Famous birth charts · Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin’s chart in full
Born March 11, 1950, Manhattan, New York, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
20°33′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 3:07 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
28°13′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
6°18′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
9°18′
Mars in Libraretrograde
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
6°17′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
22°50′
Saturn in Virgoretrograde
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
15°42′
Uranus in Cancer
0°56′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
16°40′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
16°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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
7°34′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
21°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
6°31′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his imagination (Neptune in Libra) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) both point at his identity (the Sun in Pisces), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
Mercury quincunx Mars exact at 0.0°
Thinking and doing keep getting out of step: he acts on half a thought, or thinks past the moment to act.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars opposition North Node close at 1.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Venus sextile North Node close at 1.7°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
The Moon opposition Uranus close at 2.7°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Venus trine Mars close at 3.0°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
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The Sun quincunx Neptune wide at 3.9°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun quincunx Pluto wide at 4.3°
He keeps rebuilding himself to fit what life asks, and control is the hardest thing to give up.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 4.9°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mars square Uranus wide at 5.3°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 5.4°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 6.2°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 6.6°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Uranus square North Node wide at 6.6°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 7.0°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
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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