Birth chart

James Brown

Musicians1933 – 2006Born 3 May 1933 · Barnwelltime unknown

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Time unknown — no reliable birth time, so houses and the Ascendant are left out and the Moon is shown as a range.

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Sun

Taurus

Moon

Leo

Rising

Unknown

The Ascendant needs an exact birth time, which we don't have for this chart.

Chart wheel

Sun conjunct Venus · orb 3°09′Sun trine Jupiter · orb 0°36′Sun square Saturn · orb 3°11′Sun trine Neptune · orb 5°18′Mercury sextile Saturn · orb 3°20′Mercury conjunct Uranus · orb 5°12′Mercury square Pluto · orb 2°08′Venus trine Jupiter · orb 2°32′Venus square Saturn · orb 0°02′Mars conjunct Neptune · orb 4°01′Mars opposite North Node · orb 1°45′Mars conjunct South Node · orb 1°45′Jupiter conjunct Neptune · orb 5°54′Jupiter square Lilith · orb 2°32′Uranus square Pluto · orb 3°04′Neptune opposite North Node · orb 2°16′Neptune conjunct South Node · orb 2°16′Neptune square Lilith · orb 3°22′Sun — Taurus 12°45′ · +0.97°/day12°45′Mercury — Aries 19°16′ · +1.50°/day19°16′Venus — Taurus 15°53′ · +1.23°/day15°53′Mars — Virgo 3°26′ · +0.23°/day3°26′Jupiter — Virgo 13°21′ ℞ · −0.02°/day13°21′Saturn — Aquarius 15°55′ · +0.04°/day15°55′Uranus — Aries 24°28′ · +0.06°/day24°28′Neptune — Virgo 7°27′ ℞ · −0.01°/day7°27′Pluto — Cancer 21°24′ · +0.01°/day21°24′North Node — Pisces 5°11′ · +0.01°/day5°11′South Node — Virgo 5°11′ · +0.01°/day5°11′Chiron — Taurus 27°29′ · +0.07°/day27°29′Lilith — Gemini 10°49′ · +0.11°/day10°49′
AspectsAngles (ASC/MC)· Hover a planet or aspect for details

Positions from a Swiss-ephemeris engine · houses & angles omitted (time unknown)

Reading the placements

These notes describe the chart, not the person — a lens for reflection.

Sun in Taurus

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is your core sense of self, and in Taurus it grows through steadiness. There's a pull toward what is solid and real — comfort, the senses, things that last, a pace that can't be rushed. People often experience this placement as calm and dependable, and sometimes as a deep reluctance to change what already works. The theme worth exploring is where steadiness ends and standing still begins — the way staying put can hold you up in one moment and quietly hold you back in the next. Rootedness and inertia look identical from the outside, and telling what you keep because it is yours from what you keep because it is genuinely good for you is the whole quiet art here.

Moon in Leo

The Moon, astrologers say, is the part of you that needs care — and in Leo it needs to be seen. Warmth is your medium. You feel steady when love is expressed openly, when someone lights up at your entrance, when you can be generous and have it land. There is real pride here, and a child's honest wish to matter. The tender spot is what happens in the quiet, when no one is clapping and you have to be your own warm audience. Recognition from others is lovely, yet it steadies you most when it rests on something you already grant yourself. Astrologers note this Moon warms brightest once its worth needs a little less applause to stay lit.

The astronomy

The raw computed positions behind this chart — the same numbers any ephemeris would give.

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunTaurus 12°45′
MercuryAries 19°16′
VenusTaurus 15°53′
MarsVirgo 3°26′
JupiterVirgo 13°21′
SaturnAquarius 15°55′
UranusAries 24°28′
NeptuneVirgo 7°27′
PlutoCancer 21°24′
North NodePisces 5°11′
South NodeVirgo 5°11′
ChironTaurus 27°29′
LilithGemini 10°49′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 0°02′
  • 0°36′
  • 3°09′
  • 3°11′
  • 1°45′
  • 1°45′
  • 5°18′
  • 2°16′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Earth63%
Fire20%
Air10%
Water7%

Leading: Earth

Modalities

Fixed43%
Mutable30%
Cardinal27%

Leading: Fixed

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