Luther Vandross’ birth chart
SingerBorn April 20, 1951, New York City, New York, United StatesDied July 1, 2005
Happiest going first.
- SunAriesor Taurus
- MoonLibraThe Peacemaker
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aries or Taurus, the Pioneer
Happiest going first. Starts things with real nerve and loves a challenge that needs someone brave. The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
The Sun quincunx Saturn (wide at 3.1°) · For a birth after 4:49 p.m., his Sun was in Taurus.
What he needed
Moon in Libra, the Peacemaker
Feels most at peace when the people around him are at peace. Needs beauty, balance and someone to share things with.
How he loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love.
How he thought
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
Thinks slowly and solidly. A mind, once made up, stays made up. He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
Mercury conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.7°)
What drove him
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Steady, strong and very patient. He kept going long after others stopped. Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mars sextile Uranus (close at 1.6°)
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Luther Vandross was born the day before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 98% lit, in Libra. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 30 days after the March equinox.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Luther Vandross was born, as it was on 78 days of 1951. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Luther Vandross, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1979 and 1980, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
You and Luther Vandross
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.
Luther Vandross’ chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
Questions about his chart
What is Luther Vandross’ zodiac sign?
Aries or Taurus. The Sun moved from Aries into Taurus at 4:49 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
What is Luther Vandross’ Moon sign?
Libra, the Peacemaker. Feels most at peace when the people around him are at peace.
What is Luther Vandross’ 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 April 20, 1951. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Luther Vandross’ Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love.
How does your chart compare with Luther Vandross’?
Set your chart beside Luther Vandross’ 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 Luther Vandross’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Unknown, 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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