Famous birth charts · Rick James
Rick James’ chart in full
Born February 1, 1948, Buffalo, New York, United States. 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.
11°45′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
8°00′
Mercury in Aquarius
Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 7:46 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
29°35′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
17°50′
Mars in Virgoretrograde
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
3°48′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
21°29′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
19°51′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
22°27′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
12°54′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
13°49′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
19°33′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
23°37′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
10°54′
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 optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) and his independence (Uranus in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Pisces) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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.
Saturn square North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter opposition Uranus close at 1.0°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 1.1°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Jupiter trine Saturn close at 1.6°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Venus sextile North Node close at 1.7°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
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Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.9°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Venus quincunx Saturn close at 2.0°
He kept weighing pleasure against duty, and joy came once the work was done.
The Sun opposition Pluto close at 2.1°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Saturn sextile Uranus close at 2.6°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 3.6°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 4.2°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Venus square Uranus wide at 4.6°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Pluto square North Node wide at 5.7°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 6.0°
Iron will and great patience: he built slowly and for keeps.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.8°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 8.1°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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
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