Billie Holiday — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1915-04-07 (time unknown) · Philadelphia, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives the date and city of birth and refers to a birth certificate held in an archive, but quotes no hour from it.
American jazz and blues singer known for recordings including Strange Fruit, God Bless the Child and Lover Man. She was born in Philadelphia and raised largely in Baltimore. The article refers to a birth certificate but states no time of birth.
Reading the chart
Aries Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Jupiter carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Stellium in Pisces: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Water is the leading element (65% weighted), while earth is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 16°48′ Aries: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates directly, impatiently, with first-mover courage — the keynote is ignition. Exalted: honored guest conditions — this function is elevated, sometimes idealized.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 290.9622° → 304.4209° (Capricorn → Aquarius).
Stellium in Pisces: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Mercury conjunction Mars (orb 2°07′, separating): Mercury and Mars fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Mercury square Saturn (orb 1°51′, applying): Mercury and Saturn grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Saturn trine North Node (orb 1°35′, separating): Saturn and North Node flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Aries 16°47′ · Moon Capricorn or Aquarius (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries 16°47′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Moon | Capricorn or Aquarius (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Pisces 24°59′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Venus | Pisces 7°07′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Mars | Pisces 22°52′ | — | — | direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces 14°49′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Saturn | Gemini 26°51′ | — | — | direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius 14°53′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Cancer 27°39′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer 0°15′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Mercury ☌ Mars (conjunction, orb 2.1°)
- Mercury □ Saturn (square, orb 1.9°)
- Saturn △ North Node (trine, orb 1.6°)
- Sun ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 1.9°)
- Saturn ☌ Pluto (conjunction, orb 3.4°)
- Mercury △ Neptune (trine, orb 2.7°)
- Mars □ Saturn (square, orb 4.0°)
- Mars △ Neptune (trine, orb 4.8°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Earth (戊). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 乙卯 Yǐ Mǎo | 庚辰 Gēng Chén | 戊辰 Wù Chén |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 1916 | 己卯 | robWealth |
| 10.6 | 1926 | 戊寅 | friend |
| 20.6 | 1936 | 丁丑 | directResource |
| 30.6 | 1946 | 丙子 | indirectResource |
| 40.6 | 1956 | 乙亥 | directOfficer |
| 50.6 | 1966 | 甲戌 | sevenKillings |
| 60.6 | 1976 | 癸酉 | directWealth |
| 70.6 | 1986 | 壬申 | indirectWealth |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||