Miles Davis — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1926-05-26 (time unknown) · Alton, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives the date and town of birth; no hour of birth is stated in the article.
American trumpeter and bandleader whose albums include Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew. He was born in Alton, Illinois, and raised in East St. Louis. No time of birth appears in the biographical record consulted.
Reading the chart
Gemini Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Grand cross: Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn — four-way structural tension asking for sustained integration.
Water is the leading element (37% weighted), while earth 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°40′ Gemini: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates curiously, quickly, through variety and words — the keynote is circulation.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 228.1347° → 241.5645° (Scorpio → Sagittarius).
Grand cross: Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn — four-way structural tension asking for sustained integration.
Venus trine Neptune (orb 0°10′, applying): Venus and Neptune flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Saturn square Neptune (orb 0°16′, separating): Saturn and Neptune grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Mars trine North Node (orb 0°36′, applying): Mars and North Node flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Western natal chart
Sun Gemini 4°40′ · Moon Scorpio or Sagittarius (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini 4°40′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Scorpio or Sagittarius (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Taurus 24°02′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Venus | Aries 21°58′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Mars | Pisces 16°28′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius 26°29′ | — | — | direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio 21°52′ | — | peregrine | retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces 28°49′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Leo 22°08′ | — | — | direct |
| Pluto | Cancer 13°15′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Venus △ Neptune (trine, orb 0.2°)
- Saturn □ Neptune (square, orb 0.3°)
- Mars △ North Node (trine, orb 0.6°)
- Mercury ☍ Saturn (opposition, orb 2.2°)
- Mercury □ Neptune (square, orb 1.9°)
- Mercury □ Jupiter (square, orb 2.5°)
- Jupiter ☍ Lilith (mean apogee) (opposition, orb 2.0°)
- Mars △ Pluto (trine, orb 3.2°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Wood (乙). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丙寅 Bǐng Yín | 癸巳 Guǐ Sì | 乙卯 Yǐ Mǎo |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | 1930 | 甲午 | robWealth |
| 13.6 | 1940 | 乙未 | friend |
| 23.6 | 1950 | 丙申 | hurtingOfficer |
| 33.6 | 1960 | 丁酉 | eatingGod |
| 43.6 | 1970 | 戊戌 | directWealth |
| 53.6 | 1980 | 己亥 | indirectWealth |
| 63.6 | 1990 | 庚子 | directOfficer |
| 73.6 | 2000 | 辛丑 | sevenKillings |
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 | |||