Anoushka Shankar’s birth chart
MusicianBorn June 9, 1981, London, United Kingdom
A mind that won’t sit still.
- SunGeminiThe Messenger
- MoonVirgoThe Mender
- VenusCancerThe Nurturer
What her chart says about her
Who she is
Sun in Gemini, the Messenger
A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled. The self she shows the world and the self she comes home to want different things, and she makes room for both.
The Sun square the Moon (almost exact at 0.3°)
What she needs
Moon in Virgo, the Mender
Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time.
How she loves
Venus in Cancer, the Nurturer
Loves by caring and protecting. Wants a partner who feels like home. Words with charm in them: she has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to her.
Mercury conjunction Venus (almost exact at 0.1°)
How she thinks
Mercury in Cancer, the Remembering Mind
A mind tuned to people. Hears what sits under the words and answers it gently. She doubts her own ideas before anyone else can, and so she checks every one twice.
Mercury square Saturn (close at 2.2°)
What drives her
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Quick, clever and busy. Gets things done through talk, ideas and juggling several jobs. Her drive and her discipline work together easily: she can push hard and keep going.
Mars trine Saturn (exact at 0.0°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her optimism, her discipline and her intensity (Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Libra, and that part of life draws her attention first. The weight of her chart sits in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Anoushka Shankar was born seven days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 50% lit, in Virgo. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twelve days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Anoushka Shankar, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 2009 and 2010, at 28: her first Saturn return. The second begins in 2039. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Gemini
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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.
Anoushka Shankar’s chart in full
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Questions about her chart
What is Anoushka Shankar’s zodiac sign?
Gemini. Anoushka Shankar was born on June 9, 1981, with the Sun in Gemini, the Messenger. A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled.
What is Anoushka Shankar’s Moon sign?
Virgo, the Mender. Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time.
What is Anoushka Shankar’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 June 9, 1981. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Anoushka Shankar’s Venus sign?
Cancer, the Nurturer. Loves by caring and protecting. Wants a partner who feels like home.
How does your chart compare with Anoushka Shankar’s?
Set your chart beside Anoushka Shankar’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 Anoushka Shankar’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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