Joan Rivers’ birth chart
ComedianBorn June 8, 1933, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesDied September 4, 2014
A mind that won’t sit still.
- SunGeminiThe Messenger
- MoonSagittariusor Capricorn
- VenusCanceror Gemini
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Gemini, the Messenger
A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled. Purpose and patience worked as a team: she built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun trine Saturn (close at 1.1°)
What she needed
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in.
For a birth after 9:33 p.m., her Moon was in Capricorn.
How she loved
Venus in Cancer or Gemini, the Nurturer
Loves tenderly and protectively. Wants closeness, family and a feeling of belonging. Words with charm in them: she had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to her.
Mercury conjunction Venus (exact at 0.0°) · For a birth before 9:01 a.m., her Venus was in Gemini.
How she thought
Mercury in Cancer or Gemini, the Remembering Mind
Thinks through feeling and memory. Listens well and remembers exactly how something was said. A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and she saw answers others missed.
Mercury sextile Uranus (wide at 3.9°) · For a birth before 10:12 a.m., her Mercury was in Gemini.
What drove her
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Diligent and exact. Puts effort into doing a thing properly, step by careful step. When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and she learned timing the hard way.
Mars quincunx Saturn (almost exact at 0.2°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her drive, her optimism and her imagination (Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew her attention first.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Joan Rivers was born on the day of a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 100% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, thirteen days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Joan Rivers, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1992, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1963. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Gemini
You and Joan Rivers
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets hers, 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 Gemini
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Joan Rivers’ zodiac sign?
Gemini. Joan Rivers was born on June 8, 1933, with the Sun in Gemini, the Messenger. A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled.
What is Joan Rivers’ Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 9:33 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
What is Joan Rivers’ 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 June 8, 1933. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
How does your chart compare with Joan Rivers’?
Set your chart beside Joan Rivers’ 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 Joan Rivers’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Harry Langdon, 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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