Pete Seeger’s birth chart
Born 3 May 1919, in New York City, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Pete Seeger’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
3 May 1919 was a Saturday: the day Pete Seeger was born in New York City, New York. That made Pete a Taurus. The Moon changed sign at about 11:50, from Gemini to Cancer; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Pete died on 27 January 2014, aged 94. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
By element the count is three fire, three water, two earth and one air, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. By modality the count is four fixed, three cardinal and two mutable. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Sun and Jupiter: a sextile, about 0.8° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Every planet was moving direct. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 18 other people born on 3 May, among them Bing Crosby, James Brown and Mary Astor.
See the sky the day Pete was born: the stars over New York City, New York, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Pete Seeger’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 12° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Pete Seeger 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 or Cancer
Gemini until about 11:50, then Cancer (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 11:50: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Pete, 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.
Born after about 11:50: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Pete 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 New York City, New York, at each hour of the day.
Pete Seeger’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Pete 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 3 May 1919, computed for New York City, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:40 | Capricorn rising |
| 01:40 to 03:05 | Aquarius rising |
| 03:05 to 04:15 | Pisces rising |
| 04:15 to 05:25 | Aries rising |
| 05:25 to 06:55 | Taurus rising |
| 06:55 to 08:45 | Gemini rising |
| 08:45 to 11:10 | Cancer rising |
| 11:10 to 13:40 | Leo rising |
| 13:40 to 16:15 | Virgo rising |
| 16:15 to 18:45 | Libra rising |
| 18:45 to 21:20 | Scorpio rising |
| 21:20 to 23:40 | Sagittarius rising |
| 23:40 to 24:00 | Capricorn 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 3 May 1919, 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 | 12° Taurus 09' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini until about 11:50, then Cancer |
| Mercury | 15° Aries 53' |
| Venus | 19° Gemini 22' |
| Mars | 13° Taurus 37' |
| Jupiter | 11° Cancer 18' |
| Saturn | 21° Leo 26' |
| Uranus | 1° Pisces 13' |
| Neptune | 6° Leo 35' |
| Pluto | 4° Cancer 55' |
| North Node | 3° Sagittarius 56' |
| South Node | 3° Gemini 56' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Pete Seeger’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Pete Seeger’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Pete Seeger'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.
Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 11:50, then Cancer
needs and habits
Born before about 11:50: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Pete 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.
Born after about 11:50: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, Pete'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 Aries suggests that Pete thinks in quick, decisive strokes and says what they mean without much preamble. Sometimes the words arrive before the thought is fully formed, which can come across sharper than intended. It is a mind that finishes other people's sentences and prefers a fast decision to a long meeting.
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. Pete 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.
Mars in Taurus acts deliberately and sticks with a course once chosen, and its anger builds slowly but takes a long time to cool once it arrives. At times Pete may dig in out of stubbornness rather than conviction. It takes real provocation to make this Mars snap, and the rattled feeling tends to last a while afterwards.
Jupiter in Cancer
11° Cancer 18' at midday
growth and excess
For Pete, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn in Leo builds discipline around self-expression, and in Pete's chart this placement often starts with a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt tends to show as playing down achievements before anyone else can. The confidence this placement builds is hard-won and unshowy, and it tends to arrive once the waiting for permission stops.
Uranus in Pisces
1° Pisces 13' at midday
freedom, generational
Pete has Uranus in Pisces in common with a generation. That generation transforms spirituality, art and collective imagination, often blurring boundaries that earlier ones kept firm. In one person it may be noticed as an openness to ideas that resist neat categories.
Neptune in Leo
6° Leo 35' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Pete 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.
Pluto in Cancer
4° Cancer 55' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Pete 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.
Aspects in Pete Seeger’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.
Sun sextile Jupiter
about 0.8° at midday
Optimism is part of who Pete Seeger is, and it tends to show them open doors, provided they are willing to walk through. With some deliberate effort behind it, the outlook of a Sun-Jupiter sextile becomes momentum that carries past the first burst of enthusiasm.
Sun conjunction Mars
about 1.5° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mars, Pete's will and identity are fused, which makes for strong, immediate drive and a low tolerance for sitting still. They probably act on impulse more often than most, and aiming that energy at a goal of their own serves them better than using it up on the first thing in front of them.
Venus sextile Saturn
about 2.1° at midday
This sextile tends to lend a workable, grounded steadiness to Pete's relationships, since affection and a sense of structure get along. Once Pete decides a commitment is right, it usually comes naturally, without the drama that faster, less considered relationships sometimes carry.
Mars sextile Jupiter
about 2.3° at midday
There is confident, well-aimed energy in this sextile, and not much wasted effort, since Pete's drive and optimism pull together. Taking the initiative suits Pete, above all when they commit to one goal and do not scatter their energy across several.
Mercury sextile Venus
about 3.5° at midday
Thinking and affection are easy companions in Pete's chart, which gives them a natural charm in how they communicate. With Mercury sextile Venus, expressing appreciation and finding the right words go together, especially in moments when they want someone to feel noticed.
Mercury square Jupiter
about 4.6° at midday
Thinking can run ahead of the evidence when Mercury is square Jupiter, leading to overconfident claims or promises made faster than Pete can check them. Matching enthusiasm to what has been verified makes their confidence more durable, not less.
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.
- Uranus trine Plutoabout 3.7°
- Mercury trine Saturnabout 5.5°
- Sun square Neptuneabout 5.6°
- Jupiter conjunction Plutoabout 6.4°
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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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