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Capricorn · by personality

Sherlock Holmes · Scotland Yard

Sally Donovan: zodiac sign and birth chart

Sally Donovan has no canon birthday. The BBC series Sherlock never gives one, and she does not exist in Conan Doyle. Read from her personality, she is a Capricorn. She is a Scotland Yard sergeant in the BBC series Sherlock who openly can't stand Sherlock. Five placements in Capricorn make a chart built on procedure and evidence.

  • SunCapricorn
  • MoonCapricorn
  • RisingTaurus
  • MercuryCapricorn
  • VenusCapricorn
  • MarsCapricorn
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SourceNo canon birthday: the BBC series Sherlock never gives Sally Donovan a date. The chart is NEBO's take, read from her personality.

Birth chart

Donovan's chart at a glance

No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from her character.

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  • Fire0
  • Earth6
  • Air0
  • Water0
  • Mostly earth. 6 of her 6 placements are earth signs.
  • Double Capricorn. Sun and Moon in the same sign, about 1 in 12 people have that.
  • About 1 in 11 birthdays get Donovan in the app's Sherlock Holmes world.

NEBO's take

No birthday in canon. Her personality says Capricorn.

We ran Donovan through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets her most often. It reads her as earth: practical, blunt and slow to trust.

Canon

No canon birthdayNever given in the BBC series

NEBO's take

Capricorn SunRead from her personality
  • Sun CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    Capricorn wants proof. She demands evidence that holds up in court.

  • Moon CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    A Capricorn Moon doesn't relax around unpredictable people. She warns Watson that Sherlock is a psychopath who gets bored.

  • Rising CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeTaurus

    No birth time in canon. First impression: arms folded and unimpressed.

  • Mercury CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    Capricorn Mercury is blunt and brief.

  • Venus CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    Capricorn Venus gives respect slowly, and only to people who earn it.

  • Mars CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    Capricorn Mars follows procedure through every case.

What the show does give: a professional who believes in procedure over a genius's magic tricks, and says so. Capricorn is exactly that.

How she shows up

Why she's like this

Capricorn is the sign of procedure, proof and not being fooled. Donovan hits it in scenes fans know.

  • CoreCapricorn Sun

    Demands evidence

    She believes in procedure rather than a genius's magic tricks and demands evidence that holds up in court.

    Sherlock (BBC), A Study in Pink

  • FeelingsCapricorn Moon

    Warns John

    She tells Watson that Sherlock is a psychopath who will get bored, so he shouldn't get close.

    Sherlock (BBC), A Study in Pink

  • MindMercury in Capricorn

    Says it blunt

    She calls Sherlock a freak to his face and doesn't apologize for it.

    Sherlock (BBC), A Study in Pink

  • In a fightMars in Capricorn

    Doubt turns to prejudice

    When Moriarty's story makes Sherlock look like a fraud, her suspicions make even Lestrade doubt him.

    Sherlock (BBC), The Reichenbach Fall

Your turn

Which Sherlock Holmes character are you?

Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.

Chemistry

Who Donovan clicks with, and who she clashes with

Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.

Pick a side

Are you more Donovan or Sherlock?

Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.

Similar charts

Who else has Donovan's chart

Famous Capricorns with her placements

Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Donovan. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.

Donovan in real life

The app casts YoonA (Gemini), Aya Nakamura (Taurus) and Ningning (Libra) as Donovan, so no sign leads.

Characters like her in other worlds

Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.

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Characters like Donovan

Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.

Which Sherlock Holmes character are you?

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Questions

Donovan's zodiac sign: what people ask

What zodiac sign is Donovan?

Canon never says. The BBC series Sherlock never gives one, and she does not exist in Conan Doyle. By personality, NEBO's take is Capricorn.

When is Donovan's birthday?

It isn't given anywhere in canon, so there is no real date to point to.

Is Donovan a Capricorn?

By personality, yes: blunt, practical and hard to impress. NEBO's model puts five placements in Capricorn. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.

What is Donovan's birth chart?

NEBO's take: Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn, Taurus rising, Mercury in Capricorn, Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Capricorn. Read from her personality, not from a canon date.

What element is Donovan?

Earth. Capricorn is an earth sign, and 6 of her 6 placements are earth too.

Who is Donovan most compatible with?

By chart, Inspector Lestrade, Colonel Moran and Charles Augustus Magnussen. Capricorn Moon and Capricorn Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.

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