Sylvia Plath: Natal Chart & Psychological Profile

Birth Data

Sylvia Plath Portrait
  • Boston (MA) (United States), Thu Oct 27 1932, 02:10 PM. Source: Astro-Databank.
  • Dominants: Scorpio, Virgo, Aquarius / Uranus, Mars, Pluto / Houses: 7, 6, 8 / Fire, Earth / Fixed
  • Occupation: Poet
  • Chinese Zodiac: Water Monkey
  • Height: 5' 9" (1m75) tall
  • Life Path Number: 7

This report maps the astrological DNA of Sylvia Plath based on precise birth time. Explore how the combination of a Scorpio Sun and Libra Moon (along with a Aquarius Ascendant) manifests through the career milestones listed below.

Key Milestone Timeline

  • 1982, posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for "The Collected Poems".
  • 1965, posthumously published the poetry collection "Ariel"; wrote a majority of the poems in 1962.
  • 1963, published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas the novel "The Bell Jar"; died by suicide.
  • 1962, separated from husband Ted Hughes after he had an affair.
  • 1960, first collection of poems "The Colossus and Other Poems"; first child, Frieda.
  • 1956, married fellow poet Ted Hughes.

Sources: britannica.com, poets.org

The Big Three: Sun, Moon & Ascendant

core identity • inner emotional tone • public face

Sun
Scorpio4° 09'8th House
Moon
Libra8° 30'7th House
Ascendant
Aquarius29° 21'

House-by-House Breakdown

  • 1st

    House

    Self & Identity

    Sign on Cusp
    Aquarius
    29° 21'
    Planets in House
    Mean Node (R)
    House Ruler
    Uranus
    Ruler's Position
    Aries
    2nd House
  • 2nd

    House

    Values & Resources

    Sign on Cusp
    Aries
    18° 07'
    Planets in House
    Uranus (R)
    House Ruler
    Mars
    Ruler's Position
    Leo
    6th House
  • 3rd

    House

    Communication

    Sign on Cusp
    Taurus
    20° 30'
    Planets in House
    Chiron (R)
    House Ruler
    Venus
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    7th House
  • 4th

    House

    Home & Roots

    Sign on Cusp
    Gemini
    13° 44'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Mercury
    Ruler's Position
    Scorpio
    9th House
  • 5th

    House

    Creativity & Pleasure

    Sign on Cusp
    Cancer
    4° 15'
    Planets in House
    Pluto (R)
    House Ruler
    Moon
    Ruler's Position
    Libra
    7th House
  • 6th

    House

    Routine & Health

    Sign on Cusp
    Cancer
    26° 49'
    Planets in House
    Mars
    House Ruler
    Moon
    Ruler's Position
    Libra
    7th House
  • 7th

    House

    Partnerships

    Sign on Cusp
    Leo
    29° 21'
    Planets in House
    Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune
    House Ruler
    Sun
    Ruler's Position
    Scorpio
    8th House
  • 8th

    House

    Transformation

    Sign on Cusp
    Libra
    18° 07'
    Planets in House
    Sun
    House Ruler
    Venus
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    7th House
  • 9th

    House

    Beliefs & Expansion

    Sign on Cusp
    Scorpio
    20° 30'
    Planets in House
    Mercury
    House Ruler
    Pluto
    Ruler's Position
    Cancer
    5th House
  • 10th

    House

    Career & Public Life

    Sign on Cusp
    Sagittarius
    13° 44'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Jupiter
    Ruler's Position
    Virgo
    7th House
  • 11th

    House

    Community & Future

    Sign on Cusp
    Capricorn
    4° 15'
    Planets in House
    House Ruler
    Saturn
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    12th House
  • 12th

    House

    Subconscious

    Sign on Cusp
    Capricorn
    26° 49'
    Planets in House
    Saturn
    House Ruler
    Saturn
    Ruler's Position
    Capricorn
    12th House

Sylvia Plath's Astrology Birth Chart (Placidus)

Chart DNA: Rulers & Angles

AC (identity), MC (public self), DC (relationships & other awareness), IC (private self, roots & ancestry).

The Chart Ruler

Ruling Planet
Uranus
Ruler's Placement
AriesIn 2nd House

Elements Distribution

  • Air: 30%
  • Fire: 17%
  • Earth: 21%
  • Water: 32%

Modalities

Cardinal:
31%
Fixed:
38%
Mutable:
31%

Planet Positions

  • Sun Planet symbol

    Sun

    4° 09'

    Scorpio

  • Moon Planet symbol

    Moon

    8° 30'

    Libra

  • Mercury Planet symbol

    Mercury

    21° 28'

    Scorpio

  • Venus Planet symbol

    Venus

    23° 38'

    Virgo

  • Mars Planet symbol

    Mars

    21° 14'

    Leo

  • Jupiter Planet symbol

    Jupiter

    16° 02'

    Virgo

  • Saturn Planet symbol

    Saturn

    28° 38'

    Capricorn

  • Uranus Planet symbol

    Uranus

    20° 52', R

    Aries

  • Neptune Planet symbol

    Neptune

    9° 36'

    Virgo

  • Pluto Planet symbol

    Pluto

    23° 26', R

    Cancer

  • Mean_Node symbol

    Mean Node

    14° 21', R

    Pisces

  • Chiron symbol

    Chiron

    27° 15', R

    Taurus

Major Aspects

Sylvia Plath aspect grid chart

Grouped by Planet & Orb Strength

  • Sun

    • quintile Mars(0° 55')
    • sextile Neptune(5° 26')
  • Mercury

    • quintile Neptune(0° 08')
    • square Mars(0° 13')
    • trine Pluto(1° 59')
    • sextile Venus(2° 10')
    • sextile Jupiter(5° 25')
    • opposition Chiron(5° 46')
  • Venus

    • sextile Pluto(0° 11')
    • sextile Mercury(2° 10')
    • trine Chiron(3° 36')
    • trine Saturn(4° 59')
    • conjunction Jupiter(7° 36')
  • Mars

    • square Mercury(0° 13')
    • trine Uranus(0° 21')
    • quintile Sun(0° 55')
  • Jupiter

    • sextile Mercury(5° 25')
    • conjunction Neptune(6° 25')
    • conjunction Venus(7° 36')
  • Saturn

    • trine Chiron(1° 23')
    • trine Venus(4° 59')
    • opposition Pluto(5° 10')
  • Uranus

    • trine Mars(0° 21')
    • square Pluto(2° 34')
  • Neptune

    • quintile Mercury(0° 08')
    • sextile Sun(5° 26')
    • conjunction Jupiter(6° 25')
  • Pluto

    • sextile Venus(0° 11')
    • trine Mercury(1° 59')
    • square Uranus(2° 34')
    • sextile Chiron(3° 47')
    • opposition Saturn(5° 10')
  • Chiron

    • trine Saturn(1° 23')
    • trine Venus(3° 36')
    • sextile Pluto(3° 47')
    • opposition Mercury(5° 46')