Famous birth charts · Billy Preston
Billy Preston’s chart in full
Born September 2, 1946, Houston, Texas, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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.
9°36′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 12:32 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
29°45′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
28°09′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
25°44′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
15°26′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
25°37′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
3°48′
Uranus in Gemini
21°31′
Neptune in Libra
7°18′
Pluto in Leo
12°15′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
16°54′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
20°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
13°21′
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 mind, his discipline and his intensity (Mercury, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his heart, his drive, his optimism and his imagination (Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Libra, 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.
Venus conjunction Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
Mars trine North Node close at 1.5°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Moon square Mercury close at 1.6°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.4°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.5°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mars sextile Pluto wide at 3.2°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
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Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 3.5°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 4.1°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 4.2°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 4.6°
An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.
Pluto sextile North Node wide at 4.7°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 5.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 6.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.3°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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