Violeta Parra’s birth chart
Born 4 October 1917, in San Carlos, Chile. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Moon in Taurus or Gemini
Violeta Parra’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Violeta Parra was born on Thursday, 4 October 1917, in San Carlos, Chile. Their zodiac sign was Libra. The Moon changed sign at about 07:32, from Taurus to Gemini; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Violeta died on 5 February 1967, aged 49. No verified birth time is on file for Violeta; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
By element the count is three fire, three air, two water and one earth, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. By modality the count is five fixed, two cardinal and two mutable. Leo holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Mars, Saturn and Neptune. The tightest aspect is Sun trine Jupiter, about 0.6° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Two planets were retrograde: Jupiter and Uranus. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 4 October, among them Susan Sarandon, Charlton Heston and Christoph Waltz.
Violeta Parra’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 10° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Violeta Parra's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Moon sign
Taurus or Gemini
Taurus until about 07:32, then Gemini (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 07:32: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon feels through the body and its surroundings. On this reading, good food, familiar places and slow evenings are what restore Violeta, and sudden change lands hard. Once they feel safe, they can be the steadiest person in the room.
Born after about 07:32: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Violeta, 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.
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 San Carlos, Chile, at each hour of the day.
Violeta Parra’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Violeta 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 4 October 1917, computed for San Carlos, Chile.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:32 | Gemini rising |
| 00:32 to 02:27 | Cancer rising |
| 02:27 to 03:57 | Leo rising |
| 03:57 to 05:17 | Virgo rising |
| 05:17 to 06:32 | Libra rising |
| 06:32 to 08:02 | Scorpio rising |
| 08:02 to 10:02 | Sagittarius rising |
| 10:02 to 12:22 | Capricorn rising |
| 12:22 to 14:47 | Aquarius rising |
| 14:47 to 17:12 | Pisces rising |
| 17:12 to 19:37 | Aries rising |
| 19:37 to 22:07 | Taurus rising |
| 22:07 to 24:00 | Gemini 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 4 October 1917, 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 | 10° Libra 52' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Taurus until about 07:32, then Gemini |
| Mercury | 22° Virgo 59' |
| Venus | 21° Scorpio 28' |
| Mars | 13° Leo 33' |
| Jupiter | 11° Gemini 29'℞ |
| Saturn | 12° Leo 06' |
| Uranus | 20° Aquarius 03'℞ |
| Neptune | 6° Leo 44' |
| Pluto | 5° Cancer 31' |
| North Node | 5° Capricorn 27' |
| South Node | 5° Cancer 27' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Violeta Parra’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Violeta Parra’s private life.
Sun in Libra
10° Libra 52' at midday
purpose and vitality
With the Sun in Libra, Violeta Parra's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
Moon in Taurus or Gemini
Taurus until about 07:32, then Gemini
needs and habits
Born before about 07:32: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon needs routine, familiar food and physical comfort to feel steady from day to day. A sudden change of schedule probably unsettles Violeta more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Born after about 07:32: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Violeta 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.
Mercury in Virgo
22° Virgo 59' at midday
mind and voice
For Violeta, Mercury in Virgo points to thinking that is precise and attentive to detail, and to clear communication, because the facts have usually been checked first. The catch is fixating on a small error and losing sight of the larger point. This is the placement that edits a message three times before sending something everyone else would have sent in one go.
Venus in Scorpio
21° Scorpio 28' at midday
love and values
Venus in Scorpio loves intensely and privately, and Violeta is likely to value depth and total honesty over ease. Testing loyalty can create the very distance this placement fears most. There is an all-or-nothing quality to how this Venus commits, with little interest in anything in between.
Mars in Leo
13° Leo 33' at midday
drive and anger
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Violeta its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
Jupiter in Gemini
11° Gemini 29' at midday ℞
growth and excess
Jupiter in Gemini grows through learning and exposure to as many ideas as can be gathered, and its optimism is contagious in conversation. Violeta may overreach by knowing a little about everything and claiming more certainty than the depth supports. This is someone who can be the best-read person in the room on subjects they have never studied closely.
Saturn in Leo
12° Leo 06' at midday
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Leo builds discipline around self-expression, and in Violeta's chart this placement often starts with a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt tends to show as playing down achievements before anyone else can. The confidence this placement builds is hard-won and unshowy, and it tends to arrive once the waiting for permission stops.
Uranus in Aquarius
20° Aquarius 03' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus is at home in Aquarius, and many people born in the years around Violeta's birth have it too. The generation is defined by rapid technological and social change within a single lifetime. One person's share of it is an unusually easy relationship with disruption and reinvention.
Neptune in Leo
6° Leo 44' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Violeta alone. It dreams in terms of fame, spectacle and larger-than-life self-expression. The trace of it in one person is a pull towards performance as a way of feeling real.
Pluto in Cancer
5° Cancer 31' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Violeta 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.
Aspects in Violeta Parra’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.
Sun trine Jupiter
about 0.6° at midday
With the Sun trine Jupiter, Violeta Parra's sense of self and instinct for growth support each other, which gives them a warm, expansive confidence. They are likely to be quick to see an opening and to make the most of it without forcing anything.
Jupiter sextile Saturn
about 0.6° at midday
A workable, grounded kind of optimism comes from this sextile, in which Violeta's sense of possibility and sense of structure assist each other. The plans they make tend to hold together, even under the sort of pressure that scatters looser ones.
Sun sextile Saturn
about 1.2° at midday
Steady, unglamorous effort is likely to feel worthwhile to Violeta rather than draining, because it fits their sense of who they are. Consistency probably comes more easily to them than they give themselves credit for, especially once they stop waiting for permission to claim it.
Venus square Uranus
about 1.4° at midday
In Violeta's chart the desire for closeness and the need for freedom can work against each other, and this square is known for sudden shifts in an otherwise good relationship. The remedy is to build enough independence into the relationship that none has to be created by pulling away.
Mars conjunction Saturn
about 1.4° at midday
With Mars conjunct Saturn, drive is disciplined and controlled, and Violeta is likely to channel energy into long, patient effort in place of short bursts. It makes them capable of sustained work. The risk is that caution talks them out of acting when the moment calls for it.
Mercury sextile Venus
about 1.5° at midday
Thinking and affection are easy companions in Violeta's chart, which gives them a natural charm in how they communicate. With Mercury sextile Venus, expressing appreciation and finding the right words go together, especially in moments when they want someone to feel noticed.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Mars sextile Jupiterabout 2.1°
- Sun sextile Marsabout 2.7°
- Sun sextile Neptuneabout 4.1°
- Jupiter sextile Neptuneabout 4.7°
- Sun square Plutoabout 5.3°
- Saturn conjunction Neptuneabout 5.4°
- Mars opposition Uranusabout 6.5°
- Mars conjunction Neptuneabout 6.8°
- Saturn opposition Uranusabout 7.9°
Libra Suns born within 2 years of Violeta Parra
Also born on 4 October
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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