Aaliyah’s birth chart
SingerBorn January 16, 1979, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesDied August 25, 2001
Responsible from an early age.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonVirgoor Leo
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done. Purpose and drive in one place: she was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.9°)
What she needed
Moon in Virgo or Leo, the Mender
Feels calm when things are in order and useful. Shows care through small, practical help.
For a birth before 6:11 a.m., her Moon was in Leo.
How she loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with. Affection came to her with generosity attached: her heart and her optimism helped each other.
Venus trine Jupiter (wide at 4.0°)
How she thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Thinks practically and plans ahead. Speaks with authority and a dry sense of humour. A patient, exact mind: she chose every word, and her thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury trine Saturn (close at 2.0°)
What drove her
Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever
Disciplined and steady. Plans the route, does the work and gets there in the end.
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her identity, her mind and her drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew her attention first. Most of her planets are in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Aaliyah was born three days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 90% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twenty-five days after the December solstice.
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Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Aaliyah
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Aaliyah’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Aaliyah was born on January 16, 1979, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done.
What is Aaliyah’s Moon sign?
Virgo or Leo. The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 6:11 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
What is Aaliyah’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on January 16, 1979. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Aaliyah’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with.
How does your chart compare with Aaliyah’s?
Set your chart beside Aaliyah’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Aaliyah’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: mika-photography.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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