Serena Williams has the Sun in Libra, the Moon in Virgo and Taurus rising, with five planets in Libra in the house of daily work: the chart of someone who wins by training, every single day.

She was born at 8:28 in the evening on 26 September 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Astro-Databank rates the time AA, from the birth record. She grew up in Compton, California, where her father coached her and her sister Venus on public courts.

Five planets in Libra in the 6th house

Her Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto all sit in Libra in the 6th house. The 6th house is daily work, training and routine, and it is unusual to find so much of a chart there. It describes someone whose life is shaped by practice. She started playing at three, trained for hours a day as a child, and went on to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any player in the Open Era. Libra adds a sense of fairness and balance, and she has spoken out for equal prize money and against unfair treatment in the sport.

Venus in Scorpio in the 7th house, square Mars

The 7th house is partnership, and in traditional astrology it is also the house of "open enemies": the person across the net. Her Venus sits there in Scorpio, the sign of intensity and the will to win, in a near-exact square to Mars, the planet of competition. It is a fierce aspect for one-on-one contests.

The same house is partnership, and one of the most successful in tennis was with her sister. Serena and Venus Williams won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together and never lost a Grand Slam doubles final.

Taurus rising

Taurus rising comes across as calm, strong and grounded, with a love of beauty and comfort. Taurus is ruled by Venus, and she has worked in fashion alongside tennis for most of her career: she studied fashion design and launched her own label, S by Serena, in 2019.

Moon in Virgo

The Moon in Virgo is the private self of a craftsperson: precise, self-critical and happiest when improving something. It also sits in the 6th house, with all that Libra. Little in this chart is left to chance.

A Capricorn Midheaven

The Midheaven, the public role, is in Capricorn: long-term achievement and building to last. Her career ran for more than two decades, and in 2014 she founded Serena Ventures, which invests in early-stage companies. She announced her move away from tennis in Vogue in 2022, calling it an evolution rather than a retirement.

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