Herbie Hancock’s birth chart
Jazz pianistBorn April 12, 1940, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Happiest going first.
- SunAriesThe Pioneer
- MoonGeminiThe Talker
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Aries, the Pioneer
Happiest going first. Starts things with real nerve and loves a challenge that needs someone brave. Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter (almost exact at 0.6°)
What he needs
Moon in Gemini, the Talker
Light on his feet emotionally. Feels at home in a good conversation and gets restless in silence.
How he loves
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Loves with words and wit. Needs a partner to talk with late into the night. Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
Venus conjunction Mars (close at 1.0°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Pisces, the Poet
Dreamy and perceptive. Remembers how a moment felt better than what was said in it. Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Mercury opposition Neptune (close at 1.7°)
What drives him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Restless, quick and clever. Does several things at once and wins with words.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his feelings, his heart and his drive (the Moon, Venus and Mars) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Herbie Hancock was born five days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 22% lit, in Gemini. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, twenty-two days after the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Herbie Hancock, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1998 and 1999, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1969 and 1970. The third begins in 2028. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aries
You and Herbie Hancock
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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.
Herbie Hancock’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Aries
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Herbie Hancock’s zodiac sign?
Aries. Herbie Hancock was born on April 12, 1940, with the Sun in Aries, the Pioneer. Happiest going first. Starts things with real nerve and loves a challenge that needs someone brave.
What is Herbie Hancock’s Moon sign?
Gemini, the Talker. Light on his feet emotionally. Feels at home in a good conversation and gets restless in silence.
What is Herbie Hancock’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 12, 1940. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Herbie Hancock’s Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Loves with words and wit. Needs a partner to talk with late into the night.
How does your chart compare with Herbie Hancock’s?
Set your chart beside Herbie Hancock’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 Herbie Hancock’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: pixgremlin: http://www.aworan.com c/o Pix Gremlin, CC BY 2.0, 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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