Not only is Carly Simon’s Cancer Sun ruled by the Moon, she’s got a Full Moon chart, which tends to exaggerate the emotional side of Cancer and make her a bit larger than life. On top of that, she’s got the superstar signature Venus-Mars conjunction (in earthy Taurus) that makes for sex appeal and sparkle and puts anyone who has it ahead of the game, especially in show business. Add to that an easy trine to Jupiter and here you have a natural performer who lets her sound out smoothly and with grace.

But not entirely. That Mars is square Pluto, so there is a certain ring of combativeness and competitiveness that surfaces from time to time in songs like “You’re So Vain” and in her commitment to political and social causes that take her beyond the simple world of entertainment into using her art to force the issue, so to speak, where important issues are concerned. That’s further reinforced by Neptune square the Moon, which is idealistic to the point of being an emotional challenge to her stability, and which makes her fight further to stay on top of things.

Stay on top of things she does, as her bucket-pattern chart has a tough Capricorn Moon for its handle, and everything swings around her emotional life, which she guards carefully and handles like a business. When push comes to shove, she’s matter-of-fact and practical in the way she expresses herself and channels that emotive full Moon surge in ways that will usually lead her straight to the bank.

Current events: Jupiter and Pluto are both headed for her Moon next year, and Saturn will overrun her progressed Sun by the fall, so there are some heavy issues at hand for her that may not have been made public. Lately she’s been focusing on recording oldies and working with her kids who are aspiring musical artists themselves, but new opportunities combined with tough choices may be ahead that re-intensify the life of this classic singer-songwriter. With her Sun and Moon on the lunar nodes, she knows it’s up to fate, however practical her response to the situation may be.