Politician
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
The first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons.
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor was born in Danville, Virginia, and raised in Greenwood, Virginia. Her first marriage, to socialite Robert Gould Shaw II, was unhappy and ended in divorce. She then moved to England and married American-born Englishman Waldorf Astor in 1906.
- Born
- 1879-05-19, Danville, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1964-05-02, Grimsthorpe Castle, EnglandA Saturday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1879-05-19, Danville, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 28°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 11°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 3°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 15°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 9°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 10°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 25°59′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1964-05-02, Grimsthorpe Castle, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 12°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 14°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 3°59′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 25°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 26°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 4°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 3°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 5°58′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 16°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 11°41′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
