Keith Richards' Birth Chart: Sagittarius Sun, Virgo Moon, Scorpio Rising
Guitarist and songwriter; The Rolling Stones, Satisfaction, Gimme Shelter
"A rhythmic architect powered by out-of-bounds planets and mutable grit."

What this chart says about Keith Richards
Placements
Uranus in the 7th house
Uranus in the 7th house wants partnership that leaves both people free.
Read moreMars in Gemini
Mars in Gemini fights with words and spends its energy in several directions.
Read moreMars in the 7th house
Mars in the 7th house brings heat, drive and open conflict into close partnership.
Read moreSaturn in the 8th house
Saturn in the 8th house manages debt, loss and intimacy with caution and control.
Read morePluto in the 9th house
Pluto in the 9th house holds beliefs deeply, and overturns them completely when it does.
Read moreJupiter in the 9th house
Jupiter in the 9th house is at home in study, travel, belief and the search for meaning.
Read moreMoon in the 9th house
The Moon in the 9th house needs room, meaning and somewhere further to go.
Read moreNeptune in the 10th house
Neptune in the 10th house blurs the public role and invites other people's projections.
Read moreVenus in the 12th house
Venus in the 12th house loves privately, quietly and often without saying so.
Read moreSun in Sagittarius
The Sun in Sagittarius builds identity through exploration, belief and freedom.
Read moreSun in the 2nd house
The Sun in the 2nd house ties identity to resources, possessions and self-worth.
Read moreMercury in Capricorn
Mercury in Capricorn thinks structurally and says only what it can back up.
Read moreMercury in the 2nd house
Mercury in the 2nd house applies the mind to earning, pricing and what is worth keeping.
Read moreMars trine or sextile Pluto
Drive and power in easy agreement, strong and composed, with force applied casually and unexamined.
Read moreMoon square or opposite Mars
Need and anger in conflict, producing indirect temper and eventually a hard-won skill with conflict.
Read moreMoon square or opposite Uranus
Security and freedom in open conflict, breaking stability until autonomy and avoidance are told apart.
Read moreSun trine or sextile Jupiter
Confidence and opportunity in easy flow, which rewards effort and quietly discourages it.
Read moreUranus trine or sextile Neptune
Innovation and imagination in easy agreement, a background tolerance needing a personal planet to show.
Read moreMars conjunct Uranus
Action fused with disruption, sudden and fearless, with accidents and abrupt exits as the cost.
Read moreUranus trine or sextile Pluto
Independence and depth in easy agreement, a generational steadiness during upheaval, not a trait.
Read moreSun square or opposite Saturn
Identity under constant resistance, where progress is slow, doubt is chronic, and persistence is everything.
Read moreVenus square or opposite Pluto
Affection in conflict with power, compulsive and jealous, returning until the motives are examined.
Read moreMercury trine or sextile Venus
Only the sextile is possible here, giving light sociable intelligence that nothing pushes into use.
Read moreMoon trine or sextile Venus
Affection and need in easy agreement, likable and warm, with the repair skills left undeveloped.
Read moreMars trine or sextile Neptune
Action and imagination in easy agreement, inspired and unforced, and easily left entirely unused.
Read moreMidheaven in Virgo
A Virgo Midheaven earns standing through competence, accuracy and useful work.
Read morePersonality
Adventurous and expansive
Reaches for the larger frame and the next horizon, trusting the arc of a thing over its fine print.
Because of: Sun in Sagittarius
Relationships
Passionate and absolute
Bonds completely or not at all, needing depth over ease, and feels a rival long before there is one.
Because of: Venus in Scorpio
System notes
5 systems name something specific to Keith Richards; the other 7 are computed in full below.
His emotional authority and responding strategy drive a trial-and-error mastery that turned early rock experiments into enduring musical standards.
His creative path channels conceptual imagination into universal anthems like Satisfaction and Gimme Shelter.
Combines natural lyricism and ensemble sensitivity with an ability to endure tough touring cycles.
Reflects a sharp intuitive ear paired with an unvarnished, direct code of personal ethics outlined in his memoir Life.
This degree highlights his position as the rhythmic vanguard and standard-bearer across six decades of rock history.