Famous birth charts · Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens’ chart in full
Born May 13, 1941, Pacoima, California, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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.
22°38′
Moon in Sagittarius
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.
29°21′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
1°41′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
29°06′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
28°24′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
27°00′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
18°38′
Uranus in Taurus
25°58′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
25°03′
Pluto in Leo
2°13′
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.
0°27′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
26°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
7°21′
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.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
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.
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.
Mercury sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Venus square Mars almost exact at 0.7°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Uranus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus close at 1.0°
An inventive optimism: he believed in the new, and he took leaps others would not.
The Moon square North Node close at 1.1°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Mercury trine North Node close at 1.2°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
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Venus trine North Node close at 1.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Mars square Jupiter close at 1.4°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 1.8°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 2.0°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars quincunx North Node close at 2.1°
He kept adjusting how hard he pushed to fit where his life was going.
Venus conjunction Jupiter close at 2.1°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 2.4°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mars square Uranus close at 2.4°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 2.6°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 3.1°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
Mercury square Mars wide at 3.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 3.3°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 3.5°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 4.0°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.4°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 4.5°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.7°
He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 5.4°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
Mercury conjunction Uranus wide at 5.7°
He thought in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
The Sun square Mars wide at 5.8°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.4°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 6.5°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 7.3°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 7.8°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 9.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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.
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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