Famous birth charts · Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix’s chart in full
Born November 27, 1942, Seattle, Washington, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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 Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
4°55′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 2:10 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
28°56′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
3°04′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
7°41′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
17°34′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
24°51′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
9°22′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
2°28′
Neptune in Libra
1°41′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
7°11′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
28°44′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
29°09′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
10°17′
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 identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Sagittarius, 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.
Venus trine Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Mercury opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Uranus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury sextile Neptune close at 1.4°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Venus opposition Saturn close at 1.7°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.9°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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Saturn sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 2.3°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
The Sun opposition Uranus close at 2.4°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.8°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 3.2°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Uranus square North Node wide at 3.7°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 4.1°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury square North Node wide at 4.3°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 4.5°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.6°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 4.7°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Venus opposition Uranus wide at 5.2°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
The Sun square North Node wide at 6.2°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 6.3°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 6.9°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
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 earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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