Prince Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Prince’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Scorpio 16°41′
- Midheaven
- Leo 29°43′
- Descendant
- Taurus 16°41′
- Imum Coeli
- Aquarius 29°43′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini 16°40′ | 8 |
| Moon | Pisces 1°58′ | 4 |
| Mercury | Gemini 4°05′ | 7 |
| Venus | Taurus 7°49′ | 6 |
| Mars | Aries 0°30′ | 4 |
| Jupiter | Libra 21°56′Retrograde | 11 |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 22°51′Retrograde | 2 |
| Uranus | Leo 8°45′ | 9 |
| Neptune | Scorpio 2°20′Retrograde | 12 |
| Pluto | Leo 29°57′ | 10 |
| North Node | Libra 29°01′Retrograde | 12 |
| South Node | Aries 29°01′Retrograde | 6 |
| Lilith | Aries 12°01′ | 5 |
| Chiron | Aquarius 22°39′Retrograde | 3 |
Prince · local time · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Prince; AllMusic — Prince biography and catalogue
Prince's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Gemini is commonly associated with curiosity, a quick mind and enjoying several ways to express an idea. Prince's public work gives the description a wonderfully concrete comparison. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame identifies him as a multi-instrumentalist whose music moved through R&B, funk and rock. AllMusic names his work as singer, songwriter and producer too. There is real range behind the familiar public image.
Those roles ask for different kinds of listening. A rhythm part keeps something moving. A sung line gives the listener words and a voice to follow. Production brings the parts together. Gemini is a helpful sign for talking about that movement between musical tasks. It enjoys knowing another way to say or play the idea, rather than staying with the first available choice.
Moon in Pisces is often described as imaginative, sensitive to mood and able to become absorbed in a piece of music. Pisces cares about how the whole thing feels. Beside the Gemini range, it adds an interest in making those separate parts belong to one experience. A listener hears an atmosphere as well as a collection of instruments. That is the softer, more immersive side of this chart.
Scorpio rising is linked with a strong presence, concentration and an impression that invites a closer look. The public stage appearance gives that description a clear place to land. Gemini supplies several ways to communicate. Pisces gives the music a mood. Scorpio brings attention to the entrance that holds the audience. Read together, they make a richer portrait of the public work than the single word mysterious.
Moon trine Neptune: many sounds, one feeling
Neptune in Scorpio is associated with deep imagination and a mood that stays with you. It trines the Pisces Moon at 0.36°. A trine is commonly read as an easy exchange between two qualities. Here the wish to become absorbed meets a concentrated atmosphere.
The Hall's account of Prince crossing different musical styles gives the contact an actual public comparison. A genre names one tradition, but a finished record has its own feeling. The same musician works with different sounds while giving the listener something complete to enter. Moon and Neptune bring that overall experience into view.
Think of the difference between listing the instruments in a song and remembering how the song felt. Both are useful ways of listening. The Pisces Moon is often linked with the second. Scorpio Neptune adds depth to that immersion. Prince's documented multi-instrumental practice gives the feeling a practical side too. The music has many carefully made parts, even when the listener experiences it as one continuous thing.
Venus square Uranus: a familiar sound gets an unexpected turn
Venus in Taurus is associated with rich textures, physical rhythm and tastes that feel good enough to keep. Uranus in Leo brings a wish to express something differently and make the change visible. Venus squares Uranus at 0.93°. A square suggests two styles needing to make room for each other.
Prince's documented movement through R&B, funk and rock makes that pairing easy to explore. A recognisable sound meets different musical choices. Taurus gives us something tactile to hold onto. Uranus adds the unexpected turn. The result is a more interesting comparison than simply saying the artist liked novelty.
The Venus placement also brings some earth into a chart with strong air and water themes. Taste is attached to a sound, a rhythm or a detail people actually hear. That gives experimentation something to work with. Read beside Moon–Neptune, the contrast is clear. One pairing helps create an absorbing mood. The other gives a familiar pleasure a fresh expressive twist. Prince's public music offers material for both.
Mercury in Gemini: knowing more than one musical language
Mercury in Gemini is usually linked with playful wording, quick learning and the pleasure of moving between ideas. It shares the Sun's sign here, making curiosity an important part of the reading. AllMusic's list of Prince's musical roles gives us a specific comparison. Singing, writing, producing and playing instruments involve different ways of communicating.
The everyday Mercury lesson is to stay interested in how the parts differ. A voice and a guitar say things differently, even inside the same song. Gemini likes that variety. This placement adds a verbal and musical curiosity beside the Pisces mood and Scorpio presence. The chart has room for the person making the parts and the audience hearing them come together.
His different musical jobs also give curiosity a practical purpose. A songwriter chooses a line. A producer hears how that line sits beside the other sounds. Gemini Mercury is often associated with enjoying those shifts of attention. Prince's credited range lets us follow them within the same public career.
Reading this chart respectfully
Prince's recordings and public performances are the focus here, with his private motives and relationships left outside the interpretation.
Birth record
Rodden rating AA. ADB reports a birth certificate held by Frank C. Clifford.
This time comes from a record.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chiron sextile Saturn | 0.20° |
| Pluto conjunction Midheaven | 0.24° |
| Moon trine Neptune | 0.36° |
| North Node sextile Midheaven | 0.70° |
| South Node trine Midheaven | 0.70° |
| Chiron trine Jupiter | 0.72° |
| Jupiter sextile Saturn | 0.92° |
| Venus square Uranus | 0.93° |
| Pluto sextile North Node | 0.94° |
| Pluto trine South Node | 0.94° |
| Moon opposition Pluto | 2.02° |
| Moon square Mercury | 2.11° |
| Moon opposition Midheaven | 2.26° |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 2.38° |
| Neptune sextile Midheaven | 2.62° |
| Moon trine North Node | 2.96° |
| Moon sextile South Node | 2.96° |
| Uranus trine Lilith | 3.27° |
| Neptune conjunction North Node | 3.32° |
| Neptune opposition South Node | 3.32° |
| Mercury sextile Mars | 3.59° |
| Mercury square Pluto | 4.13° |
| Mercury square Midheaven | 4.37° |
| Sun sextile Lilith | 4.65° |
| Mercury sextile Uranus | 4.67° |
| Sun trine Jupiter | 5.26° |
| Venus opposition Neptune | 5.49° |
| Moon sextile Venus | 5.85° |
| Chiron square Ascendant | 5.96° |
| Chiron trine Sun | 5.98° |
| Saturn trine South Node | 6.15° |
| Sun opposition Saturn | 6.19° |
| Chiron trine North Node | 6.36° |
| Uranus square Neptune | 6.42° |
| Saturn trine Midheaven | 6.86° |
| Chiron opposition Midheaven | 7.06° |
| Jupiter conjunction North Node | 7.08° |
| Jupiter opposition South Node | 7.08° |
| Saturn trine Pluto | 7.10° |
| Chiron opposition Pluto | 7.30° |
| Venus trine Pluto | 7.87° |
Chart dominants
These scores summarize emphasis within this chart, rather than measuring personality or talent. Other scoring methods give different results.
- Top signs
- Gemini (4) · Scorpio (3) · Pisces (3).
- Gemini: asking questions and trying different ways to communicate; Scorpio: looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material; Pisces: responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Top planets
- Moon (7.97) · Pluto (5.65) · Mercury (5.55).
- Moon: emotional habits; Pluto: intensity and transformation; Mercury: communication and learning.
- Top houses
- House 4 (4) · House 8 (3) · House 2 (1).
- House 4: home and foundations; House 8: shared resources; House 2: resources and priorities.
- Dominant element
- Air (5 points).
- Fire emphasizes initiative; earth, practical results; air, ideas; water, feeling.
- Dominant modality
- Mutable (8 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 Pisces: in astrology, emotional habits is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- 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 Aries: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Jupiter in Libra: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Saturn in Sagittarius: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
- Uranus in Leo: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- Neptune in Scorpio: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Pluto in Leo: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through expressing a distinct voice and making it visible.
- North Node in Libra: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- South Node in Aries: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Lilith in Aries: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- Chiron in Aquarius: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through taking an independent angle and thinking about groups.
- Scorpio rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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