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Count Basie birth chart

Born August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States. The exact birth time is unknown, so the rising sign and houses are not shown.

Sun♌︎ Leo

Moon♑︎ Capricorn

Main elementEarth 51%

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What the chart says

With the Sun in Leo, Count Basie comes across as warm, proud and expressive. The Moon in Capricorn adds an inner world that is ambitious, disciplined and long-term. Weighting the planets the way NEBO does (the Sun and Moon count most), the chart leans on earth: earth 51%, fire 40%, air 7%, water 2%.

Planets

Planet	Sign	Meaning
Sun	♌︎ Leo 28°	core identity: warm, proud and expressive
Moon	♑︎ Capricorn	emotions and inner needs: ambitious, disciplined and long-term (the exact degree depends on the birth hour)
Mercury	♍︎ Virgo 25°	mind and communication: precise, useful and self-critical
Venus	♍︎ Virgo 10°	love, taste and values: precise, useful and self-critical
Mars	♌︎ Leo 4°	drive and conflict: warm, proud and expressive
Jupiter	♉︎ Taurus 0° ℞	luck and growth: steady, sensual and patient
Saturn	♒︎ Aquarius 16° ℞	discipline and fears: original, independent and future-minded
Uranus	♐︎ Sagittarius	generational
Neptune	♋︎ Cancer	generational
Pluto	♊︎ Gemini	generational

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