Pelé’s birth chart
Born 23 October 1940, in Três Corações, Brazil. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sun in Libra or Scorpio · Cancer Moon
Pelé’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Pelé was born in Três Corações, Brazil, on 23 October 1940, a Wednesday. The Sun moved from Libra into Scorpio at about 10:40 local time that day, so the zodiac sign depends on the birth time: Libra for a birth before then, Scorpio after. The Moon was in Cancer all day. Pelé died on 29 December 2022, aged 82. No verified birth time is on file for Pelé; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, five are in earth signs, two in water, one in fire and one in air. By modality the count is five fixed, two cardinal and two mutable. Three planets stand together in Taurus: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. They are slow planets, so the grouping is shared with people born around the same time. The tightest aspect is Jupiter conjunction Saturn, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Three planets were retrograde: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waning gibbous to last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 20 other people born on 23 October, among them Emilia Clarke, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Ryan Reynolds.
See the sky the day Pelé was born: the stars over Três Corações, Brazil, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Pelé’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra or Scorpio
Libra until about 10:40, then Scorpio (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 10:40: Sun in Libra
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Pelé's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Born after about 10:40: Sun in Scorpio
A Scorpio Sun goes deep. Surface answers are unlikely to satisfy Pelé, and with this Sun, loyalty, once given, tends to be total. This placement is built for transformation: it ends chapters fully so the next one can begin.
Moon sign
Cancer
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Pelé that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
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 Três Corações, Brazil, at each hour of the day.
Pelé’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Pelé 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 23 October 1940, computed for Três Corações, Brazil.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:40 | Cancer rising |
| 00:40 to 02:20 | Leo rising |
| 02:20 to 03:55 | Virgo rising |
| 03:55 to 05:30 | Libra rising |
| 05:30 to 07:10 | Scorpio rising |
| 07:10 to 09:15 | Sagittarius rising |
| 09:15 to 11:30 | Capricorn rising |
| 11:30 to 13:45 | Aquarius rising |
| 13:45 to 15:55 | Pisces rising |
| 15:55 to 18:05 | Aries rising |
| 18:05 to 20:20 | Taurus rising |
| 20:20 to 22:30 | Gemini rising |
| 22:30 to 24:00 | Cancer 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 23 October 1940, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. The Sun is drawn at its midday place; it moved from Libra into Scorpio at about 10:40, so its sign depends on the birth time. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | Libra until about 10:40, then Scorpio |
|---|---|
| Moon | Cancer |
| Mercury | 24° Scorpio 08' |
| Venus | 19° Virgo 14' |
| Mars | 11° Libra 39' |
| Jupiter | 12° Taurus 01'℞ |
| Saturn | 12° Taurus 11'℞ |
| Uranus | 25° Taurus 05'℞ |
| Neptune | 26° Virgo 30' |
| Pluto | 4° Leo 18' |
| North Node | 10° Libra 51' |
| South Node | 10° Aries 51' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Pelé’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Pelé’s private life.
Sun in Libra or Scorpio
Libra until about 10:40, then Scorpio
purpose and vitality
Born before about 10:40: Sun in Libra
With the Sun in Libra, Pelé's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
Born after about 10:40: Sun in Scorpio
The Sun in Scorpio finds purpose in going past the surface of things, and Pelé's vitality tends to be fuelled by intensity rather than ease. The catch can be needing a crisis or a deep dive before they feel fully engaged. Small talk tends to bore them; a subject that interests them absorbs them completely.
Moon in Cancer
Cancer, all day
needs and habits
With the Moon in Cancer, Pelé's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Mercury in Scorpio
24° Scorpio 08' at midday
mind and voice
With Mercury in Scorpio, Pelé tends to think in layers, looking for what is not being said as much as what is spoken aloud. Once they have decided to speak they can be very direct, and until then, silent. The tension is suspecting a hidden motive where there is only an ordinary one.
Venus in Virgo
19° Virgo 14' at midday
love and values
With Venus in Virgo, Pelé is likely to love through small, practical acts of service and to value competence and reliability in a partner. People with this Venus tend to be hardest on those they love most, and can mistake giving notes for giving care. They may try to fix a partner's problem before simply listening to it.
Mars in Libra
11° Libra 39' at midday
drive and anger
In Pelé's chart, Mars in Libra acts diplomatically and prefers negotiation to confrontation, and its anger tends to stay buried until it is too big to ignore. Avoided consistently, conflict leaves resentment building underneath the calm surface. The pattern is saying yes to something that rankled, then feeling it later.
Jupiter in Taurus
12° Taurus 01' at midday ℞
growth and excess
In Pelé'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 Taurus
12° Taurus 11' at midday ℞
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Pelé is likely to take very little for granted. The doubt is a fear that stability could disappear, even when it clearly has not. This placement likes to know what things cost before committing, and tends to stay careful even in steady times.
Uranus in Taurus
25° Taurus 05' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that Pelé shares with many people born within a few years. That generation rethinks ownership, land and what security means, often through technology that unsettles older arrangements. Personally, that may be a reluctance to prize things simply because an older generation did.
Neptune in Virgo
26° Virgo 30' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Pelé shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
Pluto in Leo
4° Leo 18' 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 Pelé, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Pelé’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.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn
about 0.2° at midday
Growth and discipline are unusually well matched when Jupiter is conjunct Saturn, so Pelé's optimism tends to come with a realistic plan attached. It is an effective combination for building things that last, with vision balanced by the patience to see it through.
Mercury opposition Uranus
about 0.9° at midday
With Mercury opposite Uranus, Pelé's unconventional ideas meet other people's fixed positions, which can turn a good insight into an unnecessary standoff. Presenting the idea as an option rather than a challenge tends to land better.
Mercury sextile Neptune
about 2.4° at midday
Pelé's thinking and imagination cooperate gently, so creative and intuitive ideas are within easy reach. The inventiveness is soft and pleasant rather than analytical, useful for easing a difficult conversation without losing the point of it.
Sun square Pluto
about 4.3° at midday
With this aspect, Pelé's identity can get entangled in struggles over control, whether inwardly or with people who challenge them. Whenever Pelé chooses to change rather than to dominate, the friction turns into hard-won strength they can rely on the next time things get difficult.
Venus trine Uranus
about 5.8° at midday
Closeness does not have to feel confining for Pelé, because under this trine affection and independence sit easily together. Excitement and stability manage to coexist, more comfortably than the usual choice between the two would suggest.
Venus conjunction Neptune
about 7.3° at midday
Love, for Pelé, 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.
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.
- Uranus trine Neptuneabout 1.4°
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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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