Van Morrison’s birth chart
MusicianBorn August 31, 1945, Belfast, United Kingdom
Sharp-eyed and quietly kind.
- SunVirgoThe Fixer
- MoonGeminior Cancer
- VenusLeoThe Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Virgo, the Fixer
Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it.
What he needs
Moon in Gemini or Cancer, the Talker
Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about. His feelings run hot and fast, and he protects the people he loves fiercely.
The Moon conjunction Mars (close at 1.2°) · For a birth after 10:00 p.m., his Moon was in Cancer.
How he loves
Venus in Leo, the Romantic
Grand in affection and fiercely loyal. Likes to celebrate the people dearest to him. Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Venus sextile Jupiter (almost exact at 0.2°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Leo, the Storyteller
Speaks with warmth and confidence and tells a great story. Thinks in big, bold ideas. A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
Mercury sextile Mars (wide at 3.5°)
What drives him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Quick, clever and busy. Gets things done through talk, ideas and juggling several jobs. He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Mars square Jupiter (wide at 5.7°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his mind, his heart and his intensity (Mercury, Venus and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first. Most of his planets are in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Van Morrison was born six days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 36% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, twenty-two days before the September equinox.
Saturn return
For Van Morrison, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2004 and 2005, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1975. The third begins in 2033. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Virgo
You and Van Morrison
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Van Morrison’s zodiac sign?
Virgo. Van Morrison was born on August 31, 1945, with the Sun in Virgo, the Fixer. Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it.
What is Van Morrison’s Moon sign?
Gemini or Cancer. The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 10:00 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
What is Van Morrison’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on August 31, 1945. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Van Morrison’s Venus sign?
Leo, the Romantic. Grand in affection and fiercely loyal. Likes to celebrate the people dearest to him.
How does your chart compare with Van Morrison’s?
Set your chart beside Van Morrison’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Van Morrison’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Art Siegel (artolog on flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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To cite this page: Van Morrison’s birth chart, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/people/van-morrison