Louis Armstrong — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1901-08-04 (time unknown) · New Orleans, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). A jazz museum article describes the baptismal register entry that establishes the date; the register records the date of birth only, with no hour.
American trumpeter and singer whose recordings with the Hot Five and Hot Seven and later vocal work shaped jazz performance. Armstrong stated throughout his life that he was born on 4 July 1900; a baptismal register entry located in 1988 gives 4 August 1901, the date used here. No hour of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Leo Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Sun carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
Earth is the leading element (33% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Cardinal modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is initiating — starting things comes naturally.
Sun at 11°37′ Leo: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates warmly, dramatically, with creative pride — the keynote is radiance. In its own domicile: it acts with full native resources.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 0.4298° → 14.5896° (Aries).
Sun trine Uranus (orb 1°24′, applying): Sun and Uranus flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Mars square Saturn (orb 1°52′, separating): Mars and Saturn grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Sun sextile Mars (orb 1°18′, applying): Sun and Mars cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Leo 11°36′ · Moon Aries (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo 11°36′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Moon | Aries (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Cancer 22°29′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Virgo 7°14′ | — | fall | direct |
| Mars | Libra 12°54′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn 4°16′ | — | fall | retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn 11°02′ | — | domicile | retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius 13°00′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer 0°30′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Gemini 18°20′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Sun △ Uranus (trine, orb 1.4°)
- Mars □ Saturn (square, orb 1.9°)
- Sun ⚹ Mars (sextile, orb 1.3°)
- Mars ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 0.1°)
- Venus △ Jupiter (trine, orb 3.0°)
- Jupiter ☍ Neptune (opposition, orb 3.8°)
- Venus △ Saturn (trine, orb 3.8°)
- Mercury △ North Node (trine, orb 3.9°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yang Wood (甲). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 辛丑 Xīn Chǒu | 乙未 Yǐ Wèi | 甲寅 Jiǎ Yín |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 1910 | 甲午 | friend |
| 19.3 | 1920 | 癸巳 | directResource |
| 29.3 | 1930 | 壬辰 | indirectResource |
| 39.3 | 1940 | 辛卯 | directOfficer |
| 49.3 | 1950 | 庚寅 | sevenKillings |
| 59.3 | 1960 | 己丑 | directWealth |
| 69.3 | 1970 | 戊子 | indirectWealth |
| 79.3 | 1980 | 丁亥 | hurtingOfficer |
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 | |||