Shirley MacLaine’s birth chart
Born 24 April 1934, in Richmond, Virginia, at 15:57 (Rodden AA).
Taurus Sun · Virgo Moon · Virgo rising
Shirley MacLaine’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Shirley MacLaine was born in Richmond, Virginia, on 24 April 1934, a Tuesday. That makes Shirley a Taurus, with the Moon in Virgo and Virgo rising. Shirley turns 92 in 2026. The birth time, 15:57, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
Of the ten planets, four are in earth signs, two in fire, two in air and two in water. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs three and mutable signs three. The tightest aspect is Mercury opposition Jupiter, 0.9° from exact. Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 24 April, among them Barbra Streisand, Kelly Clarkson and Sachin Tendulkar.
See the sky the night Shirley was born: the stars over Richmond, Virginia at 15:57, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Shirley MacLaine’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
3° Taurus 58'
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Shirley MacLaine 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
Virgo
6° Virgo 58'
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Shirley is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
Rising sign
Virgo
29° Virgo 11'
Virgo rising gives Shirley a first impression that is precise, observant and modest. People tend to trust the judgement of a Virgo rising and sometimes mistake that reserve for coolness, until they see how much help is on offer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 15:57 on 24 April 1934, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 3° Taurus 58' | House 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 6° Virgo 58' | House 12 |
| Mercury | 15° Aries 25' | House 7 |
| Venus | 17° Pisces 55' | House 6 |
| Mars | 1° Taurus 39' | House 8 |
| Jupiter | 16° Libra 18'℞ | House 1 |
| Saturn | 26° Aquarius 35' | House 5 |
| Uranus | 27° Aries 46' | House 8 |
| Neptune | 9° Virgo 47'℞ | House 12 |
| Pluto | 22° Cancer 36' | House 10 |
| North Node | 16° Aquarius 06' | House 5 |
| South Node | 16° Leo 06' | House 11 |
Shirley MacLaine’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Shirley MacLaine’s private life.
Sun in Taurus
3° Taurus 58' · eighth house
purpose and vitality
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Shirley MacLaine'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.
Shirley is apt to go looking for what lies beneath the surface, in themselves and in the people close to them, and shallow exchanges may leave them cold. With the Sun in the eighth house, trust tends to become the ground their identity is built on, and opening up may wait until it exists.
Moon in Virgo
6° Virgo 58' · twelfth house
needs and habits
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Shirley's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Shirley's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
In the twelfth house, the Moon describes an emotional life that runs deeper than what shows on the surface, and Shirley may need uninterrupted solitude to work out what they are feeling underneath. Quiet time alone can be a need for them, not a treat, whatever other people assume.
Mercury in Aries
15° Aries 25' · seventh house
mind and voice
Mercury in Aries suggests that Shirley 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.
Mercury in the seventh house is associated with thinking best out loud with another person, and Shirley may need to talk an idea through with someone before it feels settled. Negotiation and dialogue may come more naturally than solitary decisions, which rarely sit comfortably for long.
Venus in Pisces
17° Pisces 55' · sixth house
love and values
Venus in Pisces loves without much guard, and Shirley probably values emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The temptation can be to idealise a partner before really seeing them. Generosity in relationships comes easily here, and so does missing the moment when giving starts to outweigh getting.
In Shirley's chart, Venus in the sixth house lends grace to the working day, and ordinary tasks often become more pleasant for the people alongside them. A harmonious workplace probably matters more than an impressive one, and tension there can wear on Shirley faster than the workload does.
Mars in Taurus
1° Taurus 39' · eighth house
drive and anger
Mars in Taurus acts deliberately and sticks with a course once chosen, and its anger builds slowly but takes a long time to cool once it arrives. At times Shirley may dig in out of stubbornness rather than conviction. It takes real provocation to make this Mars snap, and the rattled feeling tends to last a while afterwards.
Mars in the eighth house suggests close bonds with some heat in them, and Shirley may find the harder conversations about trust, power and vulnerability less daunting than most. With Mars here, a difficult truth is apt to be faced head-on, not stepped around.
Jupiter in Libra
16° Libra 18' ℞ · first house
growth and excess
In Shirley's chart, Jupiter in Libra suggests growth through partnership and a gift for bringing people together. Excess here looks like pleasing people so broadly that every expectation becomes a commitment. Someone with this Jupiter is often the connector whose introductions and events other people benefit from more than they realise.
Jupiter in the first house can give Shirley a natural confidence and openness that people notice right away, often before very much has been said. Shirley usually walks into a situation expecting it to go reasonably well, and that expectation shapes how people respond.
Saturn in Aquarius
26° Aquarius 35' · fifth house
discipline and doubt
With Saturn in Aquarius, Shirley's discipline probably gathers around belonging to a group on their own terms; it is the placement of the one-time outsider. The doubt means holding back the stranger ideas until there is no risk of mockery. The outsider often ends up as a trusted voice in exactly the kind of community that once seemed unlikely to accept them.
Saturn in the fifth house can make self-expression and romance feel risky or quietly judged, so that for Shirley playfulness is something to be practised rather than something that comes easily. Creative confidence is likely to be something grown into over time, arriving later than it does for most people.
Uranus in Aries
27° Aries 46' · eighth house
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Shirley shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.
Intimacy is something Shirley is likely to approach in their own particular way, sometimes resisting the usual expectations about how far two lives should merge. With Uranus in the eighth house, sudden insights about the self tend to arrive through close, unguarded relationships rather than in solitude.
Neptune in Virgo
9° Virgo 47' ℞ · twelfth house
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Shirley shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
The twelfth house is Neptune's natural home, and Shirley's inner life is likely to be rich with imagination, intuition and a sense of connection to something larger than themselves. Neptune here makes solitude less about being alone and more about tuning in to what is already there.
Pluto in Cancer
22° Cancer 36' · tenth house
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Shirley to an era rather than describing one person. Those born in it live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. What an individual may carry is intensity around belonging and who counts as family.
Influence may matter more to Shirley than surface status, and with Pluto in the tenth house, a working life that stops meaning something may well be reinvented. Pluto here is associated with caring more about public power than public popularity, two things that are easy to confuse.
Aspects in Shirley MacLaine’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Mercury opposition Jupiter
0.9° applying
With Mercury opposite Jupiter, Shirley MacLaine's own considered opinion has to compete with other people's big claims and grand theories, and it is easy to get swept into someone else's certainty. For Shirley, trusting their own careful thinking usually works better than borrowing that confidence.
Saturn sextile Uranus
1.2° applying
Discipline and independence combine in this sextile to give Shirley a workable way of keeping a routine while leaving room to change it. The flexibility is quiet and sustainable, and it keeps a good habit from calcifying into an unquestioned rule.
Sun conjunction Mars
2.3° separating
With the Sun conjunct Mars, Shirley's will and identity are fused, which makes for strong, immediate drive and a low tolerance for sitting still. They probably act on impulse more often than most, and aiming that energy at a goal of their own serves them better than using it up on the first thing in front of them.
Moon conjunction Neptune
2.8° applying
With the Moon conjunct Neptune, Shirley is likely to be deeply sensitive and imaginative, picking up on the moods around them almost before registering their own. Empathy is the gift in this, and the lesson worth learning is which feelings are theirs.
Sun trine Moon
3.0° separating
With a Sun-Moon trine, purpose and emotional needs back each other up with very little effort. Shirley is likely to know what they want and to feel good pursuing it, which gives them an unusual, steady confidence that other people can sense.
Mars conjunction Uranus
3.9° separating
Mars conjunct Uranus makes for a sudden, independent drive, and Shirley probably acts fastest at the exact moment someone says it cannot be done. Courage and originality come with the aspect, and so does the need to check an impulsive decision against longer-term goals before committing to it.
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.
- Venus trine Pluto4.7°
- Uranus square Pluto5.2°
- Moon trine Mars5.3°
- Sun trine Neptune5.8°
- Sun conjunction Uranus6.2°
- Jupiter square Pluto6.3°
Taurus Sun and Virgo Moon, like Shirley MacLaine
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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; the birth time comes from Astro-Databank and is shown with its 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, Astro-Databank (Quoted BC/BR). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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