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Paul McCartney Birth Chart

Born June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. Full natal chart below: planets, houses, aspects and patterns.

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Trine / SextileSquare / OppositionConjunction℞ Retrograde
Fire Earth Air Water
Chart ruler
Mercury
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
Mutable
how the chart tends to meet change
Most aspected
Mars
the planet with the most contacts to others
Tightest aspect
Sun □ Neptune
the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one

Birth Details of Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney
Full Name
Paul McCartney
Gender
male
Date of Birth
June 18, 1942
Birth Time
02:00 PM
Birth Place
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Timezone
Europe/London

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Position of Planets

Planetary positions in Paul McCartney's birth chart
PlanetSignDegreeHouseConditionWhat it does here
SunIdentity Gemini26° 36'10Vocation & reputationno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedbecomes itself through curiosity and keeps several threads running
MoonInstinct Leo17° 26'11Community & hopesno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedwants the feeling witnessed, not merely understood
MercuryMind Gemini18° 21'9Belief & distancein its own sign — operates without translationruns quick and wide, and enjoys the sound of its own reasoning
VenusAttraction Taurus18° 59'9Belief & distancein its own sign — operates without translationloves steadily and shows it in things that can be touched
MarsDrive Leo2° 40'11Community & hopesno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedperforms the effort and wants credit for having made it
JupiterExpansion Cancer1° 49'10Vocation & reputationhonoured guest — works at full volumegrows through the people it takes in and looks after
SaturnDiscipline Gemini5° 12'9Belief & distanceno special standing — neither helped nor hinderedhas to learn to finish the sentence and stand behind it
UranusDisruption Gemini1° 58'9Belief & distance1st decan · Geminiindependence, and the willingness to be strange about it
NeptuneImagination Virgo27° 7'1Self & body3rd decan · Tauruswhere the outline goes soft and the feeling takes over
PlutoTransformation Leo8° 39'11Community & hopes1st decan · Leowhat gets torn down and rebuilt rather than adjusted

Angles & Points

Chart angles and calculated points
PointSignDegreeHouseWhat it marks
AscendantRising sign Virgo25° 18'1the sign coming over the horizon at the moment of birth
MidheavenCareer point Gemini23° 44'10the highest point of the chart, read for public standing
DescendantPartnership point Pisces25° 18'7the horizon opposite the Ascendant, read for close others
ICRoots point Sagittarius23° 44'4the base of the chart, opposite the Midheaven
North NodeDirection of growth Virgo7° 55'12the traditional marker of what a life moves toward
Part of FortunePoint of ease Scorpio16° 8'2a calculated point where Sun, Moon and Ascendant agree

Aspects by Strength

Aspects between planets, closest to exact first
PairAspectOrbNatureWhat it means
Sun · Neptune Square0.51°challengingIdentity pulls against Imagination
Mars · Uranus Sextile0.71°harmoniousDrive works with Disruption
Moon · Mercury Sextile0.92°harmoniousInstinct works with Mind
Moon · Venus Square1.55°challengingInstinct pulls against Attraction
Mars · Saturn Sextile2.53°harmoniousDrive works with Discipline
Saturn · Uranus Conjunction3.24°neutralDiscipline fuses with Disruption
Saturn · Pluto Sextile3.46°harmoniousDiscipline works with Transformation
Jupiter · Neptune Square4.71°challengingExpansion pulls against Imagination
Uranus · Neptune Trine4.85°harmoniousDisruption works with Imagination
Sun · Jupiter Conjunction5.22°neutralIdentity fuses with Expansion
Mars · Neptune Sextile5.56°harmoniousDrive works with Imagination
Mars · Pluto Conjunction5.98°neutralDrive fuses with Transformation

Orb: the gap in degrees between the real angle and the exact one.

Aspect Grid

Grid of aspects between every pair of planets
Moon
Mercurysextile, 0.92°
Venussquare, 1.55°
Mars
Jupiterconjunction, 5.22°
Saturnsextile, 2.53°
Uranussextile, 0.71°conjunction, 3.24°
Neptunesquare, 0.51°sextile, 5.56°square, 4.71°trine, 4.85°
Plutoconjunction, 5.98°sextile, 3.46°
SunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune

The Twelve Houses

The twelve houses, their cusps and occupants
HouseCoversCuspPlanets in itRuled by
IangularAscendantSelf & bodyappearance, manner, and the first thing people register Virgo25° 18' NeptuneMercuryin Gemini, house 9
IIsuccedentMoney & valueswhat is owned, earned, and counted as solid ground Libra18° 8'no planetVenusin Taurus, house 9
IIIcadentMind & siblingstalking, writing, and the everyday traffic of information Scorpio17° 30'no planetPlutoin Leo, house 11
IVangularICHome & rootsthe family line, and the house it was lived in Sagittarius23° 44'no planetJupiterin Cancer, house 10
VsuccedentPleasure & creativityromance, performance, and the appetite for being delighted Aquarius0° 44'no planetUranusin Gemini, house 9
VIcadentWork & healththe working day, and the discipline of keeping things going Pisces1° 16'no planetNeptunein Virgo, house 1
VIIangularDescendantPartnershipone-to-one dealings, in agreement and in conflict Pisces25° 18'no planetNeptunein Virgo, house 1
VIIIsuccedentDepth & shared resourcesdebt, desire, and the things that change a person Aries18° 8'no planetMarsin Leo, house 11
IXcadentBelief & distancehigher study, foreign places, and the questions without local answers Taurus17° 30' Mercury Venus Saturn UranusVenusin Taurus, house 9
XangularMidheavenVocation & reputationthe professional life and how it is judged from outside Gemini23° 44' Sun JupiterMercuryin Gemini, house 9
XIsuccedentCommunity & hopesfriendship, networks, and the causes someone signs up to Leo0° 44' Moon Mars PlutoSunin Gemini, house 10
XIIcadentRetreat & the unseensolitude, and what is withheld, including from the self Virgo1° 16'no planetMercuryin Gemini, 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

Bowl shape

128° span

All ten in one half — the empty half is what it reaches for.

Gemini stellium: 4 planets

Gemini
  • Sun
  • Mercury
  • Saturn
  • Uranus

three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.

9th house stellium: Belief & distance

Belief & distance
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Saturn
  • Uranus

three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.

Chart Signature

Element Distribution

Modality Distribution

  • Dominant element: Air
  • Dominant modality: Mutable

Above the horizon 9 · below 1 · east 6 · west 4

Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.

Crescent

18% lit · 51° 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

9 planets in one half of the wheel

Hemisphere: which half of the wheel the planets fall in.

122 of 372 charts here

Stellium in the 9th: Belief & distance

three or more planets crowded into one sign or house.

254 of 372 charts here

4 planets in Gemini

One sign carries most of the chart at once.

265 of 372 charts here

Neptune on the Ascendant

Within 1.8° of the rising point — part of first impressions.

59 of 372 charts here

Day chart

whether the Sun was above the horizon (day) or below it (night)

262 of 372 charts here

Sun on the Midheaven

Within 2.9° of the chart's highest point.

87 of 372 charts here

Paul McCartney: Common Questions

What is Paul McCartney's rising sign?
Paul McCartney has Virgo rising, at 25° 18'. The rising sign is the one on the eastern horizon at birth.
What is Paul McCartney's Moon sign?
Paul McCartney's Moon is in Leo, in the 11th house of the chart.
Which planet rules Paul McCartney's chart?
Mercury rules the chart, because Mercury governs the rising sign Virgo, and it sits in the 9th house in Gemini.
Which element is strongest in Paul McCartney's chart?
Air, with 4 of the ten planets in Air signs.