Perry Como’s birth chart
Born 18 May 1912, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Gemini Moon
Perry Como’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Perry Como was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1912, a Saturday. Their zodiac sign was Taurus, with the Moon in Gemini. Perry died on 12 May 2001, aged 88. StarMap has no verified birth time for Perry, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Earth carries the most weight: four of the ten planets, against air three, water two and fire one. Fixed signs hold five, mutable signs three and cardinal signs two. Taurus holds a stellium, four planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn. The tightest aspect is Mars sextile Saturn, about 0.3° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 12 other people born on 18 May, among them Tina Fey, Ricardo Carvalho and Yuya Osako.
See the sky the day Perry was born: the stars over Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Perry Como’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 27° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Perry Como 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
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Perry, 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 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at each hour of the day.
Perry Como’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Perry 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 18 May 1912, computed for Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:25 | Aquarius rising |
| 01:25 to 02:40 | Pisces rising |
| 02:40 to 03:50 | Aries rising |
| 03:50 to 05:15 | Taurus rising |
| 05:15 to 07:10 | Gemini rising |
| 07:10 to 09:35 | Cancer rising |
| 09:35 to 12:05 | Leo rising |
| 12:05 to 14:35 | Virgo rising |
| 14:35 to 17:10 | Libra rising |
| 17:10 to 19:40 | Scorpio rising |
| 19:40 to 22:00 | Sagittarius rising |
| 22:00 to 23:55 | Capricorn rising |
| 23:55 to 24:00 | Aquarius 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 18 May 1912, 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 | 27° Taurus 21' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini |
| Mercury | 2° Taurus 13' |
| Venus | 14° Taurus 15' |
| Mars | 24° Cancer 21' |
| Jupiter | 12° Sagittarius 14'℞ |
| Saturn | 24° Taurus 02' |
| Uranus | 3° Aquarius 24'℞ |
| Neptune | 21° Cancer 35' |
| Pluto | 27° Gemini 44' |
| North Node | 21° Aries 05' |
| South Node | 21° Libra 05' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Perry Como’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Perry Como’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Perry Como'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 Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Perry 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 Mercury in Taurus, Perry 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.
Venus in Taurus loves steadily and shows it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures, and in Perry'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.
Mars in Cancer acts to protect the people and things that matter, and its anger is usually about feeling hurt more than feeling wronged. The habit to watch, for Perry, may be going quiet or indirect instead of naming the upset. Other people tend to notice a shift of mood and take a while to trace it back to its cause.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
12° Sagittarius 14' at midday ℞
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Perry is likely to grow through travel, study and direct experience of things bigger than ordinary life. The excess may be promising more than circumstances can deliver, out of optimism rather than dishonesty. This Jupiter carries a conviction that things will work out, and other people borrow it when theirs runs low.
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Perry 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 Aquarius
3° Aquarius 24' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus is at home in Aquarius, and many people born in the years around Perry'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.
Neptune in Cancer
21° Cancer 35' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Cancer is shared by Perry and many people born in the same decade or so. The generation idealises home and family, often carrying a wider nostalgia for a version of belonging that may never quite have existed. Personally it can be a soft-focus longing for a childhood home.
Pluto in Gemini
27° Gemini 44' at midday
power, generational
Perry shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.
Aspects in Perry Como’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.
Mars sextile Saturn
about 0.3° at midday
Sustained effort feels manageable, not draining, when Mars and Saturn are in sextile, and Perry Como has that combination of drive and discipline. What results is quiet, dependable follow-through, the kind that gets a long project finished while flashier approaches give out halfway.
Mercury square Uranus
about 1.2° at midday
With Mercury square Uranus, the mind can jump so quickly that other people struggle to follow, or Perry may dismiss a slower approach that had merit. A good idea, paced, gives other people the chance to use it.
Saturn sextile Neptune
about 2.5° at midday
Perry's ideas tend to take a workable, grounded shape without losing their spark, a result of the gentle alliance between discipline and imagination in this sextile. It is a quiet, practical creativity, and it usually produces something people can use and not just admire.
Mars conjunction Neptune
about 2.8° at midday
Drive is idealistic and imaginative where Mars meets Neptune, and Perry is likely to act most powerfully in the service of something they believe in. The energy is inspired. What it wants is a big vision grounded in a plan specific enough to carry out.
Sun sextile Mars
about 3.0° at midday
Perry's identity and energy work together, giving them an easy confidence that is there when they decide to use it. With this aspect, taking the initiative comes more naturally than might be expected, especially when the stakes are theirs to own.
Sun conjunction Saturn
about 3.3° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Saturn, identity is built through discipline and steady effort, often with an early sense that a place has to be worked for rather than assumed. It tends to make Perry reliable and serious, and the growth comes from believing that they have done enough to rest.
One more aspect, listed without a reading.
- Sun trine Uranusabout 6.1°
Taurus Sun and Gemini Moon, like Perry Como
Also born on 18 May
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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