Mary McDonnell’s birth chart
Born 28 April 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Mary McDonnell’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Mary McDonnell was born on Monday, 28 April 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. That makes Mary a Taurus. The Moon changed sign at about 12:05, from Gemini to Cancer; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Mary turns 74 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
By element the count is three fire, two air, two water and one earth, leaving out the Moon and Jupiter, whose signs depend on the birth time. By modality the count is five cardinal, three fixed and no mutable. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Neptune and Pluto: a sextile, about 0.8° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 28 April, among them Penélope Cruz, Jessica Alba and Harper Lee.
See the sky the day Mary was born: the stars over Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Mary McDonnell’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 8° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Mary McDonnell than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon sign
Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 12:05, then Cancer (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 12:05: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Mary, talking, writing and switching perspective are likely ways to settle, and silence can make small worries loud. They probably need people who let them think out loud.
Born after about 12:05: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Mary that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at each hour of the day.
Mary McDonnell’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Mary yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 28 April 1952, computed for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:10 | Sagittarius rising |
| 00:10 to 02:05 | Capricorn rising |
| 02:05 to 03:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 03:30 to 04:40 | Pisces rising |
| 04:40 to 05:50 | Aries rising |
| 05:50 to 07:15 | Taurus rising |
| 07:15 to 09:10 | Gemini rising |
| 09:10 to 11:30 | Cancer rising |
| 11:30 to 14:05 | Leo rising |
| 14:05 to 16:35 | Virgo rising |
| 16:35 to 19:10 | Libra rising |
| 19:10 to 21:45 | Scorpio rising |
| 21:45 to 24:00 | Sagittarius rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 28 April 1952, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 8° Taurus 17' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini until about 12:05, then Cancer |
| Mercury | 12° Aries 17' |
| Venus | 22° Aries 59' |
| Mars | 11° Scorpio 29'℞ |
| Jupiter | Aries until about 16:45, then Taurus |
| Saturn | 9° Libra 38'℞ |
| Uranus | 10° Cancer 38' |
| Neptune | 19° Libra 51'℞ |
| Pluto | 19° Leo 05'℞ |
| North Node | 27° Aquarius 38' |
| South Node | 27° Leo 38' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Mary McDonnell’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Mary McDonnell’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Mary McDonnell's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.
Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 12:05, then Cancer
needs and habits
Born before about 12:05: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Mary is likely to settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. A day with no one to talk to can leave them restless. The habit is to message a friend the moment something comes to mind, before deciding what to think about it.
Born after about 12:05: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, Mary's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Mercury in Aries suggests that Mary thinks in quick, decisive strokes and says what they mean without much preamble. Sometimes the words arrive before the thought is fully formed, which can come across sharper than intended. It is a mind that finishes other people's sentences and prefers a fast decision to a long meeting.
Venus in Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For Mary that suggests an interest that can fade once the chase is over. The pattern is to fall fast and to need a relationship to keep feeling like a choice, not a routine.
In Mary's chart, Mars in Scorpio acts with focus and intensity, and its anger, when it surfaces, tends to be controlled, cutting and hard to forget. The risk with this Mars is holding on to a grievance well past its useful life. A calm exterior gives little warning before a sharp response.
Jupiter in Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 16:45, then Taurus
growth and excess
Born before about 16:45: Jupiter in Aries
Jupiter in Aries grows through bold, direct action and taking the first step before feeling fully ready. Mary's overreach, on this reading, is starting more than can realistically be finished. A burst of confidence tends to get a new venture off the ground, whether or not the groundwork is in place.
Born after about 16:45: Jupiter in Taurus
In Mary's chart, Jupiter in Taurus grows through patience, and what it builds tends to come together slowly and steadily rather than in one leap. Taken too far, that can become excess: holding on to more comfort or more stuff than serves them. They are probably generous with food, gifts and shared pleasures, and now and then generosity tips into indulgence.
For Mary, Saturn in Libra means discipline built around relationships, and fairness and commitment are trusted slowly. The doubt is overthinking whether a partnership is truly equal. With time, people with this Saturn tend to become the ones others rely on to negotiate and to keep things fair.
Uranus in Cancer
10° Cancer 38' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Mary alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.
Neptune in Libra
19° Libra 51' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Mary among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
19° Leo 05' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Mary, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Mary McDonnell’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Mars trine Uranus
about 0.8° at midday
Mary McDonnell's drive and originality tend to run together easily, which allows fast, inventive action when a situation calls for something different. Mars trine Uranus can make a bold move look natural, and it is carried off more often than the risk would seem to justify.
Saturn square Uranus
about 1.0° at midday
The need for stability and the need for freedom can clash in Mary's chart, producing either rigid routines that eventually snap or sudden breaks from commitments that were meant sincerely. Saturn square Uranus is best answered with structure loose enough to bend before it has to break.
Mercury square Uranus
about 1.6° at midday
With Mercury square Uranus, the mind can jump so quickly that other people struggle to follow, or Mary may dismiss a slower approach that had merit. A good idea, paced, gives other people the chance to use it.
Sun sextile Uranus
about 2.4° at midday
There is room for Mary to be a little unconventional without losing much by it, since identity and originality get along well here. Other people tend to find this easy, unforced independence refreshing rather than alarming.
Mercury opposition Saturn
about 2.6° at midday
Under Mercury opposite Saturn, a doubt can creep into Mary's thinking about whether it is good enough to share. Speaking the imperfect version out loud matters more than waiting for the polished one.
Venus opposition Neptune
about 3.1° at midday
This opposition sets grounded affection against a tendency to idealise someone beyond anything that person has shown. For Mary, checking a relationship against plain facts protects the very tenderness that makes the pull so appealing.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 0.8°
- Sun opposition Marsabout 3.2°
- Venus trine Plutoabout 3.9°
- Venus conjunction Jupiterabout 7.0°
- Mercury opposition Neptuneabout 7.6°
- Sun conjunction Jupiterabout 8.3°
Taurus Suns born within 2 years of Mary McDonnell
Also born on 28 April
How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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