Selena’s birth chart
Born 16 April 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aries Sun · Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Selena’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, on 16 April 1971, a Friday. The Sun was in Aries, so Aries was their zodiac sign. The Moon changed sign at about 04:40, from Sagittarius to Capricorn; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Selena died on 31 March 1995, aged 23. StarMap has no verified birth time for Selena, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in earth signs, three in fire, one in air and one in water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, two and four. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Venus and 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. Five planets were retrograde: Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 28 other people born on 16 April, among them Margrethe II, Akon and Peter Ustinov.
See the sky the day Selena was born: the stars over Lake Jackson, Texas, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Selena’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries
about 26° Aries at midday
An Aries Sun starts things. For Selena that points to energy that is direct and impatient with delay, and to feeling most like themselves when there is something to go first at. The work of this placement is finishing what the spark began.
Moon sign
Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 04:40, then Capricorn (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 04:40: Moon in Sagittarius
A Sagittarius Moon feels best in motion. Open roads, new ideas and honest laughter probably lift Selena, and being fenced in by other people's moods tends to weigh them down. This Moon needs room, and someone who thinks that is fine.
Born after about 04:40: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Selena may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
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 Lake Jackson, Texas, at each hour of the day.
Selena’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Selena 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 16 April 1971, computed for Lake Jackson, Texas.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:45 | Capricorn rising |
| 01:45 to 03:20 | Aquarius rising |
| 03:20 to 04:45 | Pisces rising |
| 04:45 to 06:10 | Aries rising |
| 06:10 to 07:50 | Taurus rising |
| 07:50 to 09:50 | Gemini rising |
| 09:50 to 12:05 | Cancer rising |
| 12:05 to 14:25 | Leo rising |
| 14:25 to 16:45 | Virgo rising |
| 16:45 to 19:00 | Libra rising |
| 19:00 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 16 April 1971, 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 | 26° Aries 05' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Sagittarius until about 04:40, then Capricorn |
| Mercury | 1° Taurus 24'℞ |
| Venus | 21° Pisces 42' |
| Mars | 20° Capricorn 43' |
| Jupiter | 5° Sagittarius 33'℞ |
| Saturn | 22° Taurus 02' |
| Uranus | 10° Libra 54'℞ |
| Neptune | 2° Sagittarius 36'℞ |
| Pluto | 27° Virgo 38'℞ |
| North Node | 21° Aquarius 07' |
| South Node | 21° Leo 07' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Selena’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Selena’s private life.
Sun in Aries
26° Aries 05' at midday
purpose and vitality
With the Sun in Aries, Selena's sense of purpose tends to come alive when there is a clear start line. They probably feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though that energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. The typical pattern is a project launched with excitement, then handed off once the routine sets in.
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 04:40, then Capricorn
needs and habits
Born before about 04:40: Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon in Sagittarius needs room to move and a bit of novelty in its routine to feel right. A schedule with no give in it can make Selena edgy faster than most people expect. With this Moon, the next trip tends to be planned before the current one has finished.
Born after about 04:40: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Selena's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
Mercury in Taurus
1° Taurus 24' at midday ℞
mind and voice
With Mercury in Taurus, Selena 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 Pisces
21° Pisces 42' at midday
love and values
Venus in Pisces loves without much guard, and Selena probably values emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The temptation can be to idealise a partner before really seeing them. Generosity in relationships comes easily here, and so does missing the moment when giving starts to outweigh getting.
Mars in Capricorn
20° Capricorn 43' at midday
drive and anger
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Selena's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
5° Sagittarius 33' at midday ℞
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Selena 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
22° Taurus 02' at midday
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Selena 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 Libra
10° Libra 54' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Selena holds Uranus in Libra in common with many people born in the same stretch of years. Together that generation reshapes ideas of partnership, fairness and how relationships are arranged. Its personal side is a readiness to question traditional roles more openly than earlier generations felt able to.
Neptune in Sagittarius
2° Sagittarius 36' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Sagittarius is the dream of a generation: grand systems of belief and utopian journeys. What belongs to Selena in it may be a hopeful conviction that the right philosophy will resolve a practical problem.
Pluto in Virgo
27° Virgo 38' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Selena and many people born in the same span of years. That generation lives through deep change in work, in how services are organised, and in daily life itself. In one person that can be intensity around control, order and how much any one system can carry.
Aspects in Selena’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.
Venus sextile Saturn
about 0.3° at midday
This sextile tends to lend a workable, grounded steadiness to Selena's relationships, since affection and a sense of structure get along. Once Selena decides a commitment is right, it usually comes naturally, without the drama that faster, less considered relationships sometimes carry.
Venus sextile Mars
about 1.0° at midday
A sextile between Venus and Mars tends to let Selena go after what they like without much inner conflict, because affection and drive are pulling the same way. It is a pleasant, workable confidence, at its most useful in the early stages of anything new.
Mars trine Saturn
about 1.3° at midday
Staying power on long, difficult goals is what Mars trine Saturn offers, with drive and discipline reinforcing each other. Selena is likely to get more done, more consistently, than the visible effort would suggest, which is a quiet advantage over time.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune
about 2.9° at midday
For Selena, growth is likely to be idealistic and compassionate, a matter of causes, beliefs or visions bigger than daily concerns. Jupiter conjunct Neptune supplies the inspiration and leaves them the job of checking a beautiful idea against what can be achieved.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 5.3° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Selena's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
Sun square Mars
about 5.4° at midday
Impatience, or a habit of picking fights that did not need picking, can come from the clash between Selena's sense of self and their drive to act. With the Sun square Mars, a pause between the impulse and the action turns this friction into determination they can use.
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.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 5.0°
- Saturn trine Plutoabout 5.6°
- Venus opposition Plutoabout 5.9°
Aries Suns born within 2 years of Selena
Also born on 16 April
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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