Etta James’ birth chart
SingerBorn January 25, 1938, Los Angeles, California, United StatesDied January 20, 2012
Original, independent and fair.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonSagittariusor Scorpio
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker
Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone. Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to her core.
The Sun conjunction Venus (close at 2.2°)
What she needed
Moon in Sagittarius or Scorpio, the Free Spirit
Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk. She put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
The Moon sextile Venus (almost exact at 0.4°) · For a birth before 6:52 a.m., her Moon was in Scorpio.
How she loved
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Loves as a friend first. Values honesty, freedom and a partner who is fully her own person. Loyal in love: she chose carefully, and what she built with people lasted.
Venus sextile Saturn (close at 2.0°)
How she thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
A disciplined, realistic mind. Thinks in steps, plans for the long run and says only what is needed. A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and she saw answers others missed.
Mercury trine Uranus (close at 1.7°)
What drove her
Mars in Pisces, the Gentle Warrior
Works from instinct and compassion. Fights for others more easily than for herself. Stamina and willpower: she kept going long after others stopped, and she did her best work under pressure.
Mars trine Pluto (close at 2.4°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her identity, her heart and her optimism (the Sun, Venus and Jupiter) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew her attention first.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Etta James was born six days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 27% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, 34 days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Etta James, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1996, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1967. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aquarius
You and Etta James
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets hers, 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.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about her chart
What is Etta James’ zodiac sign?
Aquarius. Etta James was born on January 25, 1938, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone.
What is Etta James’ Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Scorpio. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 6:52 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
What is Etta James’ 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 January 25, 1938. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Etta James’ Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Loves as a friend first. Values honesty, freedom and a partner who is fully her own person.
How does your chart compare with Etta James’?
Set your chart beside Etta James’ 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 Etta James’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: John K. Addis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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