Famous birth charts · Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker’s chart in full
Born May 20, 1944, Sheffield, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
29°15′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 3:16 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
5°11′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
7°35′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
19°01′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
28°45′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
19°05′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
26°05′
Uranus in Gemini
8°20′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
1°36′
Pluto in Leo
6°37′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
29°33′
Chiron in Virgo
In Virgo, Chiron is the sense that no effort is ever quite enough, and a gift for patient, practical help.
9°31′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
10°10′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 square Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
The Sun sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
The Sun sextile Mars almost exact at 0.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Mars conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.8°
Driven towards his path: he went after the life he wanted with real force.
Mercury square Pluto close at 1.0°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
The Moon square Pluto close at 1.4°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
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Uranus sextile Pluto close at 1.7°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 2.0°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 2.4°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 2.4°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
Mars sextile Neptune close at 2.9°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 5.5°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 6.7°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 7.1°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 9.1°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
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.
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