Otis Redding’s birth chart
SingerBorn September 9, 1941, Dawson, Georgia, United StatesDied December 10, 1967
Sharp-eyed and quietly kind.
- SunVirgoThe Fixer
- MoonTaurusor Aries
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Virgo, the Fixer
Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it. He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun square Jupiter (wide at 3.4°)
What he needed
Moon in Taurus or Aries, the Hearth
Even-tempered and hard to unsettle. Needs calm, touch and things that stay the same.
For a birth before 9:32 a.m., his Moon was in Aries.
How he loved
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance. In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Venus opposition Mars (almost exact at 0.2°)
How he thought
Mercury in Libra, the Mediator
Thinks in terms of fairness and sees both sides. Speaks with tact and grace. A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.8°)
What drove him
Mars in Aries, the Trailblazer
Pure forward motion. Brave, competitive and happiest in the middle of the action. Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Mars sextile Jupiter (wide at 3.7°)
The shape of his chart
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Otis Redding was born four days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 86% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, thirteen days before the September equinox.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Otis Redding was born, as it was on 64 days of 1941. How often the famous were
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Signs that click with Virgo
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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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What is Otis Redding’s zodiac sign?
Virgo. Otis Redding was born on September 9, 1941, with the Sun in Virgo, the Fixer. Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it.
What is Otis Redding’s Moon sign?
Taurus or Aries. The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 9:32 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
What is Otis Redding’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 September 9, 1941. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Otis Redding’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance. In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
How does your chart compare with Otis Redding’s?
Set your chart beside Otis Redding’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 Otis Redding’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Volt Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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