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.
- Born
- 1930-09-23, Albany, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2004-06-10, Beverly Hills, USAA Thursday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Libra
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-09-23, Albany, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 29°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 16°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 26°12′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 15°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 15°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 17°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 5°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 13°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 4°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°43′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2004-06-10, Beverly Hills, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 20°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 1°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 10°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 16°22′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 10°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 13°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°14′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 20°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.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.