The life of Serena Williams
Who is Serena Williams?
Serena Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player of the professional era, beginning with the US Open in September 1999. She and her sister Venus were coached by their father and arrived in a sport that had few Black players at the top. She married Alexis Ohanian in November 2017 and returned to competition months after giving birth. She played her final professional match at the US Open in September 2022.
Defining moments
This marriage marked a deeply transformative and powerful commitment, harmoniously aligning with her expansive worldview and relationship values.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian begin a relationship
Five days before their bond began, Saturn squaring her eighth-house Moon anchored emotional vulnerability into lasting commitment.
The Partnership in the timeline ↓Serena Williams's child Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. is born
Six days before the birth, Saturn squared her eighth house Moon, marking a heavy window of endurance and deep emotional transformation just ahead of welcoming her daughter.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian end their relationship
The Separation in the timeline ↓Final professional match at the US Open
The Uranus trine Midheaven in house 1 transit reflected a harmonious and liberating redefinition of her public career identity as she played her final professional match.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Serena Williams's birth chart
☾ Born Sep 26, 1981 · 8:28 PM EDT · Saginaw · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
With a high concentration of planets in air signs and the cardinal modality, Serena Williams paired intellectual precision with decisive execution throughout her record-setting tennis career.
Sun in Libra in the sixth house balances tactical grace and poise with daily athletic labor across two decades on the professional tour.
Moon in Virgo operates as an Earth singleton, focusing intense practical discipline and technical critique into physical routine.
Taurus Rising is steady, grounded and slow to be moved, with Chiron in the first house threading sensitivity through that solidity. Both Libra Sun and Virgo Moon work in the sixth house behind it.
How Serena Williams's chart holds together
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Elements and modalities
Air-led and cardinal by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 🜃 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 🜁 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Chart patterns that stand out
Mercury conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Venus & Pluto in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn & Pluto loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
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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 | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | ♉︎ Taurus 22°25' | 1 | ℞ | — | Treasure |
| North node | ♋︎ Cancer 29°44' | 4 | ℞ | — | Heritage |
| Mars | ♌︎ Leo 15°35' | 5 | - | — | Relief |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 20°24' | 6 | - | — | Teamwork |
| Sun | ♎︎ Libra 3°49' | 6 | - | — | Fellowship |
| Saturn | ♎︎ Libra 11°43' | 6 | - | — | Emergence |
| Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra 17°03' | 6 | - | — | Consequence |
| Pluto | ♎︎ Libra 23°27' | 6 | - | — | Mutation |
| Mercury | ♎︎ Libra 29°39' | 6 | - | — | Wisdom |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 16°20' | 7 | - | — | Self-Creation |
| Uranus | ♏︎ Scorpio 27°15' | 7 | - | — | Sovereignty |
| Lilith | ♐︎ Sagittarius 0°20' | 7 | - | — | Reflection |
| Neptune | ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°14' | 8 | - | — | Assimilation |
| South node | ♑︎ Capricorn 29°44' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♉︎ Taurus | 3°10' | ⚷ |
| House 2 | ♊︎ Gemini | 5°01' | - |
| House 3 | ♊︎ Gemini | 27°05' | - |
| House 4 | ♋︎ Cancer | 17°19' | ☊ |
| House 5 | ♌︎ Leo | 10°29' | ♂︎ |
| House 6 | ♍︎ Virgo | 13°17' | ☽︎☉︎♄︎♃︎♇︎☿︎ |
| House 7 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 3°10' | ♀︎♅︎⚸ |
| House 8 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 5°01' | ♆︎ |
| House 9 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 27°05' | - |
| House 10 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 17°19' | - |
| House 11 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 10°29' | - |
| House 12 | ♓︎ Pisces | 13°17' | - |
Full aspects · 24
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Wins first Grand Slam (US Open)
Her maiden major singles title.Source ↗
Mars dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Saturn trine Midheaven
The Saturn trine Midheaven transit highlighted the culmination of disciplined effort in a major public achievement.
Serena Williams's chart on award day, 1999Collapse
Apr 18Sep 11Feb 4Apr 18, 1999 – Feb 4, 2000 · 292 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Marsslow
- Uranus square Venusslow
- Neptune trine Sunslow
- Saturn square Marsslow
- Neptune square Ascendantslow
- Saturn opposition Venusslow
- Saturn trine Midheavenslow
- Neptune square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter conjunction Ascendantfast
Beats Serena in the first all-Williams US Open final
Venus defeated Serena 6-2, 6-4 in the first Grand Slam final contested by two sisters in the Open era, and the first US Open women's final played in American television prime time.Tennis.com, 'Throwback Thursday: An all-Williams 2001 US Open final'
Mars dasha · Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Saturn sextile Mars
Saturn sextile Mars in the second house reflected disciplined athletic focus and steady physical composure as she claimed a historic championship title.
Serena Williams's chart on award day, 2001Collapse
Aug 9Sep 8Oct 8Aug 9 – Oct 8, 2001 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn sextile Marsslow
- Chiron square Moonslow
- North Node sextile Ascendantfast
- North Node square Sunfast
- 15 QUIET YEARS
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian begin a relationship
Rahu dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
Five days before their bond began, Saturn squaring her eighth-house Moon anchored emotional vulnerability into lasting commitment.
Serena Williams's chart on the start of a partnership, 2016Collapse
Jul 2Dec 29Jun 27Jul 2, 2016 – Jun 27, 2017 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Chiron opposition Moonslow
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q11459, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 9
6 passages in force · Pluto conjunction Midheaven · Pluto conjunction Midheaven · Pluto sextile Venus · Saturn square Moon · Chiron opposition Moon · North Node trine Ascendant
Serena Williams's chart on the wedding day, 2017Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 2016 – Jun 30, 2017 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Chiron opposition Moonslow
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q11459, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 9
6 passages in force · Pluto conjunction Midheaven · Pluto conjunction Midheaven · Pluto sextile Venus · Saturn square Moon · Chiron opposition Moon · North Node trine Ascendant
Serena Williams's chart on the day of the separation, 2017Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 2016 – Jun 30, 2017 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Chiron opposition Moonslow
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
Serena Williams's child Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
Six days before the birth, Saturn squared her eighth house Moon, marking a heavy window of endurance and deep emotional transformation just ahead of welcoming her daughter.
Serena Williams's chart on the day of a birth, 2017Collapse
Aug 2Sep 1Oct 1Aug 2 – Oct 1, 2017 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
Editorial note · Pluto sextile Venus
This marriage marked a deeply transformative and powerful commitment, harmoniously aligning with her expansive worldview and relationship values.
Serena Williams's chart on the wedding day, 2017Collapse
Aug 15Nov 16Feb 17Aug 15, 2017 – Feb 17, 2018 · 186 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- 5 QUIET YEARS
Final professional match at the US Open
Her last singles match before retiring from tennis.Source ↗
Rahu dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Uranus trine Midheaven
The Uranus trine Midheaven in house 1 transit reflected a harmonious and liberating redefinition of her public career identity as she played her final professional match.
Serena Williams's chart on a career milestone, 2022Collapse
Mar 6Sep 2Mar 1Mar 6, 2022 – Mar 1, 2023 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Venusslow
- Uranus trine Midheavenslow
- Chiron trine Marsslow
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Uranus trine Moonslow
- North Node square Marsfast
- North Node trine Midheavenfast
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
- North Node opposition Venusfast
Human Design
Mental Projector with 6/3 Role Model Martyr Profile
Guides others through sharp observation and experiential mastery, waiting for recognition before directing energy.
The Left Angle Cross of The Spirit
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Centers · 2 defined / 7 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
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 · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 46.6 |
| · Earth | 25.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 47.4 |
| ☊ North node | 56.4 |
| ☋ South node | 60.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 50.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 1.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 7.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 57.3 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 48.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 14.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 26.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 32.3 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 52.3 |
| · Earth | 58.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 24.1 |
| ☊ North node | 56.6 |
| ☋ South node | 60.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 12.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 35.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 46.4 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 14.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 11.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 32.1 |
Defined channels · 1
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
Life's Work in Gene Key 46
Moves from the shadow of seriousness into the gift of delight through complete physical embodiment.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 46 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 25 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 52 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 58 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 24 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 1 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 7 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 56 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 35 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 46 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 57 |
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
Moon in Uttara Phalguni
Brings patronage, generous leadership, and endurance to partnerships and long-term endeavors.
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Ashwini | 3 | Aries 9° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Chiron | Krittika | 1 | Aries 28° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| North node | Pushya | 1 | Cancer 6° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Mars | Ashlesha | 2 | Cancer 21° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Moon | Uttara phalguni | 1 | Leo 26° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Sun | Hasta | 1 | Virgo 10° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Saturn | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 18° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Jupiter | Chitra | 1 | Virgo 23° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Pluto | Chitra | 2 | Virgo 29° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Mercury | Chitra | 4 | Libra 6° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Venus | Vishakha | 1 | Libra 22° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Uranus | Anuradha | 1 | Scorpio 3° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Lilith | Anuradha | 2 | Scorpio 6° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Neptune | Jyeshtha | 4 | Scorpio 28° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 26, 1981 → Sep 6, 1987 | - |
| Moon | Sep 6, 1987 → Sep 6, 1997 | - |
| Mars | Sep 6, 1997 → Sep 6, 2004 | - |
| Rahu | Sep 6, 2004 → Sep 6, 2022 | - |
| Jupiter | Sep 6, 2022 → Sep 6, 2038 | Now |
| Saturn | Sep 6, 2038 → Sep 6, 2057 | - |
| Mercury | Sep 6, 2057 → Sep 6, 2074 | - |
| Ketu | Sep 6, 2074 → Sep 6, 2081 | - |
| Venus | Sep 6, 2081 → Sep 6, 2101 | - |
Antardashas within Jupiter
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Jupiter | Sep 6, 2022 → Oct 24, 2024 |
| Saturn | Oct 24, 2024 → May 7, 2027 |
| Mercury | May 7, 2027 → Aug 12, 2029 |
| Ketu | Aug 12, 2029 → Jul 19, 2030 |
| Venus | Jul 19, 2030 → Mar 19, 2033 |
| Sun | Mar 19, 2033 → Jan 5, 2034 |
| Moon | Jan 5, 2034 → May 7, 2035 |
| Mars | May 7, 2035 → Apr 12, 2036 |
| Rahu | Apr 12, 2036 → Sep 6, 2038 |
Ayanamsa: 23.602 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 205 · White Worldbridger · Planetary
Cimi · Planetary tone
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Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 9
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Metal Rooster
Combines precision, pride, and acute organizational discipline to command center stage.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 辛 | 酉 |
| Month | 丁 | 酉 |
| Day | 丁 | 卯 |
| Hour | 庚 | 戌 |
Day master
丁 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
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Hermit
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Hermit | introspection, solitude, guidance, search | Withdrawal from the world to find an answer that only stillness can reveal. |
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
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 4 Degrees
Reflects communal bonding and shared purpose, symbolized by a group gathered around a spiritual campfire.
Sun · Libra 3°49'
Around a campfire a group of young people sit in spiritual communion
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The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
"Reward"
A jewelry shop filled with valuable gems
"Treasure"
A daughter of the American Revolution
"Heritage"
The storm ended, all nature rejoices in brilliant sunshine
"Relief"
A girls' basketball team
"Teamwork"
Around a campfire a group of young people sit in spiritual communion
"Fellowship"
Miners are surfacing from a deep coal mine
"Emergence"
Two men placed under arrest
"Consequence"
A butterfly with a third wing on its left side
"Mutation"
Three mounds of knowledge on a philosopher's head
"Wisdom"
A woman, fecundated by her own spirit, is great with child
"Self-Creation"
The king of the fairies approaching his domain
"Sovereignty"
Retired army veterans gather to reawaken old memories
"Reflection"
A group of immigrants as they fulfill the requirements of entrance into the new country
"Assimilation"
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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Begin your journeyQuestions about Serena Williams's birth chart
What is Serena Williams's zodiac sign?
Serena Williams's Sun sign is Libra.
What is Serena Williams's moon and rising sign?
Serena Williams has a Virgo Moon and a Taurus rising.
When was Serena Williams born?
Serena Williams was born on Sep 26, 1981.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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