Mars conjunct Mars at a quarter degree
Locked tempo
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr compatibility
↓ Below: all 4 aspects named, with orbs
Sources conflict on the birth time. No recorded verification, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
Note on this rating: Birth time 00:05, Rodden A (from memory or autobiography) via astrotheme.com, crediting Lois Rodden / Astro-Databank.
This page compares Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars, the four placements a birth date alone can place. Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven are left out here by design, not by omission, so nothing on this page is scored against a birth time it cannot trust.
Cross-aspects
Where the two charts actually touch
The overlap
Two charts, laid over each other
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr's Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars are drawn here, the four placements a birth date alone can place with no birth time required. This is a complete chart of what is known, not a partial chart of what is not.
| Thick line, Mars to Mars | CONJUNCTION 0.23° |
| Thick line, Mars to Mercury | CONJUNCTION 2.73° |
| House ring, not drawn | |
Why they click
Mars sits conjunct Mars at 0.23 degrees, scoring 99. Two drives in the same place moving at the same rate: a bassist and a drummer with their Mars within a quarter of a degree. Paul's Sun is conjunct Ringo's Venus at 3.12 and his Venus sextiles Ringo's Sun in return, so warmth travels in both directions. Every aspect in this pair is a conjunction or a sextile, with nothing oppositional anywhere in it.
Why they clash
The Mars conjunction that makes them work also removes the gap. Two drives at 0.23 degrees have no differential, so there is no natural division of labor and no one instinctively hanging back. Paul's Mars conjunct Ringo's Mercury at 2.73 puts that same drive directly onto the other's speech. Beyond it, contact is thin: no Sun to Sun, no Mercury to Mercury, no Venus to Venus, and attraction, communication and identity all rest on the baseline of 30.
What each system says
Twelve systems, two people
The Suns are 18.4° apart, outside orb of any aspect, which is why identity reads as an empty channel above.
Horse and Dragon are in neither the trines nor the clashes.
A second tradition
Guna Milan (Ashtakoot)
Guna Milan is the compatibility method used in Vedic matchmaking, traditionally consulted before an arranged marriage. It scores eight factors between two Moon placements on a 36-point scale, shown here as what this one tradition reads: not a verdict, and not averaged with the Western reading above, which may disagree.
Guna Milan needs an exact birth time for both people. The Moon changes nakshatra roughly once a day, so an estimated time can place the whole reading in the wrong one, and at least one birth time here isn't exact.
Films together
Groups
Shared history
Shared life events
The Beatles arrive in the United States
Departed Heathrow for New York, beginning the British Invasion.Source ↗
5 passages · 2 charts
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Dec 17, 1963 – Mar 30, 1964 · 104 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Saturn trine Sunslow
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Saturn trine Sun
Fourteen days after the arrival, Saturn trine Sun cemented this massive breakthrough into enduring cultural authority.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Pluto sextile Sunslow
- Jupiter square Sunfast
Editorial note · Chiron trine Sun
Thirty-one days after the arrival, Chiron trine the 12th-house Sun deepened the cultural impact of Beatlemania during a major power window.
The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show
US TV debut watched by ~73 million; the start of American Beatlemania.Source ↗
5 passages · 2 charts
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Dec 17, 1963 – Apr 3, 1964 · 108 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Saturn trine Sunslow
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Saturn trine Sun
Saturn trined the Sun 12 days after the broadcast, crystallizing the breakthrough into enduring professional authority.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Pluto sextile Sunslow
- Jupiter square Sunfast
Editorial note · Chiron trine Sun
Chiron formed a trine to the 12th-house Sun 29 days after the broadcast, marking a powerful window of subtle artistic validation as their explosive debut settled into the cultural subconscious.
Order of the British Empire 1965
5 passages · 2 charts
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Feb 10 – Oct 12, 1965 · 244 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
- Saturn square Mercuryslow
- Saturn sextile Venusslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Saturn square Mercury
Saturn squared Mercury 16 days after the award, grounding the public honor in serious scrutiny during a weighty power window.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Sunslow
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
Editorial note · Pluto sextile Sun
Eighty-five days before the honor, Pluto sextile the sixth-house Sun marked a potent power window that quietly elevated daily dedication into lasting royal recognition.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band released
Released in the UK; widely regarded as their creative peak.Source ↗
11 passages · 2 charts
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Feb 13 – Sep 5, 1967 · 204 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Pluto trine Venusslow
- Chiron square Sunslow
- Uranus trine Venusslow
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter conjunction Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Uranus square Mercury
Three days after the release, Uranus square Mercury peaked in a potent power window, reflecting an electric surge of avant-garde ideas and sonic experimentation around the album.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- North Node square Mercuryfast
- North Node square Moonfast
- Jupiter conjunction Marsfast
Editorial note · Jupiter conjunction Mars
Eleven days after the album's release, Jupiter conjunct Mars in the fifth house amplified the record's bold creative impact and commercial momentum.
The Beatles break up
Paul McCartney announces his departure, effectively ending the band.Source ↗
12 passages · 2 charts
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Oct 12, 1969 – Oct 7, 1970 · 360 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto square Sunslow
- Pluto square Sunslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Jupiter square Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Pluto square Sun
Arriving 138 days after the split, Pluto square Sun marked a grueling power window that finalized the permanent destruction of the group's shared identity.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Mercuryslow
- Chiron trine Mercuryslow
- Pluto square Midheavenslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
- Jupiter square Moonfast
- Jupiter square Marsfast
Editorial note · Pluto square Midheaven
Pluto squared the Midheaven from the 7th house 101 days before the split, marking a high-stakes power window that strained partnerships and heralded a permanent public fracturing.
43rd Academy Awards (Nominations Announced)
9 passages · 2 charts
Transit detailCollapse
Oct 19, 1970 – Jun 30, 1971 · 254 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Saturn conjunction Venusslow
- Pluto square Sunslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Pluto square Sun
Pluto squared the Sun 105 days after the nominations, signaling a high-stakes power window that transformed personal status and industry visibility in the wake of the announcement.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Pluto square Midheavenslow
- Neptune trine Moonslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
Editorial note · Uranus square Sun
Uranus squared the Sun in the 7th house 36 days before the event, opening a volatile power window of sudden industry disruption that challenged public partnerships ahead of the nominations.
43rd Academy Awards
9 passages · 2 charts
Transit detailCollapse
Oct 19, 1970 – Oct 10, 1971 · 356 days
Paul McCartney
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Pluto square Sunslow
- North Node square Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Paul McCartney, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Editorial note · Pluto square Sun
Pluto squared the Sun 54 days after the ceremony, marking a high-stakes window of intense public reckoning and identity transformation following the award.
Ringo Starr
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Pluto square Midheavenslow
- Neptune trine Moonslow
- Pluto opposition Ascendantslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
Editorial note · Jupiter trine Moon
Peaking 18 days after the awards, a powerful Jupiter trine to the eighth-house Moon extended a period of emotional triumph and shared recognition.
Frequently asked
Are Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr astrologically compatible?
Their charts make 4 cross-aspects, the tightest at 0.23° and 2.73°. Astrology does not score a relationship out of a hundred, and the number on this page counts how much contact two charts make, not how well two people do.
Why isn't there a house ring on the chart above?
At least one of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr doesn't have a curated, non-estimated birth time, so a house placement would be a guess. This page only shows what a birth date alone can place.
What does conjunction mean between two charts?
A conjunction puts two placements at nearly the same degree, so their energies blend into one signal rather than two. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have 3 conjunction contacts between them, more than any other type.
Tight contact, mixed valence
Run the full synastry
This page compares Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars, because those are the four that a birth date alone can place. The synastry calculator runs all ten bodies against each other.