Singer
Rick Astley
Never Gonna Give You Up, a song with an unlikely second life as an internet joke.
Richard Paul Astley is an English singer, songwriter, radio DJ and podcaster. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody, which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was certified platinum by both the BPI and the RIAA. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit in more than 25 countries, winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. The song also stayed at the top of the UK chart for five weeks in 1987 and was the best-selling single of that year. His 1988 single "Together Forever" also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and was one of his eight songs to reach the UK Singles Chart top 10.
- Born
- 1966-02-06, Newton-le-Willows, EnglandA Sunday
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1966-02-06, Newton-le-Willows, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 17°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 29°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 17°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 0°00′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces | 5°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 21°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 15°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 18°49′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 22°06′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 17°54′ | Retrograde |
Rick Astley is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Rick Astley 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.
