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Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler’s birth chart

Born 17 July 1949, in Birmingham, England. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.

Cancer Sun · Aries Moon

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Geezer Butler’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief

Geezer Butler was born on Sunday, 17 July 1949, in Birmingham, England. Their zodiac sign is Cancer, with the Moon in Aries. Geezer turns 77 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Geezer; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.

Of the ten planets, three are in fire signs, three in water, two in earth and two in air. By modality the count is six cardinal, two fixed and two mutable. Three planets stand together in Cancer: Sun, Mercury and Uranus. The tightest aspect is Mercury square Neptune, about 1.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Jupiter was retrograde. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waning gibbous to last quarter.

StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 17 July, among them Donald Sutherland, Juan Antonio Samaranch and Phyllis Diller.

See the sky the day Geezer was born: the stars over Birmingham, England, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.

Geezer Butler’s Sun, Moon and rising sign

Sun sign

Cancer

about 24° Cancer at midday

A Cancer Sun protects. For Geezer Butler, home, memory and the people they have decided are theirs tend to sit at the centre of things, and they probably read a room before anyone speaks. Care is the strength of this Sun, and their task is to include themselves in it.

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Moon sign

Aries

in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time

With the Moon in Aries, Geezer is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.

Everyone with the Moon in Aries

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 Birmingham, England, at each hour of the day.

Geezer Butler’s rising sign, by birth time

StarMap has not verified a birth time for Geezer 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 17 July 1949, computed for Birmingham, England.

Rising sign by time of birth, local time
Born around (local time)Rising sign
00:00 to 00:20Aries rising
00:20 to 01:25Taurus rising
01:25 to 03:10Gemini rising
03:10 to 05:45Cancer rising
05:45 to 08:35Leo rising
08:35 to 11:30Virgo rising
11:30 to 14:20Libra rising
14:20 to 17:15Scorpio rising
17:15 to 19:45Sagittarius rising
19:45 to 21:30Capricorn rising
21:30 to 22:35Aquarius rising
22:35 to 23:25Pisces rising
23:25 to 24:00Aries rising

Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.

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Drawn for midday on 17 July 1949, 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

Geezer Butler’s planets by sign
Sun24° Cancer 30'
MoonAries
Mercury13° Cancer 42'
Venus18° Leo 50'
Mars26° Gemini 04'
Jupiter27° Capricorn 37'℞
Saturn3° Virgo 56'
Uranus2° Cancer 12'
Neptune12° Libra 32'
Pluto15° Leo 30'
North Node20° Aries 43'
South Node20° Libra 43'

Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.

Geezer Butler’s planets, sign by sign

Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Geezer Butler’s private life.

  1. Sun in Cancer

    24° Cancer 30' at midday

    purpose and vitality

    With the Sun in Cancer, Geezer Butler is likely to feel most alive when caring for people and places that matter to them, and purpose is tied to belonging somewhere. Feeling unneeded is the sore spot for this placement, and it can be taken personally. The whole day may go better after checking in on someone they love.

  2. Moon in Aries

    Aries, all day

    needs and habits

    The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Geezer, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.

  3. Mercury in Cancer

    13° Cancer 42' at midday

    mind and voice

    Mercury in Cancer thinks in terms of memory and feeling as much as logic, and Geezer probably communicates best when there is emotional trust in the room. Mood can colour how a fact gets delivered or received. Years after the details have faded, this is a mind that remembers exactly how a conversation felt.

  4. Venus in Leo

    18° Leo 50' at midday

    love and values

    Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Geezer, 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.

  5. Mars in Gemini

    26° Gemini 04' at midday

    drive and anger

    With Mars in Gemini, Geezer 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.

  6. Jupiter in Capricorn

    27° Capricorn 37' at midday ℞

    growth and excess

    Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Geezer would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.

  7. Saturn in Virgo

    3° Virgo 56' at midday

    discipline and doubt

    Competence is what Saturn in Virgo builds discipline around, often driven by a fear of not yet having done enough to deserve rest. Geezer may feel like a fraud even when the track record says otherwise. The usual result is someone quietly excellent at something long before they will admit it out loud.

  8. Uranus in Cancer

    2° Cancer 12' at midday

    freedom, generational

    Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Geezer alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.

  9. Neptune in Libra

    12° Libra 32' at midday

    imagination, generational

    A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Geezer 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.

  10. Pluto in Leo

    15° Leo 30' at midday

    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 Geezer, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.

Aspects in Geezer Butler’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.

  1. Mercury square Neptune

    about 1.2° at midday

    Wishful assumptions, or a compelling but unverified story, can blur thinking when Mercury is square Neptune. What helps Geezer Butler is pairing imagination with a habit of checking the details before repeating the story as though it were settled fact.

  2. Saturn sextile Uranus

    about 1.7° at midday

    Discipline and independence combine in this sextile to give Geezer a workable way of keeping a routine while leaving room to change it. The flexibility is quiet and sustainable, and it keeps a good habit from calcifying into an unquestioned rule.

  3. Sun opposition Jupiter

    about 3.1° at midday

    The Sun opposite Jupiter can leave Geezer torn between their own direction and the draw of other people's philosophies, mentors and offers. Finding their own confidence rather than borrowing someone else's is what turns this pull into growth they can stand behind.

  4. Venus conjunction Pluto

    about 3.3° at midday

    Love tends to run deep and complete under Venus conjunct Pluto, and Geezer is likely to lean towards intensity over casual affection. Relationships gain depth from it. What takes practice is trusting a connection without needing to test it to prove it is real.

  5. Mars conjunction Uranus

    about 6.1° at midday

    Mars conjunct Uranus makes for a sudden, independent drive, and Geezer probably acts fastest at the exact moment someone says it cannot be done. Courage and originality come with the aspect, and so does the need to check an impulsive decision against longer-term goals before committing to it.

One more aspect, listed without a reading. It is between two of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, whose aspects hold for years at a time, so everyone born while it holds shares it.

  • Neptune sextile Plutoabout 3.0°

Cancer Sun and Aries Moon, like Geezer Butler

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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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