Bob Cousy’s birth chart
Born 9 August 1928, in Manhattan, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Taurus or Gemini
Bob Cousy’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Bob Cousy was born in Manhattan, New York, on 9 August 1928, a Thursday. Their zodiac sign is Leo. The Moon changed sign at about 13:20, from Taurus to Gemini; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Bob turns 98 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Fire carries the most weight: six of the eight planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, against earth one, water one and air none. By modality the count is five fixed, two cardinal and one mutable. Leo holds a stellium, four planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune. The tightest aspect is Mercury square Jupiter, exact to a tenth of a degree. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Two planets were retrograde: Saturn and Uranus. Over the course of the day the Moon went from last quarter to waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 9 August, among them Whitney Houston, Gillian Anderson and Romano Prodi.
See the sky the day Bob was born: the stars over Manhattan, New York, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Bob Cousy’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 16° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Bob Cousy that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.
Moon sign
Taurus or Gemini
Taurus until about 13:20, then Gemini (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 13:20: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon feels through the body and its surroundings. On this reading, good food, familiar places and slow evenings are what restore Bob, and sudden change lands hard. Once they feel safe, they can be the steadiest person in the room.
Born after about 13:20: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Bob, talking, writing and switching perspective are likely ways to settle, and silence can make small worries loud. They probably need people who let them think out loud.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Manhattan, New York, at each hour of the day.
Bob Cousy’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Bob yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 9 August 1928, computed for Manhattan, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:25 | Taurus rising |
| 00:25 to 02:20 | Gemini rising |
| 02:20 to 04:40 | Cancer rising |
| 04:40 to 07:15 | Leo rising |
| 07:15 to 09:45 | Virgo rising |
| 09:45 to 12:15 | Libra rising |
| 12:15 to 14:50 | Scorpio rising |
| 14:50 to 17:10 | Sagittarius rising |
| 17:10 to 19:05 | Capricorn rising |
| 19:05 to 20:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 20:30 to 21:45 | Pisces rising |
| 21:45 to 22:55 | Aries rising |
| 22:55 to 24:00 | Taurus rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 9 August 1928, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 16° Leo 46' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Taurus until about 13:20, then Gemini |
| Mercury | 9° Leo 41' |
| Venus | 27° Leo 33' |
| Mars | Taurus until about 00:10, then Gemini |
| Jupiter | 9° Taurus 43' |
| Saturn | 12° Sagittarius 32'℞ |
| Uranus | 7° Aries 05'℞ |
| Neptune | 28° Leo 27' |
| Pluto | 17° Cancer 28' |
| North Node | 6° Gemini 56' |
| South Node | 6° Sagittarius 56' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Bob Cousy’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Bob Cousy’s private life.
Purpose for Bob Cousy is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.
Moon in Taurus or Gemini
Taurus until about 13:20, then Gemini
needs and habits
Born before about 13:20: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon needs routine, familiar food and physical comfort to feel steady from day to day. A sudden change of schedule probably unsettles Bob more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Born after about 13:20: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Bob is likely to settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. A day with no one to talk to can leave them restless. The habit is to message a friend the moment something comes to mind, before deciding what to think about it.
Mercury in Leo gives Bob a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make Bob more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Bob, the tension this suggests is needing steady reassurance of still being adored. Their gestures tend to be grand and thoughtful, and it can sting when those go unnoticed.
Mars in Taurus or Gemini
Taurus until about 00:10, then Gemini
drive and anger
Born before about 00:10: Mars in Taurus
Mars in Taurus acts deliberately and sticks with a course once chosen, and its anger builds slowly but takes a long time to cool once it arrives. At times Bob may dig in out of stubbornness rather than conviction. It takes real provocation to make this Mars snap, and the rattled feeling tends to last a while afterwards.
Born after about 00:10: Mars in Gemini
With Mars in Gemini, Bob is likely to act through words, argument and quick manoeuvring rather than force, and anger to come out sharp and verbal. Arguments can be won without the conflict underneath ever being resolved. A disagreement can still be under debate long after the other person just wants it to end.
Jupiter in Taurus
9° Taurus 43' at midday
growth and excess
In Bob's chart, Jupiter in Taurus grows through patience, and what it builds tends to come together slowly and steadily rather than in one leap. Taken too far, that can become excess: holding on to more comfort or more stuff than serves them. They are probably generous with food, gifts and shared pleasures, and now and then generosity tips into indulgence.
Saturn in Sagittarius builds discipline around belief and meaning, testing a big idea hard before committing to it. In front of people who might challenge a conviction, Bob is likely to hedge. Over time, someone with this Saturn often becomes a credible voice on the very questions they once felt they had no right to answer.
Uranus in Aries
7° Aries 05' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Bob shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.
Neptune in Leo
28° Leo 27' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Bob alone. It dreams in terms of fame, spectacle and larger-than-life self-expression. The trace of it in one person is a pull towards performance as a way of feeling real.
Pluto in Cancer
17° Cancer 28' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Bob to an era rather than describing one person. Those born in it live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. What an individual may carry is intensity around belonging and who counts as family.
Aspects in Bob Cousy’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Mercury square Jupiter
about 0.0° at midday
Thinking can run ahead of the evidence when Mercury is square Jupiter, leading to overconfident claims or promises made faster than Bob Cousy can check them. Matching enthusiasm to what has been verified makes their confidence more durable, not less.
Venus conjunction Neptune
about 0.9° at midday
Love, for Bob, is likely to be romantic and idealistic, drawn to a kind of connection that feels almost transcendent. Venus conjunct Neptune brings tenderness and imagination, along with the task of seeing a partner clearly and not only through the ideal built around them.
Mars square Neptune
about 1.9° at midday
Under this square, drive can dissolve into confusion or self-doubt just when clarity matters most, especially around goals that involve other people's expectations. It helps Bob to separate the plan itself from the feeling of overwhelm that surrounds it.
Mercury trine Uranus
about 2.6° at midday
Insight is likely to come to Bob fast and without much effort, the product of thinking and originality that flow together easily. With Mercury trine Uranus, new ideas tend to arrive when they are needed, often faster than they can be written down.
Venus square Mars
about 2.8° at midday
Desire and the need for harmony can clash where Venus squares Mars, and Bob may be caught between wanting something and wanting to keep the peace. What the aspect asks for is a want voiced directly, before it leaks out sideways.
Mercury trine Saturn
about 2.9° at midday
Bob's thinking has discipline behind it, which gives them a clear, methodical way of working through ideas. With Mercury trine Saturn, conclusions can be trusted because they have usually been tested already, often more thoroughly than anyone nearby realises.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Sun trine Saturnabout 4.2°
- Saturn trine Uranusabout 5.5°
- Sun square Jupiterabout 7.1°
- Sun conjunction Mercuryabout 7.1°
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How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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