Ricky Nelson’s birth chart
MusicianBorn May 8, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, United StatesDied December 31, 1985
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonGeminior Taurus
- VenusCancerThe Nurturer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
The Sun conjunction Uranus (wide at 3.9°)
What he needed
Moon in Gemini or Taurus, the Talker
Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about. His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
The Moon sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.5°) · For a birth before 9:34 a.m., his Moon was in Taurus.
How he loved
Venus in Cancer, the Nurturer
Loves by caring and protecting. Wants a partner who feels like home. A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Venus (close at 1.9°)
How he thought
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
Thinks slowly and solidly. A mind, once made up, stays made up. His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Pluto (close at 2.6°)
What drove him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Restless, quick and clever. Does several things at once and wins with words. Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mars square Neptune (close at 1.3°)
The shape of his chart
Jupiter is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his optimism touched everything else in it. In his chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Ricky Nelson was born the day after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 1% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, 43 days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Ricky Nelson, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1969 and 1970, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Ricky Nelson
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
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
More with the Sun in Taurus
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Ricky Nelson’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Ricky Nelson was born on May 8, 1940, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is Ricky Nelson’s Moon sign?
Gemini or Taurus. The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 9:34 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
What is Ricky Nelson’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 May 8, 1940. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Ricky Nelson’s Venus sign?
Cancer, the Nurturer. Loves by caring and protecting. Wants a partner who feels like home.
How does your chart compare with Ricky Nelson’s?
Set your chart beside Ricky Nelson’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 Ricky Nelson’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Decca Records, 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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