Ritchie Valens’ birth chart
MusicianBorn May 13, 1941, Pacoima, California, United StatesDied February 3, 1959
Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonSagittariusor Capricorn
- VenusTaurusThe Keeper
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last. Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun trine Neptune (close at 2.4°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn, the Free Spirit
Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk.
For a birth after 1:04 p.m., his Moon was in Capricorn.
How he loved
Venus in Taurus, the Keeper
Slow to fall and slow to leave. Wants a love that feels safe, warm and real. In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Venus square Mars (almost exact at 0.7°)
How he thought
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
A restless, clever mind. Loves words, news and the fun of a good exchange. A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.5°)
What drove him
Mars in Aquarius, the Rebel
Driven by ideas and fairness. Fights for change and does things differently. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars square Jupiter (close at 1.4°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his heart, his optimism, his discipline and his independence (the Sun, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first. No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Ritchie Valens was born three days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 90% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, 38 days before the June solstice.
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Signs that click with Taurus
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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
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What is Ritchie Valens’ zodiac sign?
Taurus. Ritchie Valens was born on May 13, 1941, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last.
What is Ritchie Valens’ Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 1:04 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
What is Ritchie Valens’ 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 13, 1941. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Ritchie Valens’ Venus sign?
Taurus, the Keeper. Slow to fall and slow to leave. Wants a love that feels safe, warm and real.
How does your chart compare with Ritchie Valens’?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Ritchie Valens’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Distributed by General Artists Corportation, 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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