Jazz pianist and composer; Time Out, 'Take Five', 'Blue Rondo à la Turk'
Sun
Sagittarius
Moon
Scorpio
Rising
Cancer
Birth details
Dave Brubeck by Jac. de Nijs / Anefo, is licensed under cc-by-sa-3.0, resized from the original.
Born
December 6, 1920
Time
6:35 PM
Place
Concord, California, United States
Timezone
UTC −8:00
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 Sagittarius14° 42′
Moon in Scorpio7° 40′
Mercury in Scorpio24° 43′
Venus in Capricorn23° 31′
Mars in Aquarius7° 21′
Jupiter in Virgo17° 43′
Saturn in Virgo24° 05′
Uranus in Pisces2° 02′
Neptune in Leo13° 38′℞
Pluto in Cancer8° 19′℞
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It shapes outward manner. On the wheel, the horizontal axis is the Ascendant / Descendant axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky at birth. It points to vocation and public self. On the wheel, the vertical axis is the MC / IC axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where lessons live.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Cancer10° 43′
MC in Pisces21° 36′
North Node in Scorpio4° 19′℞
Chiron in Aries6° 01′℞
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 are the angles between two planets — the geometric relationships that shape how those planets talk to each other in a chart. A conjunction fuses them; an opposition sets them at odds; a trine lets them flow.
We sort them here by strength. Tight orbs come first — the closer the angle, the louder the aspect sings.
Moon square Mars
0° 20′
Moon trine Pluto
0° 39′
Venus trine Saturn
0° 33′
Sun trine Neptune
1° 04′
Mercury sextile Saturn
0° 38′
Mercury sextile Venus
1° 12′
Pluto conjunction Ascendant
2° 24′
Moon trine Ascendant
3° 02′
Sun square Jupiter
3° 00′
Mars quincunx Pluto
0° 58′
Venus sextile MC
1° 55′
Saturn opposition MC
2° 29′
Jupiter opposition MC
3° 53′
Moon trine Uranus
5° 38′
Mercury trine MC
3° 07′
Moon square Neptune
5° 58′
Mars sextile Chiron
1° 19′
Venus trine Jupiter
5° 49′
Mars opposition Neptune
6° 18′
Uranus trine North Node
2° 17′
Moon quincunx Chiron
1° 39′
Jupiter conjunction Saturn
6° 22′
Pluto square Chiron
2° 17′
Chiron square Ascendant
4° 41′
North Node quincunx Chiron
1° 42′
Houses · Placidus
Houses are the twelve areas of life planets move through — relationships, work, home, identity, and so on. A planet in a house tells you where its energy plays out. The four angular houses — self, home, partnerships, vocation — are the load-bearing corners of the chart.
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 10° 43′ Cancer
Your 1st house contains:
Ascendant10° 43′ Cancer
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 1° 02′ Leo
Your 2nd house contains:
Neptune13° 38′ Leo
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 23° 36′ Leo
Your 3rd house contains:
Jupiter17° 43′ Virgo
IV
Home & roots
IC · 21° 36′ Virgo
Your 4th house contains:
Saturn24° 05′ Virgo
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 26° 59′ Libra
Your 5th house contains:
Moon7° 40′ Scorpio
Mercury24° 43′ Scorpio
North Node4° 19′ Scorpio
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 6° 00′ Sagittarius
Your 6th house contains:
Sun14° 42′ Sagittarius
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 10° 43′ Capricorn
Your 7th house contains:
Venus23° 31′ Capricorn
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 1° 02′ Aquarius
Your 8th house contains:
Mars7° 21′ Aquarius
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 23° 36′ Aquarius
Your 9th house contains:
Uranus2° 02′ Pisces
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 21° 36′ Pisces
Your 10th house contains:
Chiron6° 01′ Aries
MC21° 36′ Pisces
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 26° 59′ Aries
Empty
Your 11th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 6° 00′ Gemini
Your 12th house contains:
Pluto8° 19′ Cancer
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology.
01
Cradle
Earth & Water
MC · Mercury · Saturn · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
MC21° 36′ Pisces
Mercury24° 43′ Scorpio
Saturn24° 05′ Virgo
Venus23° 31′ Capricorn
02
T-Square
Fixed
Mars · Moon · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Mars7° 21′ Aquarius
Moon7° 40′ Scorpio
Neptune13° 38′ Leo
01
Wedge
Focus: Venus
Jupiter · MC · Saturn · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter17° 43′ Virgo
MC21° 36′ Pisces
Saturn24° 05′ Virgo
Venus23° 31′ Capricorn
Chart signature
The chart signature is the set of high-level patterns that shape the chart's overall character — elemental and modal balance, overall shape on the wheel, and a handful of structural observations.
By element
Fire
1
Earth
2
Air
1
Water
4
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.
Air is a singleton element
Mars is the only air placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Moon and Pluto in mutual reception
Moon sits in Scorpio, Pluto sits in Cancer — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.