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Ray J’s birth chart

SingerBorn January 17, 1981, McComb, Mississippi, United States

Patient and determined.

  • SunCapricornThe Architect
  • MoonGeminior Cancer
  • VenusCapricornThe Loyal Partner

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he is

    Sun in Capricorn, the Architect

    Patient and determined. Plays the long game, earns respect slowly, and grows warmer and more playful with the years. Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.

    The Sun sextile Uranus (close at 1.6°)

  2. What he needs

    Moon in Gemini or Cancer, the Talker

    Light on his feet emotionally. Feels at home in a good conversation and gets restless in silence. His feelings run deep and hold steady: he comes through hard times with more strength than he goes in with.

    The Moon trine Pluto (almost exact at 0.3°) · For a birth after 9:08 p.m., his Moon was in Cancer.

  3. How he loves

    Venus in Capricorn, the Loyal Partner

    Loves with steadiness and staying power. Takes commitment seriously and builds something lasting. Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.

    Venus square Saturn (close at 1.7°)

  4. How he thinks

    Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor

    Original and future-minded. Thinks in systems and finds new ways to do old things. A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.

    Mercury trine Saturn (close at 1.2°)

  5. What drives him

    Mars in Aquarius, the Rebel

    Driven by ideas and fairness. Fights for change and does things differently. Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.

    Mars trine Jupiter (wide at 3.7°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his optimism, his discipline and his intensity (Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Libra, and that part of life draws his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in air signs: ideas and people.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Ray J was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 92% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Saturday, twenty-seven days after the December solstice.

  • Saturn return

    For Ray J, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2010, at 29: his first Saturn return. The second begins in 2039. When is yours?

Is yours here?

Signs that click with Capricorn

You and Ray J

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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.

Ray J’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Ray J’s zodiac sign?

Capricorn. Ray J was born on January 17, 1981, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Patient and determined. Plays the long game, earns respect slowly, and grows warmer and more playful with the years.

What is Ray J’s Moon sign?

Gemini or Cancer. The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 9:08 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.

What is Ray J’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 January 17, 1981. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Ray J’s Venus sign?

Capricorn, the Loyal Partner. Loves with steadiness and staying power. Takes commitment seriously and builds something lasting.

How does your chart compare with Ray J’s?

Set your chart beside Ray J’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 Ray J’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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