Maria Callas — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1923-12-02 (time unknown) · New York, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography names the hospital and the date of birth; no hour is given, and sources differ over the exact day.
American-born Greek soprano associated with the bel canto revival and with roles including Norma, Tosca and Violetta. The date entered follows the hospital birth record; Callas herself gave 3 December and her mother gave 4 December, so the day carries some uncertainty. No hour of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Sagittarius Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Jupiter carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Stellium in Sagittarius: Sun, Mercury, Jupiter — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Fire is the leading element (49% weighted), while earth 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°30′ Sagittarius: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates expansively, candidly, aimed at the far horizon — the keynote is meaning.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 168.8078° → 182.6911° (Virgo → Libra).
Stellium in Sagittarius: Sun, Mercury, Jupiter — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Mars conjunction Saturn (orb 0°44′, separating): Mars and Saturn fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Mercury trine Neptune (orb 1°38′, applying): Mercury and Neptune flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Sun square North Node (orb 2°55′, separating): Sun and North Node grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Sagittarius 9°29′ · Moon Virgo or Libra (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius 9°29′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Virgo or Libra (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Sagittarius 18°44′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Venus | Capricorn 0°34′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Libra 29°06′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius 1°46′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Saturn | Libra 28°22′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Uranus | Pisces 13°39′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Leo 20°22′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer 11°55′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Mars ☌ Saturn (conjunction, orb 0.7°)
- Mercury △ Neptune (trine, orb 1.6°)
- Sun □ North Node (square, orb 2.9°)
- Venus ⚹ Mars (sextile, orb 1.5°)
- Uranus △ Pluto (trine, orb 1.7°)
- Sun □ Uranus (square, orb 4.2°)
- Venus ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 2.2°)
- Sun ☌ Jupiter (conjunction, orb 7.7°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Earth (己). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 癸亥 Guǐ Hài | 癸亥 Guǐ Hài | 己酉 Jǐ Yǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 1931 | 壬戌 | directWealth |
| 18.1 | 1941 | 辛酉 | eatingGod |
| 28.1 | 1951 | 庚申 | hurtingOfficer |
| 38.1 | 1961 | 己未 | friend |
| 48.1 | 1971 | 戊午 | robWealth |
| 58.1 | 1981 | 丁巳 | indirectResource |
| 68.1 | 1991 | 丙辰 | directResource |
| 78.1 | 2001 | 乙卯 | sevenKillings |
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 | |||