Duke Ellington’s birth chart
Jazz pianistBorn April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United StatesDied May 24, 1974
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonSagittariusor Capricorn
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
The Sun quincunx Uranus (close at 2.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in.
For a birth after 1:20 p.m., his Moon was in Capricorn.
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up. His taste and his appetite for more needed adjusting: he kept learning what was enough.
Venus quincunx Jupiter (close at 1.6°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aries, the Spark
Thinks fast and speaks plainly. Ideas arrive whole and leave his mouth a second later. A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury sextile Pluto (close at 2.0°)
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. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars square Jupiter (close at 1.1°)
The shape of his chart
The weight of his chart sits in fire signs: instinct and enthusiasm.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Duke Ellington was born four days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 82% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, 39 days after the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Duke Ellington, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1958, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1928. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Duke Ellington
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Duke Ellington’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Taurus
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Duke Ellington’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is Duke Ellington’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 1:20 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
What is Duke Ellington’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 April 29, 1899. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Duke Ellington’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up.
How does your chart compare with Duke Ellington’s?
Set your chart beside Duke Ellington’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 Duke Ellington’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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