Famous birth charts · Rick Astley
Rick Astley’s chart in full
Born February 6, 1966, Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
17°15′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 1:12 p.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
29°14′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
17°32′
Venus in Aquariusretrograde
Venus moved from Aquarius into Capricorn at 12:47 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
0°01′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
5°41′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
21°23′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
15°59′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
18°49′
Neptune in Scorpio
22°06′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
17°54′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
1°22′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
20°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
23°55′
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.
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 discipline (Saturn in Pisces) and his independence and his intensity (Uranus and Pluto, together in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Gemini) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.3°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mercury quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
What he knows and what he says need careful managing, and secrets sit uneasily with him.
The Sun quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.7°
He keeps rebuilding himself to fit what life asks, and control is the hardest thing to give up.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
His ideals and his beliefs need constant matching up, and he keeps asking what he really believes.
Uranus conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
Mercury quincunx Uranus close at 1.3°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight need constant translating, and he spends time explaining how he gets there.
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Venus trine North Node close at 1.4°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 1.6°
His restlessness keeps testing his plans, so he changes course more than once to stay true to himself.
Saturn opposition Pluto close at 1.9°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Jupiter square Uranus close at 2.6°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
Saturn opposition Uranus close at 2.8°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Uranus sextile Neptune wide at 3.3°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 3.5°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 3.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 4.1°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 4.6°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.8°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.4°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.1°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
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.
You and Rick Astley
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