Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926, London. This is an astro-chart for the noon of that day.
Sun 30’ Aries
Moon 16’ Leo
Mercury 4’ Aries
Venus 13’ Pisces
Mars 20’ Aquarius
Jupiter 22’ Aquarius
Saturn 24’ Scorpio
Uranus 27’ Pisces
Neptune 22’ Leo
Pluto 12’ Crab
Queen Elisabeth II's astro-chart shows a generous involvement in social life despite her inborn shyness. Notice the position of Moon in Leo - it is exactly where her late mother's, the Queen Mother, Sun is. Saturn in Scorpio marks the position of her eldest child's Sun, heir to the throne, Prince Charles.
The twin-soul enthralment with her husband, Prince Philip is marked by similar Moon position, in Leo. They did like playing together the game of life.
Sun - Persona
Sun 30’ Aries
Sun is our overall external personality which we usually take from a father figure in our formative years. To some extent it shows our father's personality (or rather how we perceive it). It shows our vitality, areas of life-interest and how we approach life in general. It has the most important influence on all the other planets.
From the Zodiacal Wheel we see the Sun in the position of mature Aries (only just entering Taurus) which means the central theme in her life is self-identity. Life brings opportunities to become more self-aware, to grow her own independence from the inherent shyness, to adapt to the circumstances with sturdiness and simplicity.
She was quite shy, not talking to much, not asking many questions, rather observing and watchingwhat is going on around.
Moon - Soul
Moon 16’ Leo
Moon is our internal personality. Moon is connected to what we have learned from our Mother in the very early age of our childhood. Thus it is directly responsible for our programmed instinctive behaviour, care, nurture and support we need and give away, and level of intuition. It shows - to some extent - our mother's character (or how we have perceived it), how and when we feel most safe and secure, and in what areas lies our innate sense of belonging.
The Moon which represents life-mood and early childhood experiences is in the First Quarter. It is an outward going energy, focused on oneself, with desire of autonomy, with a need to achieve, to be proud, with ego-driven emotions. Moon being in Leo enhances the sense of pride and self-command and in private life gives a very cheerful approach that wants to shine. A happy disposition with a sense of inner dignity. The opposition from Mars and Jupiter indicate that there is a lot of personal involvement in the work she does, identifying strongly with the role she plays in the public eye. Moon in the IV Mansion engages the domestic life and the home itself with her sense of wellbeing and is the source of pride. The Moon is also in alignment with the Lughnasadh time-point - the joyful feast of harvest, projecting the energy of bounty life and being comfortably well-off.
Moon is at the same position as Prince Philip's. It is the same position as her Mother's Sun.
Mercury - Intellect
Mercury 4’ Aries
Mercury is how our mind works and its influence is most pronounced in our late childhood years - when we start to learn and recognize things. We are surrounded by many people but most of all we are interested in our peer group or siblings. We learn from them, we are interested how the 'dynamics' of this larger community works and how we can communicate with it. Thus, Mercury shows - the early age environment, ability to learn, areas of interests, and communication skills.
Mercury - the mind, intellect, speech in the first degree of Aries denotes not a very intellectual person, with little abilities to talk wisely, almost non-reflective mind, with a simple talk and thought processes and an inherent shyness to express herself verbally. Her thinking is not complicated, very plain and simple. Mercury in the XII Mansion indicates even more shyness with speech and that is has been a real concern for her that she would rather hide, but let's not forget that whatever she speaks out - it has a wide influence on others.
Venus - Heart
Venus 13’ Pisces
Venus is the planet of love and attraction - in broad terms - what we love, how we love, and who we love. We are quite early aware of what we are appreciative of - in things and people. It tells us about the early teenage years when we were growing up to learn about love for the first time - and how this carries out on through our life. It tells what we value in love relationships.
Venus - the way we love and what we love, where our heart desires are and how we express love - is in the mid Pisces point. Pisces is a sign of great dedication, of high ideals, of immensity, of devotion to the point of self-sacrifice but also of deception and illusion. It can be a highly developed love but with the previous astrological patterns we can now say that it is a highly developed self-love. Certainly, it stretches out for the things she loves doing in life and having around, including people, as Venus is in the XI Mansion - regarding social associations - the sense of total commitment is so important for her.
Mars - Will
Mars 20’ Aquarius
We meet Mars energy in our late teen years - when we learn to be confident in our behaviour and participate in life through in action. Mars describes how we act and behave while facing the life challenges and everyday situations.
Mars is the way we behave and our will to take action. With Jupiter conjunction, a very powerful planet, there is a lot going on in her life, and especially in the public arena. She shines the Aquarian energy in the X Mansion related to career and reputation. This is another confirmation of her great will in involvement with what she does for a living. Many meetings with important people, very powerful friends (of course), philanthropy and the Aquarian love for eccentricity and masquerade all fit well into her role.
Jupiter - Role
Jupiter 22’ Aquarius
Jupiter is a planet of our growth, expansion, encouragement, allies. In the young years we are inspired by a particular set of values or roles we imagine to play in life. When we reach maturity - the Jupiter years - we should be able to play this role - it is part of our natural calling.
Jupiter - the ideals and role we want to reach for in life, our inspiration that often may lead to a successful career - all this is connected to the competitive strong energy of Mars, meaning a lot of male energy around her working life. The area that it all takes place, the XI Mansion, is the role she plays out in life, with many associations, appointments, affiliations, participations, alliances etc, the charitable work, with a note of remoteness, detachment and a sense of quirkiness, characterised by Aquarius energy. It is also a progressive role, looking out for the future and making sure that her role will remain important and visible. The faith and role of Jupiter is in the wider social circle and the work she does.
Saturn - Lore
Saturn 24’ Scorpio
Saturn is a planet of Destiny. The primal 'Lore' is what we are born with,. This is where we start our life: in what background we grow up (hardly we can choose it), and what is the main task 'to master ' in our existence. The second 'Lore' is what we are becoming in our old age, and the 'Lore' we are eventually leave behind. Saturn has to be always carefully considered with the Sun and Moon Sign and its aspects.
Saturn is our roots, our lore we have been put into, our background and in overall it also denotes where and how we should cultivate it. It is a planet of ‘karma’, things that we have inherent in our life, an important part of our destiny. The Queen’s Saturn resides in the VII Mansion of partnership, cooperation, diplomacy, calculation, proper judgement in a powerful Sign of Scorpio. Great executing power that is strongly linked by aspects with her private life and her career. Saturn in Scorpio is the concentration of power, also the limits to power (and passion), a sense of precision and accuracy - how to conduct oneself perfectly. Very observant controlling environment with loads of secrecy - this is where her roots are. It can be intimidating at times and certainly was in her life. This position also denotes a strong and long lasting bond within a marriage.
Uran - Neptune - Pluto
Generational Planets
Generational planets give us a social and historical background. They stay in one Zodiac Sign for several years, shaping the views, opinions and general vibe of a generation. They have less personal influence but if they are engaged in primary aspects, they have an impact on our psyche.
Uranus 27’ Pisces, Neptune 22’ Leo, Pluto 12’ Crab
The slow-moving generational planets of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto play as a distant background to our personality, revealing the energy of times that we were born into. It provides a wide spectrum of interpretation and because they are so elusive and far-stretching, we will omit their presence, for now.
The Rows:
Upper Row - Moon - Sun - Mercury - when you first meet a person, you sense the configuration of this upper layer. Aries is quite innocent, if not immature personality, a bit shy, tentative and shaky, yet courageous and willing to go out and experience. The inner shine of Leo eases this notion with enthusiasm and optimism.
Middle Row - Venus - Jupiter - Mars - is what you get to know about a person when you spend some time around them. This is a family/friends circle. Aquarius is quite detached from intimacy, closeness; rather coldness as it goes around, giving liberty to others as they wish, yet a hint of self-sacrifice and devotion cannot be overlooked. There is care, yet not easily expressed.
Under Row - Neptune - Saturn - Uranus - is what is most hidden, and you know the Shadow of the person when you know them really well (we consider Pluto position as well). There is a lot of apprehension going around family circle, the main fear being the survival and the amount of energy that is to be spend on keeping on transforming to the influences and demands of the outside world.
The Columns:
Left Column - Moon - Venus - Neptune - the soft, feminine, inner side, when a person is relaxed and in private. Queen Elisabeth inner side is certainly full of positive pride, and she is so aware of her royal role. Venus in Pisces gives her such an inner sense of true devotion that she is hardly taken for granted.
Middle Column - Sun - Jupiter - Saturn - the person's public image, often a career. Being in a position within a wide circle of people and not really knowing much about it, yet gaining though the years more in-depth experience and self-control, and power, that it stands firmly in the secretive corridors of her realm.
Right Column - Mercury - Mars - Uranus - the harder, masculine side, showing the outside dealings with the world, communicating, doing, behaviour, what others in close circle experience while with the person. Her executive strength is remote, perhaps she would like to take another route sometimes, but the sense of letting go, and allowing things to happen and flow, is what she prefers doing, instead of mingling directly in others people affairs.
