Famous birth charts · Steve Vai
Steve Vai’s chart in full
Born June 6, 1960, Carle Place, New York, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
15°55′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 2:20 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
5°45′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
6°27′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
11°33′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
19°53′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
0°25′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
17°12′
Uranus in Leo
17°45′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
6°48′
Pluto in Virgo
3°43′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
20°41′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
2°18′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
3°18′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his identity (the Sun in Gemini) and his independence (Uranus in Leo) both point at his discipline (Saturn in Capricorn), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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 trine Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Saturn quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
When to keep the rules and when to break them takes constant deciding.
The Moon trine Mercury almost exact at 0.7°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
Mars quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.8°
He keeps adjusting how hard he pushes to fit where his life is going.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 1.1°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reach him as if they are his own.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 1.3°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
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The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.8°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars trine Uranus close at 2.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mars square Saturn close at 2.7°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Mercury sextile Pluto close at 2.7°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 3.3°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 3.5°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 4.0°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.4°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
The Sun square North Node wide at 4.8°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 6.0°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
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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