Lucille Ball’s birth chart
ActressBorn August 6, 1911, Jamestown, New York, United StatesDied April 26, 1989
Generous, loyal and born for a stage of some kind.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonCapricornor Sagittarius
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Generous, loyal and born for a stage of some kind. Wants to be proud of the work and the people around her. She fought hard for what she wanted, and her temper was part of her courage.
The Sun square Mars (almost exact at 0.9°)
What she needed
Moon in Capricorn or Sagittarius, the Steady Hand
Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed.
For a birth before 2:10 a.m., her Moon was in Sagittarius.
How she loved
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things. A romantic with an artist’s eye: she saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus sextile Neptune (close at 1.6°)
How she thought
Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst
Clever, methodical and useful. Turns a muddle into a list and the list into results. A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mercury sextile Jupiter (wide at 3.2°)
What drove her
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Steady, strong and very patient. She kept going long after others stopped. A quick, direct mind: she made decisions fast and said what she meant.
Mercury trine Mars (wide at 4.4°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Lucille Ball was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 89% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, 45 days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Lucille Ball, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1970 and 1971, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1941. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and Lucille Ball
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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
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See allQuestions about her chart
What is Lucille Ball’s zodiac sign?
Leo. Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Generous, loyal and born for a stage of some kind. Wants to be proud of the work and the people around her.
What is Lucille Ball’s Moon sign?
Capricorn or Sagittarius. The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 2:10 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
What is Lucille Ball’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 August 6, 1911. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Lucille Ball’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.
How does your chart compare with Lucille Ball’s?
Set your chart beside Lucille Ball’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 Lucille Ball’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: CBS Television, 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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