Famous birth charts · Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson’s chart in full

Born May 3, 1921, Ailey, Georgia, 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.

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Libra, Chiron and Lilith
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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.

    27°08′

  • Chiron in Aries

    In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.

    11°47′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius

    In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.

    2°33′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

PatternsStellium
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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 mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first.

Aspects by strength15 between the planets, the closest first
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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.

  • Jupiter opposition Uranus exact at 0.0°

    Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.

  • Venus opposition North Node close at 1.1°

    What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.

  • Mars quincunx North Node close at 1.2°

    He kept adjusting how hard he pushed to fit where his life was going.

  • The Sun square Neptune close at 1.7°

    The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.

  • Jupiter sextile Pluto close at 1.8°

    Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.

  • Uranus trine Pluto close at 1.8°

    He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.

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  • Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 2.0°

    Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.

  • Mercury sextile Pluto close at 2.4°

    A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.

  • The Moon opposition Saturn wide at 3.3°

    Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.

  • The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 3.7°

    Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.

  • The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 3.7°

    His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.

  • Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 4.2°

    A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.

  • The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 5.5°

    A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.

  • The Sun trine Saturn wide at 5.6°

    Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.

  • The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.9°

    His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.

Chart signatureMost in earth signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm2
Earth · the practical and the solid5
Air · ideas and people0
Water · feeling and intuition3

Modes

Cardinal · starting things2
Fixed · holding steady4
Mutable · adapting4

No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.

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