birth chart
noun
plural birth charts
astrology
: a document describing all of the possible astrological influences on a subject based on the precise time and place of the subject's birth
After years of reading your sun sign's horoscope and nothing else, having your birth chart read can be downright illuminating. Suddenly, you aren't just one solitary sign, but a complex being made up of many planetary signs and points.—Sara Coughlin
The planets in one's horoscope are archetypal symbols, and the birth chart itself is said to be a unique "map of our soul," that can illuminate our self-awareness of who we are.—Larry Schwimmer
called also natal chart
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“Birth chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20chart. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.
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