Famous birth charts · Randy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads’ chart in full
Born December 6, 1956, Santa Monica, California, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
14°42′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 2:17 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
4°49′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
27°46′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
13°55′
Mars in Aries
Mars moved from Pisces into Aries at 3:24 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
0°11′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
29°19′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
6°26′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
6°43′
Neptune in Scorpio
1°41′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
0°27′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
28°56′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
7°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
10°50′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his drive (Mars in Aries) and his optimism (Jupiter in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Sagittarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his drive, his discipline and his independence (Mars in Aries, Saturn in Sagittarius and Uranus in Leo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) both point at his drive (Mars in Aries), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
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.
Mars quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and he learned when to let go.
Saturn trine Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Jupiter sextile North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Mars opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars trine North Node close at 1.2°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
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Mars quincunx Neptune close at 1.5°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
Pluto square North Node close at 1.5°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 1.6°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Moon opposition Uranus close at 1.9°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Mercury square Mars close at 2.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury trine Pluto close at 2.7°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury sextile Neptune wide at 3.9°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 6.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 6.3°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 6.5°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 7.5°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 8.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 8.3°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
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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