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

Like Mii Amo, CIVANA’s ‘Stars Align’ program offers astrology readings that aim to help guests better understand themselves and identify opportunities for personal growth through a private exploration of their birth chart. —Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

William Henkel, a White House aide, claimed that Nancy asked Quigley to compare her husband's birth chart with Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev. —Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025

From the West End A Nashville astrologer has been studying the stars and birth charts for more than a decade. —Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Our scent preferences are surprisingly tied to our birth chart’s cosmic makeup. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 4 June 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