Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton compatibility: Pisces and Scorpio
Married in 1964 and 1975
Sky match
75
out of 100
The two charts, in brief
In Elizabeth Taylor's chart the Sun is in Pisces; in Richard Burton's chart the Sun is in Scorpio. Between them the charts make 27 close angles, 8 of them between personal planets, which give a sky match of 75 out of 100.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married in 1964. The marriage ended in divorce in 1974. They married again in 1975. The marriage ended in divorce in 1976. Elizabeth Taylor died in 2011. Richard Burton died in 1984.
The sky match counts the close angles between two charts, gives most weight to the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars, and adds a little for a shared Sun, Moon or rising sign. Where StarMap has no verified birth time the chart is cast for midday and the Moon's angles are not counted, so the figure is approximate. It says nothing about whether a relationship lasts.
Where their personal planets meet
Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars move quickly, so these angles belong to Elizabeth and Richard and to few other pairs. Angles to the Moon are left out where there is no birth time.
Elizabeth’s Sun square Richard’s Mercury
about 0.6° from exact
Elizabeth's Sun and Richard's Mercury are at cross angles, which astrologers read as a gap between what one person means and what the other hears. The remedy in the tradition is plain: say it twice, in different words.
Elizabeth’s Mercury square Richard’s Mercury
about 0.8° from exact
Their Mercuries are at a hard angle. Elizabeth and Richard are read as minds that work differently, one quick and one thorough, or one literal and one playful, which makes for lively argument.
Elizabeth’s Moon conjunction Richard’s Sun
about 1.8° from exact
Richard's Sun falls on Elizabeth's Moon, one of the oldest markers of affinity in synastry. What Richard sets out to be is read as the very thing that makes Elizabeth feel at home, so the two are taken to understand each other without much explanation.
Elizabeth’s Mars sextile Richard’s Venus
about 2.3° from exact
Richard's Venus and Elizabeth's Mars are at an easy angle, the classic signature of attraction that is comfortable as well as strong.
Elizabeth’s Sun sextile Richard’s Venus
about 3.4° from exact
Elizabeth's Sun and Richard's Venus are at a friendly angle, read as warmth that costs neither of them anything. Richard admires without needing to be dazzled, and Elizabeth is at ease being admired.
Elizabeth’s Mercury sextile Richard’s Venus
about 3.6° from exact
Elizabeth's Mercury and Richard's Venus are at an easy angle: compliments are meant and conversations are pleasant. The tradition reads it as simple liking.
Elizabeth’s Mars trine Richard’s Mars
about 3.6° from exact
Their Mars placements are at an easy angle, read as energies that cooperate. Elizabeth and Richard are taken to want to move at the same pace.
Elizabeth’s Mars square Richard’s Mercury
about 5.1° from exact
Richard's Mercury and Elizabeth's Mars are at a hard angle, the traditional mark of arguments that begin over very little. Astrologers read it as energy in need of a shared project.
Personal planets and slow ones
One person's quick planet against the other's slow one. The slow planet's place is shared by everyone born around the same time; the meeting is particular to the pair.
Elizabeth’s Neptune square Richard’s Mercury
about 0.1° from exact
Elizabeth's Neptune is at a hard angle to Richard's Mercury, read as a blur: what Elizabeth imagines about Richard's way of thinking and what is there can differ.
Elizabeth’s Moon trine Richard’s Pluto
about 1.1° from exact
Richard's Pluto is at an easy angle to Elizabeth's Moon, read as depth that does not overwhelm. Richard is taken to strengthen Elizabeth's emotional life.
Elizabeth’s Venus square Richard’s Jupiter
about 1.2° from exact
Richard's Jupiter is at a hard angle to Elizabeth's Venus, read as generosity that overshoots: Richard offers Elizabeth's way of showing affection more than it asked for.
Elizabeth’s Moon conjunction Richard’s Saturn
about 1.3° from exact
Richard's Saturn sits on Elizabeth's Moon. Saturn is the planet of commitment and of caution, and here Richard is read as steadying Elizabeth's emotional life, sometimes to the point of weight.
Elizabeth’s Saturn square Richard’s Mars
about 2.4° from exact
Elizabeth's Saturn is at a hard angle to Richard's Mars. The tradition reads Elizabeth as seeming to judge or slow Richard's drive, a contact it treats as demanding and durable.
Elizabeth’s Jupiter square Richard’s Sun
about 2.4° from exact
Elizabeth's Jupiter is at a hard angle to Richard's Sun, read as generosity that overshoots: Elizabeth offers Richard's sense of self more than it asked for.
4 more of this kind between the two charts.
9 more angles link slow planets in both charts. Those are shared by whole generations and are not read here.
Relationship data from Wikidata, stated as Wikidata records it. Birth dates and places from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, from Astro-Databank with their Rodden rating. Positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. The readings describe what an angle is traditionally taken to mean and are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the two people’s private lives.
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