Famous birth charts · Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson’s chart in full
Born May 8, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
17°54′
Moon in Gemini
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.
1°17′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
3°19′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
1°26′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
24°12′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
28°14′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
6°09′
Uranus in Taurus
21°45′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
22°54′
Pluto in Leo
0°45′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
19°51′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
15°56′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
26°18′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 Moon sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.1°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars square Neptune close at 1.3°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 1.9°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 1.9°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
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Jupiter square Pluto close at 2.5°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mercury square Pluto close at 2.6°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 2.8°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
Venus sextile Jupiter wide at 3.2°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 3.9°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 4.0°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Mars trine North Node wide at 4.3°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 5.0°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.1°
He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 5.4°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 7.2°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 7.9°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something 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.
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