Birth data sourced to the minute
Lindsey Buckingham
Musician and producer; Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
"Lindsey Buckingham carries a commanding Ascendant conjunction alongside a highly focused Libra stellium."
The story so far
Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac with Stevie Nicks on New Year's Eve 1974, on the condition that the two came as a pair. He produced as much as he played, and the studio construction of Rumours in 1977, recorded as his relationship with Nicks collapsed, is largely his work. He plays fingerstyle rather than with a pick, a technique unusual in rock. He left and rejoined the band more than once, most recently departing in 2018.
☾ Born Oct 3, 1949 · 1:53 AM PDT · Palo Alto, California, United States
Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
Note on this rating: Birth time 01:53, Rodden AA (birth certificate) via astrotheme.com, crediting Lois Rodden.
3 placements that explain this chart
With both Mars and Pluto conjunct his Ascendant, his creative style carries intense precision and drive. His Human Design Ego Manifestor type reinforces an independent, self-directed approach to music production.
The core drive: diplomatic, aesthetic, and always weighing the other side.
The emotional undercurrent: independent, idea-driven, and a little ahead of the room.
The first impression: warm, performative, and happiest when it has an audience worth the effort.
Air-led and cardinal by a slight margin.
Elements
Modalities
What makes this chart unique
Moon & Uranus in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
Mars conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
Pluto conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
Saturn unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it
Saturn standing alone in its modality
Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Personality
Mars and Pluto both conjunct his Ascendant give him an intense, forceful personal presence. An Unaspected Saturn points to a distinct pattern of self-reliance, while a Libra stellium of the Sun, Mercury, and Neptune directs his focus toward artistic composition. In Human Design, his Ego Manifestor type and Profile 1/3 reflect a drive to experiment, master mechanics, and initiate projects on his own terms. His Life Work in Gene Key 48 highlights a transition from early doubt to deep resourcefulness.
Love
With his Moon in Aquarius in the 7th House, emotional connection requires intellectual freedom and unconventional boundaries. A Moon sesquiquadrate Neptune aspect introduces dynamic tension between idealistic romantic expectations and complex realities. Carrying the Right Angle Cross of Tension in Human Design, interpersonal friction frequently serves as a catalyst for creative output rather than simple compromise, emphasizing his need for autonomy within shared partnerships.
Career
A Sun and Mercury conjunction in the 3rd House focuses his intellect on intricate craft and audio communication. His Out-of-Bounds Uranus in mutual reception with the Moon correlates with unconventional technical choices, such as playing guitar fingerstyle without a pick. Venus sextile Jupiter supports high-profile creative collaborations, while Evolution Gene Key 21 reflects themes of executive control in studio work. As a Manifestor, his process relies on informing collaborators while maintaining creative direction.
Written in the stars
Life events, met by transits
Fleetwood Mac release Rumours
Recorded as both couples in the band were separating; it became one of the best-selling albums ever made.Source ↗
Nov 23, 1976 – Apr 18, 1977 · 146 days
Lindsey Buckingham
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Midheavenslow
- Saturn conjunction Marsslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Chiron sextile Moonslow
- Jupiter opposition Venusfast
Go deeper · 11 systems
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Natal Chart
placidus houses
Full natal reading
Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | ♈︎ Aries 16°41' | 9 | ℞ | — | Integrity |
| Lilith | ♈︎ Aries 18°51' | 9 | - | — | Transcendence |
| Uranus | ♋︎ Cancer 4°60' | 11 | - | — | Disruption |
| Mars | ♌︎ Leo 16°10' | 12 | - | — | Participation |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 17°41' | 12 | - | — | Demonstration |
| Saturn | ♍︎ Virgo 13°24' | 2 | - | — | Lineage |
| Sun | ♎︎ Libra 9°51' | 3 | - | — | Arrival |
| Mercury | ♎︎ Libra 10°46' | 3 | ℞ | — | Scrutiny |
| Neptune | ♎︎ Libra 14°43' | 3 | - | — | Cycles |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 21°54' | 4 | - | — | Pursuit |
| Chiron | ♐︎ Sagittarius 5°40' | 4 | - | — | Sportsmanship |
| Jupiter | ♑︎ Capricorn 22°41' | 6 | - | — | Honor |
| Moon | ♒︎ Aquarius 29°16' | 7 | - | — | Illumination |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 16°41' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♌︎ Leo | 17°42' | - |
| House 2 | ♍︎ Virgo | 10°19' | ♄︎ |
| House 3 | ♎︎ Libra | 7°43' | ☉︎☿︎♆︎ |
| House 4 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 10°17' | ♀︎⚷ |
| House 5 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 15°20' | - |
| House 6 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 18°27' | ♃︎ |
| House 7 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 17°42' | ☽︎ |
| House 8 | ♓︎ Pisces | 10°19' | - |
| House 9 | ♈︎ Aries | 7°43' | ☊⚸ |
| House 10 | ♉︎ Taurus | 10°17' | - |
| House 11 | ♊︎ Gemini | 15°20' | ♅︎ |
| House 12 | ♋︎ Cancer | 18°27' | ♂︎♇︎ |
Full aspects · 27
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
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Human Design
manifestor · 1_3 · ego_heart
The Right Angle Cross of Tension
Full Human Design reading
Centers · 3 defined / 6 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 10
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 48.1 |
| · Earth | 21.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 30.6 |
| ☊ North node | 51.2 |
| ☋ South node | 57.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 43.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 7.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 61.3 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 64.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 52.2 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 39.3 |
| · Earth | 38.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 32.2 |
| ☊ North node | 42.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 45.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 31.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 35.6 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 60.4 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 59.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 15.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 48.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 7.3 |
Defined channels · 2
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
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Gene Keys
Hologenetic profile & activation sequence
Full Gene Keys reading
Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 48 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 21 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 39 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 38 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 32 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 43 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 7 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 31 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 35 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 60 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 61 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
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Vedic Nakshatras
null Moon nakshatra
Full Vedic reading
Nakshatra placements · 13
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | Ardra | 2 | Gemini 11° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Mars | Ashlesha | 2 | Cancer 23° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Pluto | Ashlesha | 3 | Cancer 24° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Saturn | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 20° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Sun | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 16° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Mercury | Hasta | 3 | Virgo 17° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Neptune | Hasta | 4 | Virgo 21° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Venus | Vishakha | 3 | Libra 28° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Chiron | Anuradha | 3 | Scorpio 12° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Jupiter | Uttara ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 29° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Moon | Dhanishta | 4 | Aquarius 6° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| North node | Revati | 3 | Pisces 23° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
| Lilith | Revati | 3 | Pisces 25° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | Oct 3, 1949 → Jan 17, 1950 | - |
| Rahu | Jan 17, 1950 → Jan 17, 1968 | - |
| Jupiter | Jan 17, 1968 → Jan 17, 1984 | - |
| Saturn | Jan 17, 1984 → Jan 17, 2003 | - |
| Mercury | Jan 17, 2003 → Jan 17, 2020 | - |
| Ketu | Jan 17, 2020 → Jan 17, 2027 | Now |
| Venus | Jan 17, 2027 → Jan 17, 2047 | - |
| Sun | Jan 17, 2047 → Jan 17, 2053 | - |
| Moon | Jan 17, 2053 → Jan 17, 2063 | - |
Antardashas within Ketu
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Ketu | Jan 17, 2020 → Jun 14, 2020 |
| Venus | Jun 14, 2020 → Aug 14, 2021 |
| Sun | Aug 14, 2021 → Dec 20, 2021 |
| Moon | Dec 20, 2021 → Jul 21, 2022 |
| Mars | Jul 21, 2022 → Dec 17, 2022 |
| Rahu | Dec 17, 2022 → Jan 4, 2024 |
| Jupiter | Jan 4, 2024 → Dec 10, 2024 |
| Saturn | Dec 10, 2024 → Jan 19, 2026 |
| Mercury | Jan 19, 2026 → Jan 17, 2027 |
Ayanamsa: 23.1553 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
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Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 232 · Red Skywalker · Spectral
Ben · Spectral tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin reading
Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
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Numerology
Life Path 9
Full Numerology reading
Core numbers
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Chinese Zodiac
ox · earth
Full Chinese Zodiac reading
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 己 | 丑 |
| Month | 癸 | 酉 |
| Day | 丙 | 戌 |
| Hour | 己 | 丑 |
Day master
丙 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
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Tarot Birth Cards
The Hermit
Full Tarot reading
The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Hermit | introspection, solitude, guidance, search | Withdrawal from the world to find an answer that only stillness can reveal. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
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Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Full Arabic Parts reading
Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
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Sabian Symbols
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sun · Libra 9°51'
Having passed through narrow rapids a canoe reaches calm waters
Full Sabian reading
Two dignified spinsters sitting in silence
"Integrity"
The magic carpet of Oriental imagery
"Transcendence"
An automobile wrecked by a train
"Disruption"
A non-vested church choir
"Participation"
A chemist conducts an experiment for his students
"Demonstration"
An aristocratic family tree
"Lineage"
Having passed through narrow rapids a canoe reaches calm waters
"Arrival"
A professor peering over his glasses at his students
"Scrutiny"
Circular paths
"Cycles"
Hunters shooting wild ducks
"Pursuit"
A game of cricket
"Sportsmanship"
A soldier receiving two awards for bravery in combat
"Honor"
Deeply rooted in the past of a very ancient culture, a spiritual brotherhood in which many individual minds are merged into the glow of a unanimous consciousness is revealed to one who has crossed the wilderness alone
"Illumination"
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Feng Shui
Kua 6
Favorable: West, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest
Full Feng Shui reading
Works for you
Works against you
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
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What is Lindsey Buckingham's zodiac sign?
Lindsey Buckingham's Sun sign is Libra.
What is Lindsey Buckingham's moon and rising sign?
Lindsey Buckingham has a Aquarius Moon and a Leo rising.
When was Lindsey Buckingham born?
Lindsey Buckingham was born on Oct 3, 1949.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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