Ella Fitzgerald’s birth chart
Born 25 April 1917, in Newport News, Virginia, at 12:30 (Rodden AA).
Taurus Sun · Gemini Moon · Leo rising
Ella Fitzgerald’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Ella Fitzgerald was born on Wednesday, 25 April 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. That made Ella a Taurus, with the Moon in Gemini and Leo rising. Ella died on 15 June 1996, aged 79. The birth time, 12:30, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was taken from a birth certificate or birth record.
Of the ten planets, four are in earth signs, two in fire, two in air and two in water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, six and one. Taurus holds a stellium, four planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. The tightest aspect is Sun conjunction Venus, 0.2° from exact. No planet was retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 25 April, among them Al Pacino, Johan Cruyff and Renée Zellweger.
See the sky the night Ella was born: the stars over Newport News, Virginia at 12:30, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Ella Fitzgerald’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
4° Taurus 55'
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Ella Fitzgerald 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
Gemini
26° Gemini 02'
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Ella, 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
Leo
18° Leo 37'
Leo rising comes across as warm and impossible to miss. People assume confidence whether or not it is felt, and Ella's presence can change the temperature of a room.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 12:30 on 25 April 1917, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 4° Taurus 55' | House 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 26° Gemini 02' | House 11 |
| Mercury | 25° Taurus 04' | House 10 |
| Venus | 4° Taurus 44' | House 9 |
| Mars | 23° Aries 03' | House 9 |
| Jupiter | 14° Taurus 59' | House 10 |
| Saturn | 24° Cancer 30' | House 12 |
| Uranus | 23° Aquarius 15' | House 7 |
| Neptune | 2° Leo 08' | House 12 |
| Pluto | 2° Cancer 37' | House 11 |
| North Node | 13° Capricorn 01' | House 5 |
| South Node | 13° Cancer 01' | House 11 |
Ella Fitzgerald’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Ella Fitzgerald’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Ella Fitzgerald'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 ninth house lets travel, ideas and a bigger philosophy of life shape the person Ella is becoming, more than any single job or role could. They need room to explore new places and new questions, or they start to feel smaller and duller than they are.
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Ella 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.
With the Moon in the eleventh house, Ella feels most at ease among friends who see the world the same way and share a sense of what matters in it. Not belonging anywhere can quietly unsettle a person with this placement, while a steady circle feels like part of their foundation.
With Mercury in Taurus, Ella 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.
With Mercury in the tenth house, Ella is apt to think strategically about reputation and the next move at work, and to turn a plan over privately long before anyone else knows it exists. Clear, well-timed communication may be the skill this placement leans on most.
Venus in Taurus loves steadily and shows it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures, and in Ella's chart it is likely to value loyalty and things built to last. Because change feels like loss, this Venus can hold on to a relationship past its natural end. Months in, people with this placement tend to remember exactly how someone takes their coffee.
With Venus in the ninth house, Ella finds beauty in other cultures, in travel and in big, sweeping ideas about how the world works. A shared love of exploring somewhere new can be part of what attracts them to someone, and learning together can appeal deeply.
For Ella, Mars in Aries points to acting immediately and decisively, with anger that tends to flare fast, hot and honest before it clears. The downside is acting before a situation has been thought all the way through. The argument or the project tends to start the second the impulse arrives, with little patience for waiting.
With Mars in the ninth house, Ella is likely to pursue new ideas, travel and beliefs with restless energy, and a good debate about philosophy or politics can fire them up for hours. They would rather go out and find the answer than sit and wait for it to arrive.
Jupiter in Taurus
14° Taurus 59' · tenth house
growth and excess
In Ella'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.
Jupiter in the tenth house is associated with generosity and fairness at work, and in Ella's chart it points to patience about letting a reputation build over time. The placement is also linked with optimism about working life and a readiness to take on more.
Emotional security is where Ella'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.
Saturn in the twelfth house puts a quiet discipline into Ella's private life, and solitude can feel like a duty before it slowly becomes a source of strength. Saturn here makes facing what is unresolved within slow work, and the peace it brings is likely to be hard-won.
Uranus in Aquarius
23° Aquarius 15' · seventh house
freedom, generational
Uranus is at home in Aquarius, and many people born in the years around Ella's birth have it too. The generation is defined by rapid technological and social change within a single lifetime. One person's share of it is an unusually easy relationship with disruption and reinvention.
Uranus in the seventh house asks for relationships with more freedom and less convention than the average partnership, and Ella may look for people who respect that independence. A sudden shift in a relationship may rattle Ella less than most.
Neptune in Leo
2° Leo 08' · twelfth house
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Ella 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.
The twelfth house is Neptune's natural home, and Ella's inner life is likely to be rich with imagination, intuition and a sense of connection to something larger than themselves. Neptune here makes solitude less about being alone and more about tuning in to what is already there.
Pluto in Cancer
2° Cancer 37' · eleventh house
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Ella 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.
Ella's loyalty, once given, holds through far more strain than a casual friendship could. With Pluto in the eleventh house, friendships and group involvements can carry intensity, sometimes including a falling-out that reshapes who counts as the true circle.
Aspects in Ella Fitzgerald’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Sun conjunction Venus
0.2° applying
Who Ella Fitzgerald is and what they love are likely to be closely bound, so their identity has relationships and beauty at its centre rather than at its edge. People with the Sun conjunct Venus tend to give affection openly, and their sense of self can rise and fall a little with how appreciated they feel.
Mars sextile Uranus
0.2° applying
Bold, original action comes to Ella 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.
Mercury sextile Saturn
0.6° separating
Turning a loose idea into something solid is easier with Mercury sextile Saturn, because Ella's thinking and sense of structure work together. The clarity is quiet and practical, and it shows most when a plan has to work.
Mars square Saturn
1.4° applying
Ella's drive can meet resistance, from outside obstacles or from private doubt, and frustration builds when progress feels blocked. Under this square, every stretch of steady work done anyway turns that resistance into competence, the kind that is there when it is needed most.
Mercury square Uranus
1.8° separating
With Mercury square Uranus, the mind can jump so quickly that other people struggle to follow, or Ella may dismiss a slower approach that had merit. A good idea, paced, gives other people the chance to use it.
Venus sextile Pluto
2.1° separating
This sextile promises intimacy without unnecessary drama, with Ella's affections and depth working side by side. Relationships tend to deepen at a comfortable pace, with no crisis or dramatic turning point needed to get there.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Sun sextile Pluto2.3°
- Venus square Neptune2.6°
- Moon trine Uranus2.8°
- Sun square Neptune2.8°
- Moon sextile Mars3.0°
- Moon conjunction Pluto6.6°
- Saturn conjunction Neptune7.6°
Taurus Sun and Gemini Moon, like Ella Fitzgerald
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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 (BC/BR in hand). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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