Rafael Nadal Birth Chart
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Planet placements, houses and aspects in Rafael Nadal’s chart. The angle list gives the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Imum Coeli; the table below lists planet positions and house numbers.
- Ascendant
- Scorpio 9°50′
- Midheaven
- Leo 17°34′
- Descendant
- Taurus 9°50′
- Imum Coeli
- Aquarius 17°34′
| Body | Sign and degree | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini 12°47′ | 8 |
| Moon | Taurus 0°16′ | 6 |
| Mercury | Gemini 26°18′ | 8 |
| Venus | Cancer 15°40′ | 9 |
| Mars | Capricorn 22°56′ | 3 |
| Jupiter | Pisces 20°29′ | 5 |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 5°55′Retrograde | 1 |
| Uranus | Sagittarius 20°42′Retrograde | 2 |
| Neptune | Capricorn 5°01′Retrograde | 2 |
| Pluto | Scorpio 4°59′Retrograde | 12 |
| North Node | Aries 27°41′Retrograde | 6 |
| South Node | Libra 27°41′Retrograde | 12 |
| Lilith | Gemini 10°41′ | 8 |
| Chiron | Gemini 14°57′ | 8 |
Rafael Nadal · local time · Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Sources: Astro-Databank birth record — Rodden AA; ATP Tour — Rafael Nadal Roland Garros tribute; Roland-Garros — Rafael Nadal tribute press conference
Rafael Nadal's Sun, Moon and Rising
Sun in Gemini is often associated with adaptability, curiosity and keeping several possible answers ready. Tennis gives those qualities a concrete place to appear. A rally changes every time the opponent sends the ball back. The player has to respond to a different position, pace or angle. Gemini draws attention to that continuing exchange.
For Nadal, the repeated Paris setting makes the comparison especially interesting. ATP's tribute account records fourteen Roland-Garros titles, beginning with his winning debut in 2005. The tournament is familiar, but the matches are separate contests. The same place contains many changing situations. Gemini brings the variety into view inside that larger sporting history.
Moon in Taurus is commonly linked with patience, physical familiarity and wanting something steady to return to. Nadal's long record at one tournament gives the description a specific public comparison. The court becomes associated with repeated work and results. Taurus likes knowing how something feels. Put beside Gemini, the chart has both familiar ground and a need to keep adjusting.
Scorpio rising is often described as focused, compelling and giving an impression of concentration. In a tennis reading, that draws our attention to the competitor's visible presence. You meet the player before you see every skill unfold. Together, the Big Three offer a clear mix. Gemini has another response ready. Taurus values the known ground. Scorpio gives the entrance a concentrated quality. There is more to explore than one general description of determination.
Mars sextile Jupiter: patient effort with a bigger aim
Mars in Capricorn is associated with organised effort, endurance and wanting a goal worth working toward. Jupiter in Pisces adds imagination and a wish to see a wider possibility. They form a sextile at 2.44°. A sextile is usually read as a useful opening between two styles.
Nadal's fourteen titles provide a concrete comparison. Each tournament has its own draw and matches. Together they become a much larger record. Capricorn Mars brings attention to the separate tasks. Jupiter brings attention to the scale of the whole story. The actual ATP record lets us see both.
The everyday version is the difference between doing today's work and remembering why it matters. One gives you a next step. The other gives the steps a direction. This contact adds a practical side to the imaginative Jupiter description. Nadal's public achievements give it a named sporting setting, while the Gemini Sun keeps the variety of decisions within each match in view.
Mercury in Gemini: reading the next reply
Mercury in Gemini is commonly associated with quick learning, a flexible mind and noticing another way to communicate. It repeats the Sun's sign here, giving adaptability a strong place in the chart. In tennis, the comparison is very straightforward. You watch the reply, then choose your own.
A finished record compresses that process into results. The Roland-Garros tribute looks back across a long sporting history. It gives the audience the large picture. The actual matches contain many small changes inside it. Mercury helps us think about those smaller exchanges, rather than stopping at the headline number of trophies.
If you have this placement yourself, the familiar description is of someone who likes options and stays interested in how things work. That is different from trying a random answer every time. A choice becomes useful when it responds to the situation in front of you. Nadal's documented career gives that simple idea a public sporting comparison. The repeated Gemini adds movement beside the much steadier Taurus Moon.
Moon opposite Pluto: familiar ground with a lot riding on it
Pluto in Scorpio is associated with concentration, intensity and wanting to go deeper into a subject. It opposes the Taurus Moon at 4.71°. This is a wider aspect than the Mars–Jupiter contact, so it adds a quieter supporting theme. Taurus favours continuity. Scorpio gives the familiar thing more weight.
Philippe-Chatrier supplies a concrete place for that comparison. The ATP account records Nadal's public farewell ceremony there. Years of separate matches become a history attached to a particular court. The familiar place now carries memories for an audience as well as a sporting record.
Read with Gemini, the contrast is easy to understand. Many different contests have happened on the same ground. The Moon draws attention to the place people know. Pluto draws attention to the depth of the association. It is a useful final colour in a chart already combining movement, steady effort and a concentrated entrance.
The Taurus Moon is also commonly linked with patience and a deep appreciation of familiar ground. After fourteen titles, Paris has an especially concrete place in Nadal's public record. The Gemini Sun keeps the changing matches beside that continuity. A known court still contains a new contest each time.
Reading this chart respectfully
Nadal's public matches and record guide this interpretation, with his health and future sporting outcomes left outside it.
Birth record
Rodden rating AA. ADB marks 18:20 as quoted birth certificate or birth record, collector Rodriguez.
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 |
|---|---|
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 0.03° |
| Jupiter square Uranus | 0.21° |
| Mercury sextile North Node | 1.37° |
| Mercury trine South Node | 1.37° |
| Sun conjunction Lilith | 2.09° |
| Chiron conjunction Sun | 2.17° |
| Mars sextile Jupiter | 2.44° |
| Moon conjunction North Node | 2.60° |
| Moon opposition South Node | 2.60° |
| Chiron sextile Midheaven | 2.63° |
| Uranus trine Midheaven | 3.12° |
| Moon sextile Mercury | 3.97° |
| Chiron conjunction Lilith | 4.26° |
| Moon opposition Pluto | 4.71° |
| Moon trine Neptune | 4.74° |
| Mars square North Node | 4.75° |
| Mars square South Node | 4.75° |
| Saturn opposition Lilith | 4.77° |
| Sun sextile Midheaven | 4.79° |
| Neptune sextile Ascendant | 4.82° |
| Venus trine Jupiter | 4.83° |
| Pluto conjunction Ascendant | 4.86° |
| Chiron square Jupiter | 5.54° |
| Mercury opposition Uranus | 5.61° |
| Chiron opposition Uranus | 5.75° |
| Mercury square Jupiter | 5.82° |
| Venus trine Ascendant | 5.82° |
| Sun opposition Saturn | 6.87° |
| Uranus trine North Node | 6.98° |
| Venus opposition Mars | 7.27° |
| Pluto opposition North Node | 7.31° |
| Pluto conjunction South Node | 7.31° |
| Neptune trine North Node | 7.34° |
| Sun opposition Uranus | 7.92° |
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) · Taurus (3) · Scorpio (3).
- Gemini: asking questions and trying different ways to communicate; Taurus: building steadily and valuing tangible results; Scorpio: looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- Top planets
- Moon (4.66) · Jupiter (3.67) · Sun (3.52).
- Moon: emotional habits; Jupiter: growth and perspective; Sun: identity and purpose.
- Top houses
- House 8 (4) · House 6 (3) · House 2 (2).
- House 8: shared resources; House 6: routines and craft; House 2: resources and priorities.
- Dominant element
- Earth (5 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 Taurus: in astrology, emotional habits is read through building steadily and valuing tangible results.
- Mercury in Gemini: in astrology, communication and learning is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Venus in Cancer: in astrology, taste and appreciation is read through protecting what feels familiar and meaningful.
- Mars in Capricorn: in astrology, effort and initiative is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Jupiter in Pisces: in astrology, growth and perspective is read through responding through imagination and emotional atmosphere.
- Saturn in Sagittarius: in astrology, discipline and limits is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
- Uranus in Sagittarius: in astrology, experimentation and change is read through exploring bigger ideas and speaking openly.
- Neptune in Capricorn: in astrology, imagination and ideals is read through working toward a lasting result with structure.
- Pluto in Scorpio: in astrology, intensity and transformation is read through looking beneath the surface and staying with difficult material.
- North Node in Aries: in astrology, a direction for reflection is read through starting quickly and acting directly.
- South Node in Libra: in astrology, familiar patterns is read through balancing different perspectives and noticing presentation.
- Lilith in Gemini: in astrology, independence in symbolic readings is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Chiron in Gemini: in astrology, learning from difficult experience is read through asking questions and trying different ways to communicate.
- Scorpio rising: the recorded time places the first impression and approach to new situations in this sign.
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