Richard Pryor’s birth chart
ComedianBorn December 1, 1940, Peoria, Illinois, United StatesDied December 10, 2005
Restless in the best way.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusScorpioThe Devotee
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Restless in the best way. Wants to see more, learn more and say exactly what is on his mind. The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
The Sun quincunx Saturn (almost exact at 0.2°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot. Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.
The Moon trine Saturn (close at 2.0°)
How he loved
Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee
Loves fiercely, privately and for keeps. Wants complete trust and a bond that goes beneath the surface. He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Venus opposition Jupiter (almost exact at 0.7°)
How he thought
Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator
A penetrating mind. Reads people well, speaks carefully and can tell when something is being hidden. His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury opposition Uranus (wide at 3.9°)
What drove him
Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist
Quietly powerful. Works in private, holds nothing back, and does not give up. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars opposition Jupiter (almost exact at 0.1°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his mind, his heart and his drive (Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew his attention first. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Richard Pryor was born two days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 8% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, twenty days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Richard Pryor, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1999, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1970. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
You and Richard Pryor
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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
Together, chart beside chart
More with the Sun in Sagittarius
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Richard Pryor’s zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. Richard Pryor was born on December 1, 1940, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Restless in the best way. Wants to see more, learn more and say exactly what is on his mind.
What is Richard Pryor’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot.
What is Richard Pryor’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 December 1, 1940. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Richard Pryor’s Venus sign?
Scorpio, the Devotee. Loves fiercely, privately and for keeps. Wants complete trust and a bond that goes beneath the surface.
How does your chart compare with Richard Pryor’s?
Set your chart beside Richard Pryor’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 Richard Pryor’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Berk Costello, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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