James Brown’s birth chart
MusicianBorn May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina, United StatesDied December 25, 2006
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonLeoThe Warm Heart
- VenusTaurusThe Keeper
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 confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine Jupiter (almost exact at 0.6°)
What he needed
Moon in Leo, the Warm Heart
Wears his heart where people can see it. Needs warmth, praise and a little attention, and gives all three back. Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
The Moon trine Mercury (close at 1.8°)
How he loved
Venus in Taurus, the Keeper
Loves slowly, loyally and through the senses. Once someone is let in, they stay in, and they are cared for in ways they can touch. Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus square Saturn (exact at 0.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aries, the Spark
Quick to answer and quick to decide. Says what is on his mind, and gets to the idea first. His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Pluto (close at 2.1°)
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Skilful, hardworking and modest. Gets ahead through practice, precision and getting the details right. Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Mars conjunction Neptune (wide at 4.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his drive, his optimism and his imagination (Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
James Brown was born six days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 57% lit, in Leo. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, 43 days after the March equinox.
Saturn return
For James Brown, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1992, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1963. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and James Brown
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.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Taurus
See allQuestions about his chart
What is James Brown’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. James Brown was born on May 3, 1933, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is James Brown’s Moon sign?
Leo, the Warm Heart. Wears his heart where people can see it. Needs warmth, praise and a little attention, and gives all three back.
What is James Brown’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 May 3, 1933. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is James Brown’s Venus sign?
Taurus, the Keeper. Loves slowly, loyally and through the senses. Once someone is let in, they stay in, and they are cared for in ways they can touch.
How does your chart compare with James Brown’s?
Set your chart beside James Brown’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 James Brown’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 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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