb 1.3°)
- Jupiter △ Saturn (trine, orb 1.5°)
- Sun □ Neptune (square, orb 3.4°)
- Neptune ☌ North Node (conjunction, orb 3.3°)
- Mercury □ Pluto (square, orb 3.4°)
- Venus ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 2.3°)
- Uranus ☍ Neptune (opposition, orb 4.7°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Metal (庚). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 戊申 Wù Shēn | 丙辰 Bǐng Chén | 庚寅 Gēng Yín |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | 1918 | 丁巳 | directOfficer |
| 20.1 | 1928 | 戊午 | indirectResource |
| 30.1 | 1938 | 己未 | directResource |
| 40.1 | 1948 | 庚申 | friend |
| 50.1 | 1958 | 辛酉 | robWealth |
| 60.1 | 1968 | 壬戌 | eatingGod |
| 70.1 | 1978 | 癸亥 | hurtingOfficer |
| 80.1 | 1988 | 甲子 | indirectWealth |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||