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

Examples of birth chart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This, in turn, reflects onto the astrological house ruled by Taurus and Venus in your birth chart, so be sure to take note of where this transit is unfolding for you. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 June 2025

In your birth chart, your North Node is in Gemini in the first house of the self, which means that a major part of your narrative in this life is to learn how to stand on your own two feet. —Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025

After Beyoncé released her birth certificate in her Cowboy Carter Tour book, according to screenshots from fans, new information has come to light about her birth chart which has fans in a tizzy. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Echoing Register, Solas said there’s an innate human desire to figure out the patterns in our lives and make sense of them, and astrology is one framework — zodiac signs, planetary phases, birth charts, etc. — that people can use to give events and personality quirks shape and meaning. —Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for birth chart

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart