Ella Fitzgerald — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1917-04-25 (time unknown) · Newport News, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives the date and city of birth; no hour of birth is stated in the article.
American jazz singer known for her Songbook series of recordings and for her scat improvisation with big bands and small groups. The birth date and city are consistently reported. No hour of birth is documented.
Reading the chart
Taurus Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Venus carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Stellium in Taurus: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Earth is the leading element (56% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Fixed modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is sustaining — consolidating and holding course.
Sun at 4°54′ Taurus: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates steadily, sensually, with a taste for the durable — the keynote is consolidation.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 79.4600° → 92.0062° (Gemini → Cancer).
Stellium in Taurus: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Sun conjunction Venus (orb 0°11′, applying): Sun and Venus fuse — these functions operate as one package, for better and for richer.
Mars square Saturn (orb 1°27′, applying): Mars and Saturn grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Sun square Neptune (orb 2°46′, separating): Sun and Neptune grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Western natal chart
Sun Taurus 4°54′ · Moon Gemini or Cancer (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus 4°54′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Gemini or Cancer (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Taurus 25°03′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Taurus 4°43′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Mars | Aries 23°02′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus 14°58′ | — | — | direct |
| Saturn | Cancer 24°29′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius 23°15′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Leo 2°08′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Cancer 2°37′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Sun ☌ Venus (conjunction, orb 0.2°)
- Mars □ Saturn (square, orb 1.5°)
- Sun □ Neptune (square, orb 2.8°)
- Mars ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 0.2°)
- Mercury □ Uranus (square, orb 1.8°)
- Mercury ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 0.6°)
- Venus □ Neptune (square, orb 2.6°)
- Jupiter △ North Node (trine, orb 1.9°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Fire (丁). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丁巳 Dīng Sì | 甲辰 Jiǎ Chén | 丁酉 Dīng Yǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 1924 | 癸卯 | sevenKillings |
| 16.8 | 1934 | 壬寅 | directOfficer |
| 26.8 | 1944 | 辛丑 | indirectWealth |
| 36.8 | 1954 | 庚子 | directWealth |
| 46.8 | 1964 | 己亥 | eatingGod |
| 56.8 | 1974 | 戊戌 | hurtingOfficer |
| 66.8 | 1984 | 丁酉 | friend |
| 76.8 | 1994 | 丙申 | robWealth |
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 | |||