Famous birth charts · Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar’s chart in full
Born April 7, 1920, Varanasi, India. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
17°08′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 11:12 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
0°24′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
22°28′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
24°05′
Mars in Scorpioretrograde
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
5°44′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
8°07′
Saturn in Virgoretrograde
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
5°34′
Uranus in Pisces
4°07′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
8°47′
Pluto in Cancer
5°44′
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.
15°47′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
7°02′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
18°49′
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 mind, his heart and his independence (Mercury, Venus and Uranus) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 independence and his intensity (Mars in Scorpio, Uranus in Pisces and Pluto in Cancer) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 trine Pluto exact at 0.0°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mars sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Saturn sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
A dreamer’s faith: he believed in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes went together.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Saturn opposition Uranus close at 1.5°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
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Mercury conjunction Venus close at 1.6°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Mars trine Uranus close at 1.6°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Uranus trine Pluto close at 1.6°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mars square Jupiter close at 2.4°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars square Neptune wide at 3.1°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 6.7°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 8.3°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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