Celebrity StarMap · Singer

Ricky Nelson’s birth chart
Born May 8, 1940 in Teaneck, birth time not public.
Taurus Sun · Gemini Moon · Earth · Fixed
Sun
♉Taurus
17° Taurus 53'
You build. Comfort, steadiness and things that last matter more to you than novelty, and people trust you because you do not change your mind for show. Your growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon
♊Gemini
1° Gemini 16'
You process feeling by naming it. Talking, writing and switching perspective are how you settle, and silence can make small worries loud. You need people who let you think out loud.
Cast for noon; the Moon may be up to 6° off without a birth time.
Rising
Ricky Nelson’s birth time is not on public record, so the rising sign and houses are unknown.Placements
| ☉ | Sun | ♉ 17° Taurus 53' | |
| ☽ | Moon | ♊ 1° Gemini 16' | |
| ☿ | Mercury | ♉ 3° Taurus 19' | |
| ♀ | Venus | ♋ 1° Cancer 25' | |
| ♂ | Mars | ♊ 24° Gemini 12' | |
| ♃ | Jupiter | ♈ 28° Aries 13' | |
| ♄ | Saturn | ♉ 6° Taurus 08' | |
| ♅ | Uranus | ♉ 21° Taurus 44' | |
| ♆ | Neptune | ♍ 22° Virgo 54'℞ | |
| ♇ | Pluto | ♌ 0° Leo 45' | |
| ☊ | North Node | ♎ 19° Libra 51' | |
| ☋ | South Node | ♈ 19° Aries 51' |
Ricky Nelson's full reading
Each planet by sign. First-draft readings in the StarMap voice, reviewed by our consulting astrologer before launch.
☉Sun in Taurus
♉ 17° Taurus 53'
purpose and vitality
They find purpose in building something that lasts, and their vitality runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The tension is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. It shows up in how long they stay at one job or one home before they will admit it is time to move.
☽Moon in Gemini
♊ 1° Gemini 16'
needs and habits
Their daily habits run on conversation and mental stimulation, and they settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. The tension is restlessness when a day has no one to talk to. It shows up as texting a friend the moment something is on their mind, before they have even decided what they think about it.
☿Mercury in Taurus
♉ 3° Taurus 19'
mind and voice
They think slowly and thoroughly, and once they have reached a conclusion they rarely revisit it without good reason. Their communication is plain and practical rather than showy. The tension is taking a while to consider a new idea that clashes with what they already believe.
♀Venus in Cancer
♋ 1° Cancer 25'
love and values
They love by nurturing, and they value emotional safety over almost anything else in a relationship. The tension is holding onto old hurts long after the person who caused them has changed. It shows up as feeding people, checking on people and quietly keeping score of who has shown up for they.
♂Mars in Gemini
♊ 24° Gemini 12'
drive and anger
They act through words, argument and quick maneuvering rather than force, and their anger tends to come out sharp and verbal. The tension is winning a point without actually resolving the conflict underneath it. It shows up as debating their way through a disagreement long after the other person just wants it to end.
♃Jupiter in Aries
♈ 28° Aries 13'
growth and excess
They grow through bold, direct action and taking the first step before they feel fully ready. The overreach is starting more than they can realistically finish. It shows up as a burst of confidence that gets a new venture off the ground, whether or not the groundwork is fully in place.
♄Saturn in Taurus
♉ 6° Taurus 08'
discipline and doubt
They build discipline around financial and material security, often after a period of real scarcity or instability that taught they to take nothing for granted. The doubt shows up as a fear that stability could disappear even once it clearly has not. It shows up as a caution around spending that outlasts the circumstances that first caused it.
♅Uranus in Taurus
♉ 21° Taurus 44'
freedom, generational
Shared by everyone born across this generation, this placement marks people who reinvent ideas of money, land and security, often through technology that unsettles older systems of ownership. Personally, it can show up as a discomfort with financial norms their parents took for granted.
♆Neptune in Virgo
♍ 22° Virgo 54' ℞
imagination, generational
Shared across this generational span, this placement marks people whose collective imagination turns toward healing, service and idealised routines of self-improvement. Personally, it can show up as chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
♇Pluto in Leo
♌ 0° Leo 45'
power, generational
Shared by everyone born in this span of years, this placement marks a generation that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. Personally, it can show up as a charged relationship with authority and who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects
How the planets in Ricky Nelson's chart talk to each other, tightest first.
Moon sextile Pluto
0.5° separating
Their feelings and their depth cooperate, giving they acces to real emotional resilience without constant upheaval. They recover from hard feelings more easily than they might expect, and often faster than the people watching they go through it.
Uranus trine Neptune
1.2° applying
Shared by everyone born in this span, this placement marks a generation for whom innovation and imagination move easily together. Personally, it can show up as ideas that combine new technology with real inspiration.
Mars square Neptune
1.3° separating
Their drive can dissolve into confusion or self-doubt just when clarity matters most, especially around goals that involve other people's expectations. The lesson is separating the actual plan from the feeling of overwhelm around it.
Mercury sextile Venus
1.9° separating
Their thinking and their sense of affection cooperate easily, giving they a natural charm in how they communicate. Expressing appreciation and finding the right words tend to go together for they, especially in moments when they want someone to feel genuinely noticed.
- Jupiter square Pluto2.5°
- Mercury square Pluto2.6°
- Mercury conjunction Saturn2.8°
- Venus sextile Jupiter3.2°
- Sun conjunction Uranus3.9°
- Mars sextile Jupiter4.0°
- Venus sextile Saturn4.7°
- Sun trine Neptune5.0°
- Mercury conjunction Jupiter5.1°
- Saturn square Pluto5.4°
- Venus conjunction Mars7.2°
- Jupiter conjunction Saturn7.9°
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Birth data: Wikidata. Confidence X (date and place known, time unknown). Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
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