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Taylor Swift Birth Chart & Astrocartography Map

Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The birth date and place are documented; the birth time is not.

Born
December 13, 1989
Time
5:17 AM local time
Place
West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Rodden Rating
DD (conflicting or unverified times)
5:17 AM comes from a 2015 biography and has never been independently verified; 8:36 AM also circulates from a fan source.

About this birth time

Taylor Swift's birth time is not verified. The widely shared 5:17 AM comes from a 2015 biography, and a second time, 8:36 AM, also circulates. The Sun, Moon, and planet signs are the same either way, but the rising sign and every line on the map depend on the time. The map below uses 5:17 AM; treat it as one possibility, not a fact.

Taylor's Big Three

☉ Sun
Sagittarius
21°23′ · core identity
☽ Moon
Cancer
1°29′ · emotional nature
↑ Rising
Scorpio
25°34′ · how they come across

Midheaven: 8°47′ Virgo. With the 8:36 AM (the other circulating time) time, the rising sign would be Capricorn (8°13′ Capricorn).

What Taylor's map shows

With the 5:17 AM time, Taylor's Big Three are a Sagittarius Sun, a Cancer Moon, and a Scorpio Ascendant, with Mars at 26° Scorpio in the 1st house. With 8:36 AM, the Sun and Moon stay the same but the rising sign becomes Capricorn.

At 5:17 AM, the Mars ASC line runs through the U.S. Northeast: 98 km from West Reading and 36 km from New York City. Nashville, where the career began, is about 800 km from the nearest line.

This chart shows why the birth time matters so much. The two circulating times are 3 hours 19 minutes apart, and that shift moves every line on the map by about 50° of longitude.

Taylor Swift's astrocartography map

Tap any line to see what it means on Taylor's map.

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The lines near the places in Taylor's life

A line is usually read within about 350 km (220 miles); its effect is strongest within the first 100 km or so.

  • West Reading, Pennsylvania

    Born at Reading Hospital; grew up nearby in Wyomissing.

    • ♂ Mars ASC · 98 km awayYou may feel or appear more assertive and energetic there; good for taking action, though watch for conflict.

  • Hendersonville, Tennessee

    The family moved there in 2004 to pursue a country music career.

    No line within 350 km. The nearest is the Mars ASC line, 799 km away.

  • Nashville

    First record deal, signed in 2005.

    No line within 350 km. The nearest is the Mars ASC line, 809 km away.

  • New York City

    Moved there in 2014, the year of 1989 and 'Welcome to New York'.

    • ♂ Mars ASC · 36 km awayYou may feel or appear more assertive and energetic there; good for taking action, though watch for conflict.

  • Watch Hill, Rhode Island

    Bought the oceanfront house there in 2013.

    • ♂ Mars ASC · 162 km awayYou may feel or appear more assertive and energetic there; good for taking action, though watch for conflict.

Where Taylor's map is strongest

The same ranking StarMapper gives everyone: major cities scored by the lines that pass near them for each part of life.

Love

  1. AucklandVenus DSC, 58 km
  2. GlasgowMoon DSC, 63 km · Jupiter DSC, 211 km
  3. BelfastMoon DSC, 118 km · Jupiter DSC, 241 km

Career

  1. BucharestSun MC, 156 km
  2. SofiaSun MC, 267 km
  3. BelgradeSun MC, 303 km

Home

  1. MoscowMoon IC, 166 km · Jupiter IC, 291 km
  2. BeirutMoon IC, 124 km
  3. Tel AvivMoon IC, 328 km

Planets in Taylor Swift's birth chart

PlanetPositionHouse
☉ Sun21°23′ Sagittarius1
☽ Moon1°29′ Cancer8
☿ Mercury8°38′ Capricorn2
♀ Venus1°50′ Aquarius2
♂ Mars26°41′ Scorpio1
♃ Jupiter7°41′ Cancer8
♄ Saturn13°26′ Capricorn2
♅ Uranus4°38′ Capricorn2
♆ Neptune11°19′ Capricorn2
♇ Pluto16°29′ Scorpio12
☊ North Node17°58′ Aquarius3

Tropical zodiac, Placidus houses. Computed with the same ephemeris and method as the StarMapper map.

Frequently asked questions

What is Taylor Swift's rising sign?

Scorpio rising (25°34′ Scorpio), based on a birth time of 5:17 AM in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. With the 8:36 AM (the other circulating time) time it would be Capricorn.

What is Taylor Swift's Moon sign?

Taylor Swift's Moon is in Cancer (1°29′ Cancer), and the Sun is in Sagittarius (21°23′ Sagittarius).

What time was Taylor Swift born?

5:17 AM local time on December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Rodden Rating DD (conflicting or unverified times). 5:17 AM comes from a 2015 biography and has never been independently verified; 8:36 AM also circulates from a fan source.

Where is Taylor Swift's best place for love, by astrocartography?

On Taylor's map, Auckland ranks first for love: the Venus DSC line passes 58 km away.

Where is Taylor Swift's strongest career line?

Bucharest ranks first for career on Taylor's map, with the Sun MC line 156 km away.

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