Grace Kelly Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Grace Kelly’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Scorpio 4°41′
- Midheaven
- Leo 11°11′
- Descendant
- Taurus 4°41′
- Imum Coeli
- Aquarius 11°11′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio 19°34′ | 1 |
| Moon | Pisces 21°50′ | 5 |
| Mercury | Scorpio 10°42′ | 1 |
| Venus | Libra 28°51′ | 12 |
| Mars | Scorpio 25°37′ | 1 |
| Jupiter | Gemini 14°05′Retrograde | 8 |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 28°06′ | 2 |
| Uranus | Aries 7°56′Retrograde | 5 |
| Neptune | Virgo 3°25′ | 10 |
| Pluto | Cancer 19°31′Retrograde | 9 |
| North Node | Taurus 11°33′Retrograde | 7 |
| South Node | Scorpio 11°33′Retrograde | 1 |
| Lilith | Capricorn 19°25′ | 3 |
| Chiron | Taurus 11°37′Retrograde | 7 |
Grace Kelly · local time · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; National Museum of Australia — review of Grace Kelly: Style Icon; V&A — Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition guide
Grace Kelly's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Scorpio is commonly associated with focus, depth and lasting attention. Scorpio likes to look beneath the first impression. Grace Kelly's preserved wardrobe makes that a useful place to begin. A famous dress has more behind it than a photograph. It has a designer, an occasion and sometimes a film role.
The National Museum of Australia's review describes Grace Kelly: Style Icon. The exhibition separated film costumes from later ceremonial clothing. That choice helps us look closely at what each garment did. An outfit worn inside a story has one purpose, and a dress worn at a public event has another. Scorpio's interest in the deeper story fits that closer examination.
Moon in Pisces is usually linked with imagination and emotional atmosphere. Pisces notices the feeling around a thing, and the exhibition used photographs and film alongside the clothes. That makes the Pisces comparison easy to picture, and a dress standing still shows its shape and fabric. A filmed dress also moves through a scene. Music, movement and the person wearing it change the experience.
Scorpio rising is associated with a concentrated, memorable first impression. Kelly has Scorpio both at the Sun and the rising sign. The repetition adds emphasis without giving the placements identical meanings. The Sun describes a central direction. Rising describes the entrance.
Think of first seeing a familiar image of Kelly. You recognise the polished appearance before learning its particular story. The exhibition asks you to stay longer and look again. That gives this Scorpio combination a concrete subject. A recognisable image becomes more interesting when you notice the details.
Sun trine Pluto: look beyond the silhouette
Pluto in Cancer is associated with deep ties to memory and familiar history. It forms a trine to Kelly's Scorpio Sun at 0.04°. That is almost exact. A trine is usually read as an easy connection between two approaches. Here both signs favour staying with something that matters.
The museum review identifies an Edith Head costume from Rear Window. It also names later couture pieces in the exhibition. Seeing them together adds history to the familiar picture of Kelly. The clothes share a wearer, but their purposes differ.
This pairing invites a closer look at that history. Which film does the costume belong to? What changes when it leaves the screen and enters a gallery? Scorpio encourages sustained attention, and Cancer brings memory into the reading. The very close aspect makes those themes worth noticing together. Start with the actual garment, then follow its documented story.
Venus sextile Saturn: elegance has a clear shape
Venus in Libra is linked with proportion, harmony and an eye for presentation. Saturn in Sagittarius is associated with giving broad ideas a firm shape. Venus describes taste, and Saturn describes limits and structure. Their sextile is close, at 0.75°. A sextile is usually read as a helpful opening between different styles.
Kelly's exhibition wardrobe gives the pairing a public example. The organisers placed individual outfits into a sequence of public roles. The display included dresses by several named fashion houses, and a pleasing object also belonged to a particular occasion.
Think about dressing for an event with clear expectations. You still choose something that feels right, but the occasion matters. Libra notices the balance of the look, and Saturn asks what the outfit needs to do. Kelly's preserved clothes let us explore both at once. Their polish has a purpose as well as an appearance.
Sun trine Moon: the dress and the feeling around it
Kelly's Sun trines her Pisces Moon at 2.28°. This is wider than Sun–Pluto. The Sun describes the main direction; the Moon describes a familiar emotional response. A trine often suggests those two styles finding common ground. Scorpio brings concentration, while Pisces brings imagination.
The photographs and films in Style Icon offer a clear comparison. The garment gives you a definite object to look at. The moving image gives it another kind of life. You notice how a sleeve moves or a skirt catches light.
The same dress starts to feel different in a scene. That is where Pisces's interest in atmosphere becomes useful, and Scorpio keeps attention on the thing itself. Read both together rather than choosing only one impression. A costume has a physical shape and a feeling attached to its performance. The exhibition made room for both experiences.
Mercury in Scorpio: give the details their proper names
Mercury in Scorpio is associated with focused words and searching questions. It likes a description that gets past the obvious label. Calling every Kelly outfit elegant leaves plenty unseen. Naming the film, designer and occasion gives you more to consider.
Try comparing a film costume with a later exhibition gown. Notice their fabric, purpose and presentation. Then ask what makes each memorable on its own. Kelly's wardrobe is a useful place to practise this Mercury approach. The details make the reading warmer and more personal than a single style adjective.
Reading this chart respectfully
Kelly's films and preserved clothes are the evidence here; the chart leaves her private experience beyond this reading.
Birth record
Rodden rating AA. The cited Astro-Databank source notes state: Birth certificate in hand, collector Steinbrecher.
This time comes from a record.
Historical local-time rules determine the chart; ten-planet totals weight Sun/Moon 3 and other planets 1. Sign scores add rising +2; planet scores add +2 in houses 1, 4, 7 or 10 and each major planet-to-planet aspect +max(0, 1 − orb/10). Ties follow zodiac, planet and house order. Compare with your own chart for reflection, never prediction.
Major aspects
The orb measures distance from the exact angle: a smaller number means a tighter aspect.
| Bodies and aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Sun trine Pluto | 0.04° |
| Chiron conjunction North Node | 0.07° |
| Chiron opposition South Node | 0.07° |
| Pluto opposition Lilith | 0.10° |
| Sun sextile Lilith | 0.13° |
| North Node square Midheaven | 0.38° |
| South Node square Midheaven | 0.38° |
| Chiron square Midheaven | 0.44° |
| Mercury square Midheaven | 0.49° |
| Venus sextile Saturn | 0.75° |
| Mercury opposition North Node | 0.86° |
| Mercury conjunction South Node | 0.86° |
| Chiron opposition Mercury | 0.93° |
| Neptune sextile Ascendant | 1.27° |
| Sun trine Moon | 2.28° |
| Moon trine Pluto | 2.31° |
| Moon sextile Lilith | 2.41° |
| Jupiter sextile Midheaven | 2.91° |
| Uranus trine Midheaven | 3.24° |
| Moon trine Mars | 3.79° |
| Venus sextile Neptune | 4.57° |
| Saturn trine Neptune | 5.32° |
| Venus conjunction Ascendant | 5.84° |
| Mercury conjunction Ascendant | 6.01° |
| Sun conjunction Mars | 6.06° |
| Mars trine Pluto | 6.10° |
| Moon square Saturn | 6.26° |
| North Node opposition Ascendant | 6.87° |
| South Node conjunction Ascendant | 6.87° |
| Chiron opposition Ascendant | 6.94° |
| Chiron trine Lilith | 7.80° |
| North Node trine Lilith | 7.87° |
| Chiron opposition Sun | 7.94° |
| Pluto trine South Node | 7.96° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Scorpio (7) · Pisces (3) · Aries (1).
- Scorpio: looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material; Pisces: responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere; Aries: starting quickly and acting directly.
- Top planets
- Sun (7.16) · Moon (5.54) · Mars (4.40).
- Sun: identity and purpose; Moon: emotional habits; Mars: effort and initiative.
- Top houses
- House 1 (5) · House 5 (4) · House 2 (1).
- House 1: self-presentation; House 5: creativity and play; House 2: resources and priorities.
- Dominant element
- Water (9 points).
- Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
- Dominant modality
- Mutable (6 points).
- Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.
Placements at a glance
- Sun in Scorpio: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Moon in Pisces: in astrology, emotional habits is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Mercury in Scorpio: in astrology, communication and learning is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Venus in Libra: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Mars in Scorpio: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Jupiter in Gemini: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Saturn in Sagittarius: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
- Uranus in Aries: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Neptune in Virgo: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through improving details through practical work.
- Pluto in Cancer: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
- North Node in Taurus: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- South Node in Scorpio: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Lilith in Capricorn: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Chiron in Taurus: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- Scorpio rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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