Aretha Franklin
Singer, Pianist
Sun
Aries
Moon
Cancer
Rising
Scorpio
Birth details
Aretha Franklin
Born
March 25, 1942
Time
10:30 PM
Place
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Timezone
UTC −5:00
Time credit
Steinbrecher
Rodden A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
AA · excellent
Planets
Sun in Aries4° 51′
Moon in Cancer17° 28′
Mercury in Pisces13° 07′
Venus in Aquarius20° 08′
Mars in Gemini11° 11′
Jupiter in Gemini15° 04′
Saturn in Taurus24° 56′
Uranus in Taurus27° 26′
Neptune in Virgo28° 20′
Pluto in Leo3° 34′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Scorpio15° 47′
MC in Leo23° 04′
North Node in Virgo12° 23′
Chiron in Leo8° 23′
Your chart next

The sky at your birth.

Drawn freely, read at your own pace. And if you want a closer study, the report walks through every planet and pattern in your sky.
Aspects · by strength
Moon trine Ascendant
1° 42′
Sun trine Pluto
1° 17′
Mercury square Mars
1° 56′
Jupiter quincunx Ascendant
0° 42′
Saturn square MC
1° 53′
Venus opposition MC
2° 56′
Mercury opposition North Node
0° 44′
Uranus trine Neptune
0° 55′
Mercury square Jupiter
1° 58′
Mercury trine Ascendant
2° 40′
Moon trine Mercury
4° 22′
Saturn conjunction Uranus
2° 29′
Sun trine Chiron
3° 32′
Mars conjunction Jupiter
3° 54′
Venus square Ascendant
4° 21′
Mars square North Node
1° 13′
Sun opposition Neptune
6° 31′
Pluto conjunction Chiron
4° 49′
Venus trine Jupiter
5° 03′
Mars sextile Chiron
2° 48′
Venus square Saturn
4° 49′
Saturn trine Neptune
3° 24′
Uranus square MC
4° 22′
Jupiter square North Node
2° 41′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 15° 47′ Scorpio
Ascendant

Your 1st house contains:

Ascendant15° 47′ Scorpio
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 15° 17′ Sagittarius
Empty

Your 2nd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.

III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 18° 19′ Capricorn
Venus

Your 3rd house contains:

Venus20° 08′ Aquarius
IV
Home & roots
IC · 23° 04′ Aquarius
Mercury

Your 4th house contains:

Mercury13° 07′ Pisces
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 25° 27′ Pisces
Sun

Your 5th house contains:

Sun4° 51′ Aries
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 22° 54′ Aries
Empty

Your 6th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.

VII
Partnership
Descendant · 15° 47′ Taurus
MarsJupiterSaturnUranus

Your 7th house contains:

Mars11° 11′ Gemini
Jupiter15° 04′ Gemini
Saturn24° 56′ Taurus
Uranus27° 26′ Taurus
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 15° 17′ Gemini
Moon

Your 8th house contains:

Moon17° 28′ Cancer
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 18° 19′ Cancer
PlutoChiron

Your 9th house contains:

Pluto3° 34′ Leo
Chiron8° 23′ Leo
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 23° 04′ Leo
North NodeMC

Your 10th house contains:

North Node12° 23′ Virgo
MC23° 04′ Leo
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 25° 27′ Virgo
Neptune

Your 11th house contains:

Neptune28° 20′ Virgo
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 22° 54′ Libra
Empty

Your 12th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Libra) still shapes its texture.

No extended patterns in this chart — the classic configurations capture its character.
01
Grand Trine
Water
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant15° 47′ Scorpio
Mercury13° 07′ Pisces
Moon17° 28′ Cancer
02
T-Square
Mutable
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · North Node — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter15° 04′ Gemini
Mars11° 11′ Gemini
Mercury13° 07′ Pisces
North Node12° 23′ Virgo
03
T-Square
Fixed
MC · Saturn · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC23° 04′ Leo
Saturn24° 56′ Taurus
Venus20° 08′ Aquarius
Chart signature
By element
Fire
2
Earth
0
Air
3
Water
3
By modality
Cardinal
2
Fixed
3
Mutable
3
The chart forms a Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Upper-left quadrant is empty
The houses of vocation and community carry no planetary weight.
Mercury and Neptune in mutual reception
Mercury sits in Pisces, Neptune sits in Virgo — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
Venus and Uranus in mutual reception
Venus sits in Aquarius, Uranus sits in Taurus — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
Moon is the sole dispositor
Sitting in Cancer, Moon is the planet every other ruler-chain eventually traces back to — it anchors the whole chart.
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