Queen Elizabeth II Birth Chart

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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Queen Elizabeth II’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.

ARIES ♈︎TAURUS ♉︎GEMINI ♊︎CANCER ♋︎LEO ♌︎VIRGO ♍︎LIBRA ♎︎SCORPIO ♏︎SAGITTARIUS ♐︎CAPRICORN ♑︎AQUARIUS ♒︎PISCES ♓︎123456789101112Sun trine LilithMoon trine MercuryMercury conjunction UranusVenus trine PlutoVenus trine North NodeMars conjunction JupiterMars opposition NeptuneMars opposition LilithMars square SaturnJupiter opposition NeptuneJupiter opposition LilithJupiter square SaturnSaturn trine UranusSaturn trine North NodeSaturn square NeptuneSaturn square LilithSaturn sextile South NodeUranus trine North NodeNeptune conjunction LilithPluto conjunction North NodePluto opposition South NodeChiron conjunction SunChiron sextile JupiterChiron trine NeptuneChiron trine LilithSun: 0°12′ Taurus0°0°Moon: 12°07′ Leo12°12°Mercury: 4°39′ Aries4°4°Venus: 13°57′ Pisces13°13°Mars: 20°51′ Aquarius20°20°Jupiter: 22°30′ Aquarius22°22°Saturn: 24°26′ Scorpio, retrograde24°24°Uranus: 27°21′ Pisces27°27°Neptune: 22°02′ Leo, retrograde22°22°Pluto: 12°42′ Cancer12°12°Chiron: 28°01′ Aries28°28°North Node: 20°28′ Cancer, retrograde20°20°South Node: 20°28′ Capricorn, retrograde20°20°Lilith: 24°25′ Leo24°24°Compact chart: body glyphs and whole degrees. Full positions, retrograde status and houses are in the tables below.ACDCMCIC
Ascendant
Capricorn 21°23′
Midheaven
Scorpio 25°33′
Descendant
Cancer 21°23′
Imum Coeli
Taurus 25°33′
Planet positions
BodySign and degreeHouse
SunTaurus 0°12′2
MoonLeo 12°07′7
MercuryAries 4°39′2
VenusPisces 13°57′1
MarsAquarius 20°51′1
JupiterAquarius 22°30′1
SaturnScorpio 24°26′Retrograde9
UranusPisces 27°21′2
NeptuneLeo 22°02′Retrograde7
PlutoCancer 12°42′6
North NodeCancer 20°28′Retrograde6
South NodeCapricorn 20°28′Retrograde12
LilithLeo 24°25′7
ChironAries 28°01′2

Queen Elizabeth II · local time · Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; The Royal Family — Accession and Coronation; The Royal Family — Fifty coronation facts

Elizabeth II's Sun, Moon and Rising

Sun in Taurus is commonly associated with steadiness, patience and loyalty to familiar things. Taurus values something tangible that lasts. The royal account of Elizabeth II's coronation gives that description an unusually concrete comparison. There are inherited objects, ceremonial clothing and a fixed order to the event. The history is carried through things people are able to see.

Taurus is often described as resistant to change, but its attachment to continuity has a warmer side too. A familiar object carries memories. A repeated ritual helps people recognise an occasion. The coronation record puts those ideas into actual objects and actions. It gives the Taurus reading something specific to consider, rather than simply repeating a description of someone being dutiful.

Moon in Leo is linked with expressive warmth, a strong presence and being a visible centre. A coronation makes the idea literal. Many people take part, but one person remains the focus of the ceremony. Leo draws attention to that central presence. The audience sees an individual within a large, carefully organised event.

Capricorn rising is usually associated with composure, formality and an awareness of responsibility. A royal title gives the first encounter a very definite shape. The role comes with expectations before the person says anything. Read beside Taurus and Leo, Capricorn adds a formal entrance to the familiar objects and visible centre. The three signs help us consider different parts of the same public ceremony in plain, concrete terms.

Mars beside Jupiter: one event reaches a much larger audience

Mars in Aquarius is associated with putting energy into a shared idea or trying another way of doing something. Jupiter in Aquarius adds an interest in a wider group and a larger reach. They sit together at 1.64°. A conjunction brings the two qualities close. Here action and growth share an outward, collective style.

The royal coronation facts document the television broadcast in 1953. An event in one building reached people watching elsewhere. That is a clear public comparison for the Mars–Jupiter pairing. The action is local, while the audience is much bigger. Aquarius adds the idea of people participating through a changed arrangement.

This also gives us a different side of the chart from Taurus continuity. An inherited ceremony was encountered through a newer medium. Something old and something new happened together. The Leo Moon keeps the central figure in view, while the Aquarius planets bring attention to the wider audience. The result is a more varied reading than a chart described only through tradition.

Mars opposite Neptune: the event and the image people receive

Neptune in Leo is linked with a vivid public image and imagination centred on a visible figure. Mars opposes Neptune at 1.17°. An opposition is usually read as a pull between different ways of approaching something. Here an action meets the larger impression it creates.

A television broadcast makes that comparison easy to picture. The ceremony happens in a real place, with people performing particular tasks. Viewers receive chosen views of it through the camera. They experience an event and an image of that event at the same time. The coronation history gives us actual broadcasting material to place beside Mars and Neptune.

Read with Mars beside Jupiter, the two contacts tell different parts of the story. Jupiter brings the larger audience. Neptune brings the memorable image. The Aquarius action connects with both. It is a helpful combination for thinking about a ceremony that people meet through sight, sound and a central person. The recording gives the concrete details; the placements give us familiar astrology qualities to consider alongside them.

Venus trine Pluto: beautiful objects carry a deeper meaning

Venus in Pisces is commonly associated with romantic taste, sensitivity to beauty and being moved by an atmosphere. Pluto in Cancer adds attachment to roots, memory and things that feel personally significant. Their trine is close, at 1.25°. A trine is often described as a smooth connection between two qualities.

The coronation's robes and ceremonial objects offer a tangible comparison. They are chosen forms with a history around them. A viewer sees a beautiful object and may also feel the weight of what it represents. Pisces Venus draws attention to that response to beauty. Cancer Pluto draws attention to memory and depth.

This water-sign pairing softens the earth-heavy first impression of Taurus and Capricorn. The reading includes feeling and imagination alongside a durable form. An event is made of objects and actions, but people also remember its atmosphere. The royal records give us the objects and sequence, letting these different qualities be explored beside something specific.

Reading this chart respectfully

This reading considers Elizabeth II's documented ceremonial presentation, without making a political verdict or guessing her private response.

Birth record

Rodden rating AA. ADB marks the record quoted birth certificate or birth record, collector Rodden.

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.

All calculated major aspects, ordered by orb
Bodies and aspectOrb
Saturn square Lilith0.02°
Jupiter opposition Neptune0.47°
North Node opposition Ascendant0.92°
South Node conjunction Ascendant0.92°
Saturn conjunction Midheaven1.12°
Lilith square Midheaven1.14°
Mars opposition Neptune1.17°
Venus trine Pluto1.25°
Mars conjunction Jupiter1.64°
Uranus trine Midheaven1.79°
Jupiter opposition Lilith1.92°
Jupiter square Saturn1.94°
Chiron conjunction Sun2.19°
Neptune conjunction Lilith2.39°
Saturn square Neptune2.41°
Saturn trine Uranus2.91°
Saturn sextile Ascendant3.05°
Jupiter square Midheaven3.05°
Neptune square Midheaven3.53°
Mars opposition Lilith3.56°
Mars square Saturn3.58°
Chiron trine Lilith3.59°
Saturn trine North Node3.97°
Saturn sextile South Node3.97°
Mars square Midheaven4.70°
North Node trine Midheaven5.09°
South Node sextile Midheaven5.09°
Chiron sextile Jupiter5.51°
Sun trine Lilith5.78°
Uranus sextile Ascendant5.96°
Chiron trine Neptune5.98°
Venus trine North Node6.52°
Chiron square Ascendant6.62°
Uranus trine North Node6.88°
Mercury conjunction Uranus7.31°
Moon trine Mercury7.46°
Pluto conjunction North Node7.77°
Pluto opposition South Node7.77°

Chart dominants

These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.

Top signs
Leo (4) · Taurus (3) · Capricorn (2).
Leo: expressing a distinct voice and making it visible; Taurus: building steadily and valuing tangible results; Capricorn: working toward a lasting result with structure.
Top planets
Neptune (5.59) · Jupiter (5.59) · Mars (5.36).
Neptune: imagination and ideals; Jupiter: growth and perspective; Mars: effort and initiative.
Top houses
House 2 (5) · House 7 (4) · House 1 (3).
House 2: resources and priorities; House 7: partnership and collaboration; House 1: self-presentation.
Dominant element
Fire (5 points).
Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
Dominant modality
Fixed (10 points).
Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.

Placements at a glance

  • Sun in Taurus: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
  • Moon in Leo: in astrology, emotional habits is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
  • Mercury in Aries: in astrology, communication and learning is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
  • Venus in Pisces: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
  • Mars in Aquarius: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through taking an independent angle and thinking about groups.
  • Jupiter in Aquarius: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through taking an independent angle and thinking about groups.
  • Saturn in Scorpio: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
  • Uranus in Pisces: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
  • Neptune in Leo: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
  • Pluto in Cancer: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
  • North Node in Cancer: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
  • South Node in Capricorn: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
  • Lilith in Leo: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
  • Chiron in Aries: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
  • Capricorn rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.

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