Singer and pianist

Ray Charles

Put gospel phrasing into secular songs and got called blasphemous for it, then did the same to country music and outsold everybody.

Born1930-09-23, Albany, United StatesA Tuesday
Died2004-06-10, Beverly Hills, United StatesA Thursday, aged 73
At birthSun in Virgo, Moon in Libra
TimezonesAmerica/New_York · America/Los_AngelesHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1930-09-23, Albany, United States · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_York

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunVirgo29°53′Direct
MoonLibra16°08′Direct
MercuryVirgo26°12′Retrograde
VenusScorpio15°43′Direct
MarsCancer15°45′Direct
JupiterCancer17°20′Direct
SaturnCapricorn5°24′Direct
UranusAries13°55′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo4°18′Direct
PlutoCancer20°43′Direct

Death Chart

2004-06-10, Beverly Hills, United States · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angeles

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunGemini20°12′Direct
MoonAries1°41′Direct
MercuryGemini10°27′Direct
VenusGemini16°22′Retrograde
MarsCancer21°45′Direct
JupiterVirgo10°51′Direct
SaturnCancer13°16′Direct
UranusPisces6°47′Retrograde
NeptuneAquarius15°14′Retrograde
PlutoSagittarius20°55′Retrograde

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ray Charles was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.