Aaliyah's birth chart
Sign, rising and analysis by Clarisse Libene
- Sun
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- Rising
- Birth time not confirmed
- Moon
- ♌︎ Leo or ♍︎ Virgo
- Born: January 16, 1979, Brooklyn, New York, États-Unis
- Reliability (Rodden): DD - conflicting sources
Several conflicting birth times circulate: not used here. Birth time not confirmed: no rising sign, no houses. - The Moon changes sign on that day: it can be in Leo or Virgo.
"Sun, Mercury and Mars in Capricorn, Moon between Leo and Virgo, Venus in Sagittarius: R&B's princess, elegant, mysterious and ahead of her time."
Chart wheel
Planetary positions
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| ☉︎Sun | ♑︎ Capricorn | 25°58′ |
| ☽︎Moon | ♍︎ Virgo | 2°52′ |
| ☿︎Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn | 11°26′ |
| ♀︎Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 9°07′ |
| ♂︎Mars | ♑︎ Capricorn | 26°52′ |
| ♃︎Jupiter℞ | ♌︎ Leo | 5°05′ |
| ♄︎Saturn℞ | ♍︎ Virgo | 13°27′ |
| ♅︎Uranus | ♏︎ Scorpio | 20°19′ |
| ♆︎Neptune | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 19°21′ |
| ♇︎Pluto | ♎︎ Libra | 19°13′ |
| ☊︎North Node℞ | ♍︎ Virgo | 18°51′ |
Birth time not confirmed: positions computed for noon, without Ascendant or houses. The Moon may vary by a few degrees.
Transits
Today's sky for Aaliyah
Inner wheel: natal chart · pink outer wheel: transiting planets. Birth time not confirmed: transits to planets only, no houses.
Main transit aspects
No tight transit aspect (2° orb) on that day.
Clarisse's analysis
Aaliyah is the princess of R&B, the baggy-and-shades style, and a grace that still inspires generations of artists. She left us in 2001, at 22, in a plane crash. Her birth time isn't known, so we're reading the planets by sign, without a rising sign or houses.
Sun, Mercury and Mars in Capricorn: the quiet pro
Three planets in Capricorn are maturity, seriousness and hard work. Aaliyah was an accomplished professional very young, juggling music and film. Capricorn doesn't show off: it acts. Her reserved elegance comes from here.
The Moon: Leo or Virgo?
The Moon changed signs on the day she was born. In Leo, she'd have needed to shine and create. In Virgo, she'd have been modest, perfectionist, detail-oriented. Both show up in her art: a radiant star and an artist of incredible precision.
Venus in Sagittarius: free style
Venus in Sagittarius is a taste for freedom, boldness and anything outside the box. Her style mixed streetwear and elegance like nobody before her. With Timbaland and Missy Elliott, she invented a futuristic sound.
North Node in Virgo: the mission of perfection
Her North Node is in Virgo: her life mission ran through mastery, precise work and service to her art. She left a short body of work, but of rare quality.
The bottom line
A Capricorn professional, a free Sagittarius elegance and a star gone too soon who still shines.
Clarisse Libene
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