George Gershwin’s birth chart
ComposerBorn September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesDied July 11, 1937
Fair, charming and good with people.
- SunLibraThe Diplomat
- MoonAquariusThe Cool Head
- VenusScorpioThe Devotee
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Libra, the Diplomat
Fair, charming and good with people. Happiest when things are balanced, pleasant and calm. Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun sextile Uranus (wide at 3.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Aquarius, the Cool Head
Needs freedom, friendship and room to think. Handles feelings by stepping back and making sense of them. What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
The Moon square Venus (close at 1.1°)
How he loved
Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee
Loves fiercely, privately and for keeps. Wants complete trust and a bond that goes beneath the surface. A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Venus (close at 2.9°)
How he thought
Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst
A careful, exact mind. Spots the flaw, fixes the plan and gets the wording just right. His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Pluto (close at 1.4°)
What drove him
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Fights hardest for the people closest to him. Works best for a cause that feels personal. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars square Jupiter (wide at 3.1°)
The shape of his chart
The weight of his chart sits in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
George Gershwin was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 87% lit, in Aquarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, three days after the September equinox.
Saturn return
For George Gershwin, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1927, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Libra
You and George Gershwin
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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.
George Gershwin’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is George Gershwin’s zodiac sign?
Libra. George Gershwin was born on September 26, 1898, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Fair, charming and good with people. Happiest when things are balanced, pleasant and calm.
What is George Gershwin’s Moon sign?
Aquarius, the Cool Head. Needs freedom, friendship and room to think. Handles feelings by stepping back and making sense of them.
What is George Gershwin’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 26, 1898. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is George Gershwin’s Venus sign?
Scorpio, the Devotee. Loves fiercely, privately and for keeps. Wants complete trust and a bond that goes beneath the surface.
How does your chart compare with George Gershwin’s?
Set your chart beside George Gershwin’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 George Gershwin’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Carl Van Vechten, 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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