Marine biologist & writer

Rachel Carson

Silent Spring made the case against DDT in 1962 and was attacked by the chemical industry for two years while she was dying of cancer. It led to the ban and to the modern environmental movement.

Born1907-05-27, Springdale, Pennsylvania, USAA Monday
Died1964-04-14, Silver Spring, Maryland, USAA Tuesday, aged 56
At birthSun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius

Birth Chart

1907-05-27, Springdale, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunGemini5°14′Direct
MoonSagittarius6°49′Direct
MercuryGemini9°21′Direct
VenusTaurus6°05′Direct
MarsCapricorn18°26′Direct
JupiterCancer11°51′Direct
SaturnPisces25°56′Direct
UranusCapricorn12°05′Retrograde
NeptuneCancer10°59′Direct
PlutoGemini22°48′Direct

This is Rachel Carson's chart for 1907-05-27, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1964-04-14, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries24°46′Direct
MoonTaurus24°59′Direct
MercuryTaurus11°16′Direct
VenusGemini10°25′Direct
MarsAries12°34′Direct
JupiterTaurus0°34′Direct
SaturnPisces2°07′Direct
UranusVirgo6°16′Retrograde
NeptuneScorpio17°03′Retrograde
PlutoVirgo11°56′Retrograde

This is Rachel Carson's chart for 1964-04-14, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Rachel Carson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.