Musician
Sid Vicious
Joined the Sex Pistols unable to play bass and became the image of punk anyway. He died at twenty-one on bail for his girlfriend's murder.
John Simon Ritchie, known professionally as Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. After his death in 1979 at the age of 21, he remained an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic".
- Born
- 1957-05-10, London, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 1979-02-02, New York, New York, USAA Friday, aged 21
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1957-05-10, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 19°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 4°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 12°33′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 26°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 3°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 21°56′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 12°36′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 3°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 0°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 27°55′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-02-02, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 13°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 8°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 27°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 10°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 2°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 12°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 19°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 19°11′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sid Vicious 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.