Paul McCartney Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Paul McCartney’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Virgo 25°18′
- Midheaven
- Gemini 23°43′
- Descendant
- Pisces 25°18′
- Imum Coeli
- Sagittarius 23°43′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini 26°36′ | 10 |
| Moon | Leo 17°26′ | 11 |
| Mercury | Gemini 18°21′Retrograde | 9 |
| Venus | Taurus 18°59′ | 9 |
| Mars | Leo 2°40′ | 11 |
| Jupiter | Cancer 1°49′ | 10 |
| Saturn | Gemini 5°12′ | 9 |
| Uranus | Gemini 1°58′ | 9 |
| Neptune | Virgo 27°07′ | 1 |
| Pluto | Leo 4°16′ | 11 |
| North Node | Virgo 7°55′Retrograde | 12 |
| South Node | Pisces 7°55′Retrograde | 6 |
| Lilith | Gemini 22°08′ | 9 |
| Chiron | Leo 12°09′ | 11 |
Paul McCartney · local time · Liverpool, England
The recorded birth time is approximate, so the rising sign and houses may differ.
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden A; The Beatles: Yesterday recording credits; The Beatles: Blackbird; The Beatles — McCartney III; Paul McCartney — Wings history
Paul McCartney's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Gemini is often linked with curiosity, versatility and wanting more than one way to make something. McCartney's public music history gives that description plenty to work with. There are the Beatles, Wings and solo records. The official McCartney III account says he wrote the songs, played every instrument and recorded the album. That is a very concrete example of one musician moving between roles.
Gemini's versatility becomes more interesting when you think about the differences between those jobs. A bass part does one thing. A vocal line does another. Writing the song asks for a different kind of attention again. The McCartney III credits give us an actual project to place beside that range. The familiar description of a Gemini with many interests becomes a picture of several musical tasks inside one record.
Moon in Leo is associated with warmth, creative expression and wanting a feeling to reach the audience. Leo likes something with a recognisable centre. For McCartney's public work, the voice and melody give that idea a musical home. A listener has something to follow through the song. The Leo Moon brings expression beside the Gemini interest in different ways of making it happen.
Virgo rising is commonly linked with careful presentation, noticing the details and wanting the pieces to work together. A record made through several instruments makes a helpful comparison. Each part needs somewhere to sit. The whole song benefits when the small choices fit. Gemini brings the range, Leo gives the expression a centre, and Virgo draws attention to the arrangement you meet first.
Moon sextile Mercury: a feeling finds a tune and words
Mercury in Gemini is usually associated with lively language, quick ideas and enjoying how words move. It sextiles the Leo Moon at 0.93°. A sextile is often read as a helpful connection you are able to develop. Here expressive warmth meets a curious, flexible way of communicating.
The official McCartney III page places the album beside McCartney and McCartney II. It describes a recurring solo approach in which he works across the musical parts himself. That gives this Mercury–Moon connection a specific comparison. The voice, words and accompaniment come together inside the making of one record.
You might recognise the everyday version when a feeling turns into a phrase you want to say aloud. The idea becomes easier to share once it has a shape. Gemini Mercury likes trying the wording another way. Leo Moon likes the moment when the expression feels clear and alive. Together they give this reading more than a general description of a talented songwriter. They draw attention to the relationship between a line and the way it reaches a listener.
Sun square Neptune: the song has a mood around it
Neptune in Virgo is linked with imagination brought into the details. The Gemini Sun squares Neptune at 0.51°. A square is usually described as two styles needing to adjust. Gemini has several ideas ready to move. Neptune wants to make something people are able to feel as a whole.
The official album account describes McCartney II as electronic-tinged. That is a specific difference within the solo sequence. A change in sound affects how the song is heard, even when the musician remains recognisable. Neptune draws our attention to that surrounding mood. Gemini keeps the different musical possibilities in view.
This is a useful contrast for anyone who makes things. You have an idea, then discover that the finished piece has its own atmosphere. A small change in sound alters how the same line lands. McCartney's named records offer actual projects to compare beside the aspect. The square adds an imaginative side to the chart's fast-moving Gemini qualities, giving the music both words and a world of sound around them.
Mars sextile Uranus: try making the music another way
Mars in Leo is associated with expressive effort and putting energy into something you want people to see or hear. Uranus in Gemini likes new combinations and another way of approaching a familiar idea. Their sextile is close, at 0.71°. The common reading joins active creativity with a willingness to experiment.
McCartney's official Wings history records the band's formation with Linda McCartney and Denny Laine in 1971. It also records seven studio albums. That shared approach sits beside the self-played solo records. The music is made through different arrangements of people and instruments. Mars and Uranus give us a straightforward way to think about the change: the energy stays creative, while the method is allowed to move.
Reading this chart respectfully
McCartney's credited recordings and collaborations guide this reading, without using the chart to decide who contributed what to a song.
Birth record
Rodden rating A. Astro-Databank rates the 14:00 family-reported time A and retains a conflicting 02:00 biographical alternative. This page uses the primary listed record, with that limitation visible.
Historical local-time rules determine the chart; ten-planet totals weight Sun/Moon 3 and other planets 1. Sign scores add rising +2; planet scores add +2 in houses 1, 4, 7 or 10 and each major planet-to-planet aspect +max(0, 1 − orb/10). Ties follow zodiac, planet and house order. Compare with your own chart for reflection, never prediction.
Major aspects
The orb measures distance from the exact angle: a smaller number means a tighter aspect.
| Bodies and aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Sun square Neptune | 0.51° |
| Mars sextile Uranus | 0.71° |
| Moon sextile Mercury | 0.93° |
| Saturn sextile Pluto | 0.94° |
| Sun square Ascendant | 1.30° |
| Moon square Venus | 1.56° |
| Lilith conjunction Midheaven | 1.59° |
| Mars conjunction Pluto | 1.59° |
| Neptune conjunction Ascendant | 1.81° |
| Uranus sextile Pluto | 2.30° |
| Mars sextile Saturn | 2.53° |
| Saturn square South Node | 2.71° |
| Saturn square North Node | 2.71° |
| Sun conjunction Midheaven | 2.88° |
| Lilith square Ascendant | 3.16° |
| Saturn conjunction Uranus | 3.24° |
| Neptune square Midheaven | 3.39° |
| Mercury conjunction Lilith | 3.78° |
| Sun conjunction Lilith | 4.46° |
| Moon sextile Lilith | 4.71° |
| Jupiter square Neptune | 4.71° |
| Uranus trine Neptune | 4.85° |
| Neptune square Lilith | 4.97° |
| Sun conjunction Jupiter | 5.22° |
| Chiron conjunction Moon | 5.28° |
| Mercury conjunction Midheaven | 5.37° |
| Mars sextile Neptune | 5.56° |
| Uranus square South Node | 5.95° |
| Uranus square North Node | 5.95° |
| Jupiter trine South Node | 6.09° |
| Venus trine Ascendant | 6.31° |
| Jupiter square Ascendant | 6.53° |
| Uranus trine Ascendant | 6.66° |
| Chiron square Venus | 6.84° |
| Mercury square Ascendant | 6.94° |
| Chiron conjunction Pluto | 7.88° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Gemini (6) · Leo (5) · Virgo (3).
- Gemini: asking questions and trying different ways to communicate; Leo: expressing a distinct voice and making it visible; Virgo: improving details through practical work.
- Top planets
- Sun (6.43) · Neptune (5.44) · Moon (4.75).
- Sun: identity and purpose; Neptune: imagination and ideals; Moon: emotional habits.
- Top houses
- House 11 (5) · House 9 (4) · House 10 (4).
- House 11: groups and networks; House 9: study and wider perspectives; House 10: public work.
- Dominant element
- Air (6 points).
- Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
- Dominant modality
- Mutable (7 points).
- Cardinal signs start things, fixed signs sustain them, and mutable signs adapt them.
Placements at a glance
- Sun in Gemini: in astrology, identity and purpose is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Moon in Leo: in astrology, emotional habits is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Mercury in Gemini: in astrology, communication and learning is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Venus in Taurus: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- Mars in Leo: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Jupiter in Cancer: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
- Saturn in Gemini: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Uranus in Gemini: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Neptune in Virgo: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through improving details through practical work.
- Pluto in Leo: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- North Node in Virgo: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through improving details through practical work.
- South Node in Pisces: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Lilith in Gemini: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Chiron in Leo: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Virgo rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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