Buddy Holly’s birth chart
RockBorn September 7, 1936, Lubbock, Texas, United StatesDied February 3, 1959
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better.
- SunVirgoThe Fixer
- MoonGeminiThe Talker
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Virgo, the Fixer
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better. Shows love by being useful, and has a dry, quick humour that surprises people. He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun square Jupiter (almost exact at 0.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Gemini, the Talker
Sorts out feelings by putting them into words. Needs company, news and a change of scene. Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
The Moon trine Mercury (close at 2.2°)
How he loved
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance. Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Mercury conjunction Venus (wide at 7.6°)
How he thought
Mercury in Libra, the Mediator
A fair, sociable mind. Thinks best in conversation and dislikes a cruel word. Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and he spent time explaining how he got there.
Mercury quincunx Uranus (close at 2.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Full of fire and pride. Works hardest for a cause close to his heart and wants the effort to be seen. When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and he learned timing the hard way.
Mars quincunx Saturn (close at 1.4°)
The shape of his chart
Jupiter is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his optimism touched everything else in it.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Buddy Holly was born six days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 55% lit, in Gemini. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, fifteen days before the September equinox.
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Virgo
You and Buddy Holly
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
The chart
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Virgo
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Buddy Holly’s zodiac sign?
Virgo. Buddy Holly was born on September 7, 1936, with the Sun in Virgo, the Fixer. Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better.
What is Buddy Holly’s Moon sign?
Gemini, the Talker. Sorts out feelings by putting them into words. Needs company, news and a change of scene.
What is Buddy Holly’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 September 7, 1936. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Buddy Holly’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance. Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
How does your chart compare with Buddy Holly’s?
Set your chart beside Buddy Holly’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 Buddy Holly’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Brunswick Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
A correction, or a request to take this page down: hello@underyourstars.com.
To cite this page: Buddy Holly’s birth chart, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/people/buddy-holly