Frances Tomelty
Actress; Inspector Morse, Cracker, The White Queen
"A refined Libra Sun merges with an exact Neptune Cazimi to bring rare atmospheric depth to dramatic performance."
The life of Frances Tomelty
Who is Frances Tomelty?
Frances Tomelty is a Northern Irish actress with a long career across television and theatre. Her television credits include Strangers, Testament of Youth, Inspector Morse, Cracker, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, The White Queen and Unforgotten.
Defining moments
Frances Tomelty's child Joe Sumner is born
Ten days before Joe Sumner was born, a Neptune sextile Sun power window stirred deep devotion and quiet spiritual readiness for motherhood.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Sting and Frances Tomelty marry
Arriving 196 days after the wedding, a Neptune sextile to the Sun deepened the marriage with idealism and spiritual devotion during a powerful window of growth.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Sting and Frances Tomelty divorce
The Divorce in the timeline ↓Frances Tomelty's birth chart
☾ Born Oct 6, 1948 · time unknown · Belfast · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute. · Birth data: X · See sources
1 placement that explains this chart
Frances Tomelty possesses an intense creative subtlety anchored by an exact Sun-Neptune conjunction. Her chart balances classic Libra equilibrium with a heavy concentration of fixed planets, grounding her presence on stage and screen.
Sun in Libra conjunct Neptune at 0.1 degrees grants Frances Tomelty an ethereal screen presence and nuanced dramatic interpretation across decades of classic British television roles.
How Frances Tomelty's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Frances Tomelty's.
Elements and modalities
Water-led and fixed by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 🜁 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 🜄 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.
Chart patterns that stand out
Angle-based patterns are not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.
Neptune cazimi: burned right into the heart of the Sun
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun & Venus in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
See celebrities with this pattern →Uranus out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Frances Tomelty's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
placidus houses
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | ♉︎ Taurus 5°02' | - | — | Endeavor |
| Uranus | ♋︎ Cancer 0°35' | - | — | Transition |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 16°09' | - | — | Participation |
| Venus | ♌︎ Leo 29°39' | - | — | Openness |
| Saturn | ♍︎ Virgo 1°56' | - | — | Consecration |
| Neptune | ♎︎ Libra 12°44' | - | — | Playfulness |
| Sun | ♎︎ Libra 12°51' | - | — | Playfulness |
| Mercury | ♏︎ Scorpio 5°13' | - | — | Ambition |
| Mars | ♏︎ Scorpio 22°11' | - | — | Transfiguration |
| Chiron | ♏︎ Scorpio 23°20' | - | — | Persuasion |
| Moon | ♏︎ Scorpio 28°20' | - | — | Intercession |
| Jupiter | ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°54' | - | — | Assimilation |
| Lilith | ♓︎ Pisces 8°37' | - | — | Ambition |
| South node | ♏︎ Scorpio 5°02' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 28
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.
Sting and Frances Tomelty marry
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 1
Frances Tomelty's read
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Sun
Arriving 196 days after the wedding, a Neptune sextile to the Sun deepened the marriage with idealism and spiritual devotion during a powerful window of growth.
Frances Tomelty's chart on the wedding day, 1976Collapse
Nov 3May 1Oct 28Nov 3, 1975 – Oct 28, 1976 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus conjunction Mercuryslow
- Neptune sextile Sunslow
- Chiron trine Venusslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Frances Tomelty, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Sting's read
Editorial note · Pluto conjunction Sun
Pluto conjoined his third-house Sun 49 days after the wedding, signaling a core identity shift and intense personal transformation following the marriage.
Sting's chart on the wedding day, 1976Collapse
Nov 3May 1Oct 28Nov 3, 1975 – Oct 28, 1976 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Venusslow
- Chiron trine Marsslow
- Saturn sextile Mercuryslow
- Pluto conjunction Sunslow
- North Node square Ascendantfast
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
Frances Tomelty's child Joe Sumner is born
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 1
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Sun
Ten days before Joe Sumner was born, a Neptune sextile Sun power window stirred deep devotion and quiet spiritual readiness for motherhood.
Frances Tomelty's chart on the day of a birth, 1976Collapse
Sep 1Nov 23Feb 14Sep 1, 1976 – Feb 14, 1977 · 166 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune sextile Sunslow
- Pluto conjunction Sunslow
- Chiron trine Venusslow
- North Node conjunction Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Frances Tomelty, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 8 YEARS UNRECORDED
Sting and Frances Tomelty divorce
Wikidata P26 claim on Q483203, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 8
Frances Tomelty's read
3 passages in force · Chiron square Venus · Neptune trine Venus · Uranus sextile Sun
Frances Tomelty's chart on the day of the divorce, 1984Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 29Jul 5, 1983 – Jun 29, 1984 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Neptune trine Venusslow
- Uranus sextile Sunslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Frances Tomelty, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Sting's read
8 passages in force · Neptune trine Mars · Chiron trine Mercury · Neptune square Mercury · Chiron square Mars · Neptune square Mercury · Uranus trine Ascendant · Pluto sextile Venus · North Node sextile Midheaven
Sting's chart on the day of the divorce, 1984Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 29Jul 5, 1983 – Jun 29, 1984 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Chiron trine Mercuryslow
- Neptune square Mercuryslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Neptune square Mercuryslow
- Uranus trine Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- North Node sextile Midheavenfast
Human Design
Emotional Generator with the 4/6 Role Model Profile
Her defined Solar Plexus authority requires emotional clarity before responding to significant professional creative invitations.
The Right Angle Cross of Tension
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Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 48.4 |
| · Earth | 21.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 14.5 |
| ☊ North node | 27.4 |
| ☋ South node | 28.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 29.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 43.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 11.1 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 59.2 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 15.3 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 7.4 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 39.6 |
| · Earth | 38.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 53.3 |
| ☊ North node | 24.5 |
| ☋ South node | 44.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 15.1 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 12.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 6.2 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 26.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 4.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 48.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 7.1 |
Defined channels · 3
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 48 Life's Work: From Inadequacy to Wisdom
Her core path transforms self-doubt into deep creative resourcefulness and seasoned artistic maturity.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 48 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 21 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 39 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 38 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 53 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 29 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 43 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 12 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 6 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 26 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 11 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
anuradha Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | Ashwini | 4 | Aries 11° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Uranus | Ardra | 1 | Gemini 7° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Pluto | Ashlesha | 2 | Cancer 23° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Venus | Magha | 2 | Leo 6° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Saturn | Magha | 3 | Leo 8° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Ascendant | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 2° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Neptune | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 19° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Sun | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 19° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Mercury | Swati | 2 | Libra 12° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Mars | Vishakha | 3 | Libra 29° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Chiron | Vishakha | 4 | Scorpio 0° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Moon | Anuradha | 1 | Scorpio 5° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Jupiter | Jyeshtha | 4 | Scorpio 29° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Lilith | Shatabhisha | 3 | Aquarius 15° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn | Oct 6, 1948 → Feb 10, 1965 | - |
| Mercury | Feb 10, 1965 → Feb 10, 1982 | - |
| Ketu | Feb 10, 1982 → Feb 10, 1989 | - |
| Venus | Feb 10, 1989 → Feb 10, 2009 | - |
| Sun | Feb 10, 2009 → Feb 10, 2015 | - |
| Moon | Feb 10, 2015 → Feb 10, 2025 | - |
| Mars | Feb 10, 2025 → Feb 10, 2032 | Now |
| Rahu | Feb 10, 2032 → Feb 10, 2050 | - |
| Jupiter | Feb 10, 2050 → Feb 10, 2066 | - |
Antardashas within Mars
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mars | Feb 10, 2025 → Jul 9, 2025 |
| Rahu | Jul 9, 2025 → Jul 27, 2026 |
| Jupiter | Jul 27, 2026 → Jul 3, 2027 |
| Saturn | Jul 3, 2027 → Aug 11, 2028 |
| Mercury | Aug 11, 2028 → Aug 8, 2029 |
| Ketu | Aug 8, 2029 → Jan 4, 2030 |
| Venus | Jan 4, 2030 → Mar 6, 2031 |
| Sun | Mar 6, 2031 → Jul 12, 2031 |
| Moon | Jul 12, 2031 → Feb 10, 2032 |
Ayanamsa: 23.1415 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 130 · Blue Monkey · Cosmic
Chuen · Cosmic tone
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Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Antipode: not recorded for this kin.
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 11: The Intuitive Master Number
Master Number 11 emphasizes heightened perception, inspirational expression, and subtle leadership in the arts.
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
rat · earth
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 戊 | 子 |
| Month | 辛 | 酉 |
| Day | 甲 | 申 |
Day master
甲 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.
Tarot Birth Cards
Justice & The High Priestess
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality | Justice | fairness, truth, cause and effect, balance | Outcomes that follow directly from action — accountability rendered in clear terms. |
| Soul | The High Priestess | intuition, mystery, the subconscious | Knowledge that comes from within rather than from the outside world — quiet, receptive wisdom. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
Sabian Symbols
Libra 14: Children Blowing Soap Bubbles
This degree highlights the delicate art of giving temporary, beautiful form to intangible inspiration on screen.
Sun · Libra 12°51'
Children blowing soap bubbles
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A bridge being built across a gorge
"Endeavor"
On a ship the sailors lower an old flag and raise a new one
"Transition"
A non-vested church choir
"Participation"
An unsealed letter
"Openness"
A large white cross dominates the landscape
"Consecration"
A boy with a censer serves the priest near the altar
"Apprenticeship"
Children blowing soap bubbles
"Playfulness"
Children blowing soap bubbles
"Playfulness"
The gold rush tears men away from their native soil
"Ambition"
A rabbit metamorphoses into a nature spirit
"Transfiguration"
After having heard an inspired individual deliver his sermon the crowd is stirred into believing
"Persuasion"
An Indian woman pleading to the chief for the lives of her children
"Intercession"
A group of immigrants as they fulfill the requirements of entrance into the new country
"Assimilation"
A jockey spurs his horse to great speed
"Ambition"
Feng Shui
Kua 8
Favorable: Southwest, Northwest, West, Northeast
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
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What is Frances Tomelty's zodiac sign?
Frances Tomelty's Sun sign is Libra.
When was Frances Tomelty born?
Frances Tomelty was born on Oct 6, 1948.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of X: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. No birth time on record, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
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