Cher’s birth chart
Born 20 May 1946, in El Centro, California, at 07:25 (Rodden AA).
Taurus Sun · Capricorn Moon · Cancer rising
Cher’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Cher was born in El Centro, California, on 20 May 1946, a Monday. That makes Cher a Taurus, with the Moon in Capricorn and Cancer rising. Cher turns 80 in 2026. The birth time, 07:25, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
Air carries the most weight: four of the ten planets, against earth three, fire two and water one. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs four and mutable signs two. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Moon and Jupiter: a square, 0.1° from exact. Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 13 other people born on 20 May, among them Iker Casillas, James Stewart and Joe Cocker.
See the sky the night Cher was born: the stars over El Centro, California at 07:25, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Cher’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
28° Taurus 59'
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Cher than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon sign
Capricorn
18° Capricorn 17'
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Cher may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
Rising sign
Cancer
8° Cancer 36'
With Cancer rising, Cher tends to come across as approachable and a little guarded. People often confide in a Cancer rising early and find that they are noticed in return; the shell opens on its own schedule.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 07:25 on 20 May 1946, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 28° Taurus 59' | House 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 18° Capricorn 17' | House 7 |
| Mercury | 16° Taurus 28' | House 11 |
| Venus | 25° Gemini 45' | House 12 |
| Mars | 13° Leo 20' | House 2 |
| Jupiter | 18° Libra 23'℞ | House 4 |
| Saturn | 21° Cancer 07' | House 1 |
| Uranus | 16° Gemini 25' | House 12 |
| Neptune | 6° Libra 02'℞ | House 4 |
| Pluto | 9° Leo 36' | House 2 |
| North Node | 20° Gemini 51' | House 12 |
| South Node | 20° Sagittarius 51' | House 6 |
Cher’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Cher’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Cher's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.
The Sun in the eleventh house means Cher finds themselves through friendships and the causes they throw their weight behind, more than through solitary achievement. Cher is at their best inside a group with a shared purpose, and being cut off from that kind of company can dim their spark.
With the Moon in Capricorn, Cher's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
With the Moon in the seventh house, Cher is likely to feel most themselves inside a close partnership, reading the emotional temperature of a relationship constantly and by instinct. Too long alone can leave them unmoored, even when nothing is wrong.
With Mercury in Taurus, Cher is likely to think slowly and thoroughly, and a conclusion once reached is rarely revisited without good reason. The communication style is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what they already believe may have to wait a while for a hearing.
Mercury in the eleventh house means Cher thinks in terms of the whole group, coming up with ideas for the causes and communities they care about rather than only for themselves. Brainstorming with friends, informally and without pressure, is probably where much of Cher's best thinking happens.
Venus in Gemini loves through conversation, wit and mental connection, and tends to find a dull partner harder to stay with than a challenging one. Cher probably values variety and being kept interested. Attention may wander with this Venus, and that can be treated as more serious than it is. Banter is the natural way to flirt here, more than anything more direct.
Venus in the twelfth house keeps affections private and sometimes idealised, and Cher may feel more deeply than they show to most people. The placement values quiet acts of devotion, done without an audience, over public displays or grand romantic gestures.
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Cher its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
With Mars in the second house, Cher goes after what they want with visible drive, and a firm sense of their own worth fuels that determination. Patience with slow, gradual progress is unlikely to be their strong suit, and waiting around frustrates them quickly.
Jupiter in Libra
18° Libra 23' ℞ · fourth house
growth and excess
In Cher's chart, Jupiter in Libra suggests growth through partnership and a gift for bringing people together. Excess here looks like pleasing people so broadly that every expectation becomes a commitment. Someone with this Jupiter is often the connector whose introductions and events other people benefit from more than they realise.
With Jupiter in the fourth house, Cher probably likes a home with room in it, for more people, more projects and the warmth visitors feel on coming through the door. A generous, welcoming household may matter more to Cher than a tidy or impressive one.
Emotional security is where Cher's Saturn in Cancer builds discipline; it is a placement often associated with learning early to be the steady one. Asking for care tends to be difficult with this Saturn, even when care is clearly needed. Over time, people with this placement often become the dependable anchor for others, including some who never quite return the favour.
Seriousness tends to arrive early with Saturn in the first house, and Cher's self-confidence is the kind that comes through lived experience rather than being handed over at the start. They would rather build slowly and with care, and trust what is made that way.
Uranus in Gemini
16° Gemini 25' · twelfth house
freedom, generational
Uranus in Gemini is shared by Cher and many people born in the same few years. These are people who come of age alongside a revolution in communication, fluent in tools older generations learned later in life. The personal version is a restless need for new information.
Uranus in the twelfth house brings sudden insight in quiet or solitude, often surprising even Cher with where it comes from. Their inner world is apt to hold ideas that run ahead of language, waiting for the right moment to surface.
Neptune in Libra
6° Libra 02' ℞ · fourth house
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Cher among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Cher is likely to be sensitive to the underlying mood of a household in ways that other people in the same room often miss. With Neptune in the fourth house, home can take on an idealised or slightly hazy quality, and the sense of family is apt to be more emotional than literal.
Pluto in Leo
9° Leo 36' · second house
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Cher, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Pluto in the second house means Cher holds their values with intensity; the placement is associated with rebuilding a sense of what matters from the ground up. Security comes from the inside for them and not from anything they own, and what they value they value completely.
Aspects in Cher’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Moon square Jupiter
0.1° separating
Emotional generosity can run ahead of what can be sustained when the Moon is square Jupiter, and Cher may end up overcommitting their time or their care. Generosity with limits lasts longer, for them and for everyone else, than generosity offered with no limits at all.
Moon trine Mercury
1.8° separating
Cher can probably explain what they feel almost as soon as they feel it, because feeling and thinking flow together easily here. A Moon-Mercury trine makes for a comforting voice in emotional moments, and people with it are often the ones others call first when something has gone wrong.
Jupiter trine Uranus
2.0° applying
Jupiter trine Uranus gives Cher a knack for spotting unconventional opportunities before other people do, which is what a sense of possibility and originality produce together. Growth arrives through new directions, ones a more cautious approach would probably have missed.
Jupiter square Saturn
2.7° separating
Enthusiasm for growth can run into limits here, whether practical or self-imposed, and to Cher it may feel as though ambition keeps outrunning the time and energy available. Jupiter square Saturn works best when the limit is treated as a pace-setter and not as a wall.
Moon opposition Saturn
2.8° applying
Under the Moon opposite Saturn, the wish for emotional closeness comes with a wariness that can keep Cher guarded, even with people who have shown they can be trusted. Letting the guard down gradually, rather than all at once, tends to work better than either extreme.
Mars sextile Uranus
3.1° applying
Bold, original action comes to Cher without much friction, because drive and independence are on good terms in this sextile. It is useful initiative with little drama attached, the sort that tries something new without making a big production of it.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Mercury square Mars3.1°
- Neptune sextile Pluto3.6°
- Mars conjunction Pluto3.7°
- Mercury sextile Saturn4.6°
- Mercury square Pluto6.9°
- Sun trine Neptune7.0°
Taurus Sun and Capricorn Moon, like Cher
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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; the birth time comes from Astro-Databank and is shown with its 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, Astro-Databank (Quoted BC/BR). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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