Sammy Davis Jr.’s birth chart

What his chart says about him

1. Who he was

   ☉Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer

   Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.

   The Sun quincunx Pluto (close at 1.9°)

2. What he needed

   ☽Moon in Virgo, the Mender

   Settles worry by doing something useful. Needs order, routine and a job done well. The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.

   The Sun square the Moon (close at 2.2°)

3. How he loved

   ♀Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit

   Loves as a friend first. Values honesty, freedom and a partner who is fully his own person.

4. How he thought

   ☿Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher

   A wide-ranging mind. Learns by asking, travelling and following a question as far as it goes. His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.

   Mercury square Uranus (close at 1.5°)

5. What drove him

   ♂Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist

   Intense, strategic and relentless. Keeps a goal close and doesn’t let it go. Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.

   Mars trine Pluto (close at 2.6°)

6. The shape of his chart

   Uranus is the hub of his chart: it takes part in seven of its aspects, more than any other body, so his independence touched everything else in it. The weight of his chart sits in water signs: feeling and intuition.

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Sammy Davis Jr.’s chart in full

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