Famous birth charts · B. B. King
B. B. King’s chart in full
Born September 16, 1925, Berclair, Mississippi, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
23°17′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
6°37′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
7°06′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
0°44′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
22°13′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
12°46′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
11°00′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
23°30′
Neptune in Leo
23°28′
Pluto in Cancer
14°35′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
3°45′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
27°29′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
0°26′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his feelings, his mind and his drive (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury and Mars) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Uranus quincunx Neptune exact at 0.0°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
The Sun opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Moon conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.5°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
The Sun conjunction Mars close at 1.1°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Mars opposition Uranus close at 1.3°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Jupiter sextile Saturn close at 1.8°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
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Jupiter opposition Pluto close at 1.8°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Venus square North Node close at 3.0°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 3.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Mercury sextile Saturn wide at 3.9°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 5.7°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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