Famous birth charts · Bob Ross
Bob Ross’ chart in full
Born October 29, 1942, Daytona Beach, Florida, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
5°36′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
7°25′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
17°42′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
1°07′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
27°48′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
24°55′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
11°29′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
3°38′
Neptune in Libra
0°54′
Pluto in Leo
7°14′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
1°51′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
27°34′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
7°02′
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 drive and his imagination (Mercury, Mars 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 sextile North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Sun square Pluto close at 1.6°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Uranus square North Node close at 1.8°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun trine the Moon close at 1.8°
His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 2.0°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 2.7°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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Mars square Jupiter close at 2.9°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 3.3°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 3.6°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 3.8°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Mars sextile North Node wide at 4.0°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.5°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Venus square Pluto wide at 6.1°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 6.2°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 6.2°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 7.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 7.8°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
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 earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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