Roy Orbison by Jac. de Nijs / Anefo, is licensed under cc-by-4.0, resized from the original.
Born
April 23, 1936
Time
3:50 PM
Place
Vernon, Texas, United States
Timezone
UTC −5:00
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 Taurus3° 30′
Moon in Gemini6° 12′
Mercury in Taurus17° 52′
Venus in Aries15° 47′
Mars in Taurus16° 04′
Jupiter in Sagittarius24° 10′℞
Saturn in Pisces18° 42′
Uranus in Taurus5° 22′
Neptune in Virgo14° 15′℞
Pluto in Cancer25° 13′
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 Virgo8° 58′
MC in Gemini6° 47′
North Node in Capricorn6° 54′℞
Chiron in Gemini13° 22′
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 conjunction MC
0° 35′
Mercury conjunction Mars
1° 49′
Sun conjunction Uranus
1° 52′
Mercury sextile Saturn
0° 49′
Mars trine Neptune
1° 49′
Sun trine Ascendant
5° 27′
Moon square Ascendant
2° 46′
Neptune conjunction Ascendant
5° 17′
Neptune square Chiron
0° 53′
Mars sextile Saturn
2° 38′
Uranus trine Ascendant
3° 35′
North Node quincunx MC
0° 06′
Moon quincunx North Node
0° 42′
Venus quincunx Neptune
1° 32′
Mercury trine Neptune
3° 38′
Venus sextile Chiron
2° 25′
Jupiter quincunx Pluto
1° 03′
Uranus trine North Node
1° 31′
North Node trine Ascendant
2° 04′
Moon conjunction Chiron
7° 10′
Jupiter square Saturn
5° 28′
Chiron square Ascendant
4° 24′
Chiron conjunction MC
6° 34′
Saturn square Chiron
5° 20′
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 · 8° 58′ Virgo
Your 1st house contains:
Neptune14° 15′ Virgo
Ascendant8° 58′ Virgo
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 4° 30′ Libra
Empty
Your 2nd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Libra) still shapes its texture.
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 4° 13′ Scorpio
Empty
Your 3rd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.
IV
Home & roots
IC · 6° 47′ Sagittarius
Your 4th house contains:
Jupiter24° 10′ Sagittarius
North Node6° 54′ Capricorn
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 9° 42′ Capricorn
Empty
Your 5th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Capricorn) still shapes its texture.
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 10° 45′ Aquarius
Empty
Your 6th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aquarius) still shapes its texture.
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 8° 58′ Pisces
Your 7th house contains:
Saturn18° 42′ Pisces
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 4° 30′ Aries
Your 8th house contains:
Sun3° 30′ Taurus
Venus15° 47′ Aries
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 4° 13′ Taurus
Your 9th house contains:
Moon6° 12′ Gemini
Mercury17° 52′ Taurus
Mars16° 04′ Taurus
Uranus5° 22′ Taurus
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 6° 47′ Gemini
Your 10th house contains:
Chiron13° 22′ Gemini
MC6° 47′ Gemini
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 9° 42′ Cancer
Your 11th house contains:
Pluto25° 13′ Cancer
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 10° 45′ Leo
Empty
Your 12th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Leo) still shapes its texture.
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.
No extended patterns in this chart — the classic configurations capture its character.
01
Grand Trine
Earth
Ascendant · North Node · Uranus — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant8° 58′ Virgo
North Node6° 54′ Capricorn
Uranus5° 22′ Taurus
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
2
Earth
4
Air
2
Water
0
By modality
Cardinal
1
Fixed
3
Mutable
4
The chart forms a Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
Pluto is unaspected
Pluto stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Venus is unaspected
Venus stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
No personal planets on the eastern side
The self-directed, Asc-ward side is empty.
Heavy concentration in Taurus
Sun, Mercury, and Mars share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.