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Christa McAuliffe Birth Chart
Virgo Sun, Virgo Moon, Taurus Rising — calculated from the public birth record cited below.
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- Date
- September 2, 1948
- Time
- 22:13
- Place
- Boston, MA, United States
- Timezone
- -04:00
- Coordinates
- 42.3590, -71.0590
- House system
- Placidus
Christa McAuliffe's Big Three
Sun
Virgo Sun
Virgo 10.48°
Traditionally associated with discernment, craft, and attention to useful detail; this point describes identity and conscious direction.
Moon
Virgo Moon
Virgo 5.02°
Traditionally associated with discernment, craft, and attention to useful detail; this point describes emotional rhythms and instinctive needs.
Rising
Taurus Rising
Taurus 24.99°
Traditionally associated with steadiness, sensory awareness, and enduring values; this point describes approach, presentation, and the chart's house structure.
This is an astrological interpretation of chart symbols, not a factual claim about Christa McAuliffe's personality.
Planetary placements
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 10.48° | 5 | No |
| Moon | Virgo | 5.02° | 5 | No |
| Mercury | Virgo | 29.12° | 5 | No |
| Venus | Cancer | 24.61° | 3 | No |
| Mars | Libra | 29.68° | 6 | No |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 19.60° | 7 | No |
| Saturn | Leo | 28.03° | 4 | No |
| Uranus | Cancer | 0.10° | 2 | No |
| Neptune | Libra | 11.55° | 6 | No |
| Pluto | Leo | 15.36° | 4 | No |
| North Node | Taurus | 7.79° | 12 | Yes |
| Chiron | Scorpio | 20.21° | 6 | No |
Houses
| House | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Taurus | 24.99° |
| House 2 | Gemini | 20.42° |
| House 3 | Cancer | 10.95° |
| House 4 | Leo | 2.06° |
| House 5 | Leo | 28.42° |
| House 6 | Libra | 6.38° |
| House 7 | Scorpio | 24.99° |
| House 8 | Sagittarius | 20.42° |
| House 9 | Capricorn | 10.95° |
| House 10 | Aquarius | 2.06° |
| House 11 | Aquarius | 28.42° |
| House 12 | Aries | 6.38° |
Major aspects
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Mars Trine Uranus | 0.42° |
| Mercury Square Uranus | 0.98° |
| Mars Sextile Saturn | 1.65° |
| Saturn Sextile Uranus | 2.07° |
| Neptune Sextile Pluto | 3.81° |
| Jupiter Trine Pluto | 4.24° |
| Venus Trine Chiron | 4.40° |
| Mercury Sextile Venus | 4.51° |
| Pluto Square Chiron | 4.85° |
| Moon Sextile Uranus | 4.92° |
| Venus Square Mars | 5.07° |
| Moon Sextile Mars | 5.34° |
| Sun Conjunction Moon | 5.46° |
| Moon Conjunction Saturn | 7.00° |
Birth-data source and confidence
Publisher-reported Rodden rating AA · Rating supplied by the dataset publisher; AskCelesta has not independently inspected the original birth document.
This birth input comes from the VedAstro 15,000 Famous People Birth Date & Location dataset, published under the MIT license. Dataset record: ChristaMcAuliffe1948. The rating is carried forward from that dataset; AskCelesta has not independently verified the underlying certificate or record. Corrections are welcome. A chart is only as precise as its recorded birth time.
Calculation and reading disclosure
AskCelesta calculates the chart from date, local time, place coordinates, timezone, and the displayed house system. Planetary positions and aspect geometry are calculated by software. Interpretations describe traditional astrological symbolism and may include AI-assisted text; they are not scientific findings or predictions.