Eleonora Duse — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1858-10-03 (time unknown) · Vigevano, Italy
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). Wikipedia gives the full date and the town of birth; the article states no hour.
Italian actress of international stature, admired for a restrained naturalism that contrasted with the declamatory style of her era and for her work in Ibsen and D'Annunzio. She was born in Vigevano, then in the Austrian Empire and now in Lombardy, into a family of travelling players. No time of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Libra Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Mercury carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Mercury opposite Neptune, both square Jupiter — the apex (Jupiter) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Earth is the leading element (35% weighted), while fire is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 9°57′ Libra: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates relationally, aesthetically, by weighing and balancing — the keynote is equilibrium. In fall: its confidence runs low here; support from allied planets matters (check its aspects).
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 137.3139° → 151.2134° (Leo → Virgo).
T-square: Mercury opposite Neptune, both square Jupiter — the apex (Jupiter) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Mercury opposition Neptune (orb 0°30′, applying): Mercury and Neptune face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Mercury square Jupiter (orb 1°02′, separating): Mercury and Jupiter grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Sun sextile Saturn (orb 0°04′, applying): Sun and Saturn cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Libra 9°56′ · Moon Leo or Virgo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra 9°56′ | — | fall | direct |
| Moon | Leo or Virgo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Virgo 22°33′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Venus | Scorpio 26°34′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Mars | Capricorn 0°45′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini 21°31′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Saturn | Leo 10°00′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Gemini 3°12′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces 23°03′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus 7°04′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury ☍ Neptune (opposition, orb 0.5°)
- Mercury □ Jupiter (square, orb 1.0°)
- Sun ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 0.1°)
- Jupiter □ Neptune (square, orb 1.5°)
- Saturn □ Pluto (square, orb 2.9°)
- Pluto ⚹ North Node (sextile, orb 1.3°)
- Venus △ Neptune (trine, orb 3.5°)
- Mars ☌ Lilith (mean apogee) (conjunction, orb 5.4°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Earth (己). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 戊午 Wù Wǔ | 辛酉 Xīn Yǒu | 己巳 Jǐ Sì |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 1860 | 壬戌 | directWealth |
| 11.7 | 1870 | 癸亥 | indirectWealth |
| 21.7 | 1880 | 甲子 | directOfficer |
| 31.7 | 1890 | 乙丑 | sevenKillings |
| 41.7 | 1900 | 丙寅 | directResource |
| 51.7 | 1910 | 丁卯 | indirectResource |
| 61.7 | 1920 | 戊辰 | robWealth |
| 71.7 | 1930 | 己巳 | friend |
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 | |||