Famous birth charts · Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa’s chart in full
Born December 21, 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, 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 Sagittarius
The Sun moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 6:55 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
29°42′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 8:37 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
24°59′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
18°08′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
1°06′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
20°32′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
5°50′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
8°13′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
22°48′
Neptune in Virgo
27°41′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
3°53′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
7°04′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
0°20′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
21°27′
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 optimism, his discipline and his independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, 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.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 1.2°
Responsibility and growth needed steady balancing, and he learned which duties to keep.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.2°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Jupiter square Pluto close at 1.9°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
The Sun square Neptune close at 2.0°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mars opposition Uranus close at 2.3°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn close at 2.4°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
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The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 2.7°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Venus trine Pluto close at 2.8°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Pluto sextile North Node wide at 3.2°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Venus sextile Neptune wide at 3.4°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun quincunx Pluto wide at 4.2°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 4.3°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 4.9°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 6.1°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.3°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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