Nina Simone’s birth chart
SingerBorn February 21, 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, United StatesDied April 21, 2003
Dreamy, kind and quietly perceptive.
- SunPiscesThe Dreamer
- MoonCapricornor Aquarius
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer
Dreamy, kind and quietly perceptive. People come away feeling seen. The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun opposition Neptune (wide at 6.3°)
What she needed
Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius, the Steady Hand
Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed.
For a birth after 5:29 p.m., her Moon was in Aquarius.
How she loved
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness. She loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all her own.
Venus sextile Uranus (close at 2.9°)
How she thought
Mercury in Pisces, the Poet
Thinks in pictures and feelings. Understands people without needing many words. Sharp words and a sharp mind: she argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to her.
Mercury opposition Mars (almost exact at 0.1°)
What drove her
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Works carefully and precisely. Gets results through skill and attention to detail. Action guided by imagination: she moved on instinct and feeling, and she gave her all to a vision.
Mars conjunction Neptune (wide at 5.0°)
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 weight of her chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Nina Simone was born three days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 9% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twenty-seven days before the March equinox.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Nina Simone was born, as it was on 81 days of 1933. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Nina Simone, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1992, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1962 and 1963. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Pisces
You and Nina Simone
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets hers, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
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 Pisces
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Nina Simone’s zodiac sign?
Pisces. Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933, with the Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer. Dreamy, kind and quietly perceptive. People come away feeling seen.
What is Nina Simone’s Moon sign?
Capricorn or Aquarius. The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 5:29 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
What is Nina Simone’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 February 21, 1933. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Nina Simone’s Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness.
How does your chart compare with Nina Simone’s?
Set your chart beside Nina Simone’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 Nina Simone’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Ron Kroon for Anefo Restored by Bammesk, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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