Famous birth charts · Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono’s chart in full
Born February 16, 1935, Detroit, Michigan, 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
27°06′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
8°05′
Mercury in Aquariusretrograde
The Inventor. The original thinker.
28°18′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
18°27′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
23°56′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
22°35′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
0°15′
Uranus in Aries
28°13′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
13°39′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
24°19′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
1°05′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
4°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
23°35′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his optimism and his intensity (Venus in Pisces, Jupiter in Scorpio and Pluto in Cancer) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his drive (Mars in Libra) and his independence (Uranus in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Cancer) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mars square Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.1°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.2°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 1.7°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 2.0°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
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Saturn sextile Uranus close at 2.0°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 2.8°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
Uranus square North Node close at 2.9°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 3.1°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 3.2°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 3.9°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 4.1°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 4.3°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mercury trine Mars wide at 4.4°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 4.5°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Venus opposition Neptune wide at 4.8°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 5.9°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 6.3°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 6.8°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
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
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