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Freddie Mercury Birth Chart
Born September 5, 1946 in Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania. Full natal chart below: planets, houses, aspects and patterns.
- Sun Virgo12° 11'
- Moon Capricorn1° 17'
- Rising Sagittarius12° 8'
Trine / SextileSquare / OppositionConjunction℞ Retrograde
Fire Earth Air Water
- Chart ruler
- Jupiter
- the planet traditionally in charge of a given sign
- Sect
- Day chart
- whether the Sun was above the horizon (day) or below it (night)
- Dominant element
- Air
- the element most of the planets fall in
- Dominant modality
- Cardinal
- how the chart tends to meet change
- Most aspected
- Venus
- the planet with the most contacts to others
- Tightest aspect
- Mars ✶ Pluto
- the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one
Birth Details of Freddie Mercury
- Full Name
- Freddie Mercury
- Gender
- male
- Date of Birth
- September 5, 1946
- Birth Time
- Unknown
- Birth Place
- Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania
- Timezone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Birth time not publicly documented. The chart is cast for 12:00 PM local time, so the Ascendant, house cusps and Midheaven are approximate. Sun, Moon and the planets by sign and aspect are unaffected.
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Position of Planets
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Condition | What it does here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunIdentity | Virgo | 12° 11' | 10Vocation & reputation | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | defines itself by doing the job properly when nobody is checking |
| MoonInstinct | Capricorn | 1° 17' | 1Self & body | opposite its own sign — the usual instincts do not apply | handles feeling by managing it, and treats composure as a duty |
| MercuryMind | Virgo | 3° 13' | 9Belief & distance | in its own sign — operates without translation | notices the error everyone else read straight past |
| VenusAttraction | Libra | 28° 23' | 11Community & hopes | in its own sign — operates without translation | wants the whole thing to be graceful, and works to keep it so |
| MarsDrive | Libra | 17° 10' | 11Community & hopes | opposite its own sign — the usual instincts do not apply | dislikes open conflict and gets its way by negotiation |
| JupiterExpansion | Libra | 26° 6' | 11Community & hopes | no special standing — neither helped nor hindered | expands through other people and the doors they open |
| SaturnDiscipline | Leo | 4° 5' | 8Depth & shared resources | opposite its own sign — the usual instincts do not apply | has to earn its confidence rather than assume it |
| UranusDisruption | Gemini | 21° 34' | 7Partnership | 3rd decan · Aquarius | independence, and the willingness to be strange about it |
| NeptuneImagination | Libra | 7° 23' | 10Vocation & reputation | 1st decan · Libra | where the outline goes soft and the feeling takes over |
| PlutoTransformation | Leo | 17° 31' | 9Belief & distance | 2nd decan · Sagittarius | what gets torn down and rebuilt rather than adjusted |
Angles & Points
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | What it marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AscendantRising sign | Sagittarius | 12° 8' | 1 | the sign coming over the horizon at the moment of birth |
| MidheavenCareer point | Virgo | 6° 20' | 10 | the highest point of the chart, read for public standing |
| DescendantPartnership point | Gemini | 12° 8' | 7 | the horizon opposite the Ascendant, read for close others |
| ICRoots point | Pisces | 6° 20' | 4 | the base of the chart, opposite the Midheaven |
| North NodeDirection of growth | Gemini | 16° 22'℞ | 7 | the traditional marker of what a life moves toward |
| Part of FortunePoint of ease | Aries | 1° 14' | 4 | a calculated point where Sun, Moon and Ascendant agree |
Aspects by Strength
| Pair | Aspect | Orb | Nature | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars · Pluto | Sextile | 0.35° | harmonious | Drive works with Transformation |
| Moon · Mercury | Trine | 1.93° | harmonious | Instinct works with Mind |
| Venus · Jupiter | Conjunction | 2.29° | neutral | Attraction fuses with Expansion |
| Moon · Venus | Sextile | 2.91° | harmonious | Instinct works with Attraction |
| Saturn · Neptune | Sextile | 3.29° | harmonious | Discipline works with Imagination |
| Uranus · Pluto | Sextile | 4.05° | harmonious | Disruption works with Transformation |
| Mars · Uranus | Trine | 4.41° | harmonious | Drive works with Disruption |
| Jupiter · Uranus | Trine | 4.52° | harmonious | Expansion works with Disruption |
| Mercury · Venus | Sextile | 4.84° | harmonious | Mind works with Attraction |
| Moon · Jupiter | Sextile | 5.19° | harmonious | Instinct works with Expansion |
| Venus · Saturn | Square | 5.71° | challenging | Attraction pulls against Discipline |
| Moon · Neptune | Square | 6.09° | challenging | Instinct pulls against Imagination |
| Venus · Uranus | Trine | 6.81° | harmonious | Attraction works with Disruption |
| Jupiter · Saturn | Square | 8.00° | challenging | Expansion pulls against Discipline |
Orb: the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one.
Aspect Grid
| Moon | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | trine, 1.93° | ||||||||
| Venus | sextile, 2.91° | sextile, 4.84° | |||||||
| Mars | |||||||||
| Jupiter | sextile, 5.19° | conjunction, 2.29° | |||||||
| Saturn | square, 5.71° | square, 8.00° | |||||||
| Uranus | trine, 6.81° | trine, 4.41° | trine, 4.52° | ||||||
| Neptune | square, 6.09° | sextile, 3.29° | |||||||
| Pluto | sextile, 0.35° | sextile, 4.05° | |||||||
| Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune |
The Twelve Houses
| House | Covers | Cusp | Planets in it | Ruled by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IangularAscendant | Self & bodyappearance, manner, and the first thing people register | Sagittarius12° 8' | Moon | Jupiterin Libra, house 11 |
| IIsuccedent | Money & valueswhat is owned, earned, and counted as solid ground | Capricorn9° 4' | no planet | Saturnin Leo, house 8 |
| IIIcadent | Mind & siblingstalking, writing, and the everyday traffic of information | Aquarius6° 25' | no planet | Uranusin Gemini, house 7 |
| IVangularIC | Home & rootsthe family line, and the house it was lived in | Pisces6° 20' | no planet | Neptunein Libra, house 10 |
| Vsuccedent | Pleasure & creativityromance, performance, and the appetite for being delighted | Aries8° 57' | no planet | Marsin Libra, house 11 |
| VIcadent | Work & healththe working day, and the discipline of keeping things going | Taurus11° 40' | no planet | Venusin Libra, house 11 |
| VIIangularDescendant | Partnershipone-to-one dealings, in agreement and in conflict | Gemini12° 8' | Uranus | Mercuryin Virgo, house 9 |
| VIIIsuccedent | Depth & shared resourcesdebt, desire, and the things that change a person | Cancer9° 4' | Saturn | Moonin Capricorn, house 1 |
| IXcadent | Belief & distancehigher study, foreign places, and the questions without local answers | Leo6° 25' | Mercury Pluto | Sunin Virgo, house 10 |
| XangularMidheaven | Vocation & reputationthe professional life and how it is judged from outside | Virgo6° 20' | Sun Neptune | Mercuryin Virgo, house 9 |
| XIsuccedent | Community & hopesfriendship, networks, and the causes someone signs up to | Libra8° 57' | Venus Mars Jupiter | Venusin Libra, house 11 |
| XIIcadent | Retreat & the unseensolitude, and what is withheld, including from the self | Scorpio11° 40' | no planet | Plutoin Leo, house 9 |
- angular:
- houses 1, 4, 7 and 10 — the four loudest positions in a chart
- succedent:
- houses 2, 5, 8 and 11 — positions that hold and consolidate
- cadent:
- houses 3, 6, 9 and 12 — quieter positions that adjust and absorb
Chart Patterns
Libra stellium: 4 planets
Libra- Venus
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Neptune
three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.
11th house stellium: Community & hopes
Community & hopes- Venus
- Mars
- Jupiter
three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.
Chart Signature
Element Distribution
Fire
2
Earth
3
Air
5
Water
0
Modality Distribution
Cardinal
5
Fixed
2
Mutable
3
- Dominant element: Air
- Dominant modality: Cardinal
- No planet in Water
Above the horizon 9 · below 1 · east 6 · west 4
Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.
First Quarter
66% lit · 109° from the Sun
5Public & outwardhouses 10-12
4Others & exchangehouses 7-9
1Self & beginningshouses 1-3
0Roots & routinehouses 4-6
Quadrant: one of the four quarters of the wheel, three houses each.
Notable Features
Sun stands unaspected
No major contact to any other planet — it operates alone.
91 of 372 charts here
9 planets in one half of the wheel
Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.
122 of 372 charts here
Water is empty
No planet in Water — that mode never arrives automatically.
95 of 372 charts here
4 planets in Libra
One sign carries most of the chart at once.
265 of 372 charts here
Stellium in the 11th: Community & hopes
three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.
254 of 372 charts here
No planet retrograde
Retrograde: appearing to move backwards from Earth, an effect of our own orbit.
50 of 372 charts here
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Freddie Mercury: Common Questions
What is Freddie Mercury's rising sign?
Freddie Mercury has Sagittarius rising, at 12° 8'. The rising sign is the one on the eastern horizon at birth.
What is Freddie Mercury's Moon sign?
Freddie Mercury's Moon is in Capricorn, in the 1st house of the chart.
Which planet rules Freddie Mercury's chart?
Jupiter rules the chart, because Jupiter governs the rising sign Sagittarius, and it sits in the 11th house in Libra.
Which element is strongest in Freddie Mercury's chart?
Air, with 5 of the ten planets in Air signs.