Keith Richards
Guitarist and songwriter; The Rolling Stones, Satisfaction, Gimme Shelter
"A rhythmic architect powered by out-of-bounds planets and mutable grit."
The life of Keith Richards
Who is Keith Richards?
Keith Richards is a guitarist and songwriter, co-founder of the Rolling Stones and the other half of the band's principal writing partnership with Mick Jagger. He grew up in Dartford, Kent, where he and Jagger were briefly at primary school together before losing touch and meeting again as teenagers on Dartford railway station in 1961, a chance encounter over the records Jagger was carrying. His open-G tuning and rhythm playing shaped the band's sound across six decades, on songs including Satisfaction, Jumpin' Jack Flash and Gimme Shelter. He has also recorded with the X-Pensive Winos and published the memoir Life in 2010.
Defining moments
Keith Richards and Patti Hansen marry
Uranus squared his first-house Moon 217 days before the wedding, signaling an emotional shakeup in a heavy power window that paved the way for Keith Richards to commit to Patti Hansen.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Keith Richards's child Marlon Richards is born
Saturn trined his sixth-house Moon 50 days after the birth, anchoring domestic duty and steady paternal care during this intense power window.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Keith Richards and Lily Wenglass Green end their relationship
The Separation in the timeline ↓Keith Richards and Lily Wenglass Green begin a relationship
The Partnership in the timeline ↓Jagger and Richards meet again on Dartford railway station
Neptune's sextile to their Midheaven in house 12 marked an inspired, almost fated, start to their musical collaboration.
The Collaboration Start in the timeline ↓Keith Richards's birth chart
☾ Born Dec 18, 1943 · 6:00 AM GMT+1 · Dartford · Birth data: A · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Keith Richards balances the restless adaptability of a heavy mutable chart with the relentless focus of Mars sextile Pluto. His out-of-bounds Mercury and Mars feed an idiosyncratic, instinct-driven approach to both musicianship and survival.
Sagittarius Sun in the 2nd House: Infuses his songwriting and distinct rhythm style with adventurousness, grounded by a mutual reception with Jupiter.
Virgo Moon conjunct Midheaven: Translates meticulous musical technique into a towering public profile, evident in his sharp control over the band's sonic groove.
Scorpio Rising is unbothered and unreadable at the same time. The Sagittarius Sun in the second house supplies the appetite, and the Ascendant declines to advertise any of it.
How Keith Richards's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Keith Richards's.
Elements and modalities
Air-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 🜁 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 🜄 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Chart patterns that stand out
Sun & Jupiter in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
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Twelve systems read Keith Richards's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
placidus houses
Full natal readingCollapse
Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | ♊︎ Gemini 6°04' | 7 | ℞ | — | Depth |
| Mars | ♊︎ Gemini 8°24' | 7 | ℞ | — | Readiness |
| Saturn | ♊︎ Gemini 22°58' | 8 | ℞ | — | Potential |
| North node | ♌︎ Leo 7°32' | 9 | - | — | Conviction |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 8°27' | 9 | ℞ | — | Creation |
| Lilith | ♌︎ Leo 23°03' | 9 | - | — | Absorption |
| Jupiter | ♌︎ Leo 27°02' | 9 | ℞ | — | Fellowship |
| Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 7°41' | 9 | - | — | Beginning |
| Chiron | ♍︎ Virgo 15°39' | 10 | - | — | Confrontation |
| Neptune | ♎︎ Libra 4°09' | 10 | - | — | Instruction |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 11°16' | 12 | - | — | Diplomacy |
| Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°24' | 2 | - | — | Valor |
| Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn 14°32' | 2 | - | — | Compassion |
| South node | ♒︎ Aquarius 7°32' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 19°57' | - |
| House 2 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 20°26' | ☉︎☿︎ |
| House 3 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 29°49' | - |
| House 4 | ♓︎ Pisces | 9°36' | - |
| House 5 | ♈︎ Aries | 10°17' | - |
| House 6 | ♉︎ Taurus | 2°41' | - |
| House 7 | ♉︎ Taurus | 19°57' | ♅︎♂︎ |
| House 8 | ♊︎ Gemini | 20°26' | ♄︎ |
| House 9 | ♋︎ Cancer | 29°49' | ☊♇︎⚸♃︎☽︎ |
| House 10 | ♍︎ Virgo | 9°36' | ⚷♆︎ |
| House 11 | ♎︎ Libra | 10°17' | - |
| House 12 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 2°41' | ♀︎ |
Full aspects · 29
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden A · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
- 1960s10 EVENTS
Jagger and Richards meet again on Dartford railway station
The two had been at primary school together in Dartford and lost touch. They met again on platform two, where Richards noticed the Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records Jagger was carrying. The conversation that followed led to the band.Source ↗
Venus dasha · Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Midheaven
Neptune's sextile to their Midheaven in house 12 marked an inspired, almost fated, start to their musical collaboration.
No dated window is recorded for this transit, so it isn't among the passages drawn here.
Keith Richards's chart on when the collaboration began, 1961Collapse
Apr 20Oct 17Apr 15Apr 20, 1961 – Apr 15, 1962 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Moonslow
- Neptune conjunction Venusslow
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto square Marsslow
- Neptune conjunction Venusslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- North Node trine Sunfast
Keith Richards and Haleema Mohamed begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Venus dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 3
9 passages in force · Pluto conjunction Moon · Neptune conjunction Venus · Pluto conjunction Midheaven · Pluto square Mars · Neptune conjunction Venus · Neptune sextile Mercury · Pluto sextile Venus · North Node square Ascendant · Jupiter square Venus
Keith Richards's chart on the start of a partnership, 1962Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 1961 – Jun 30, 1962 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto conjunction Moonslow
- Neptune conjunction Venusslow
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto square Marsslow
- Neptune conjunction Venusslow
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- North Node square Ascendantfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
Keith Richards and Haleema Mohamed end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Sun dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 3
12 passages in force · Chiron square Mars · Neptune sextile Mercury · Pluto conjunction Midheaven · Pluto sextile Venus · Chiron opposition Midheaven · Saturn trine Mars · Chiron opposition Moon · Saturn square Venus · Uranus conjunction Moon · Jupiter opposition Moon · Jupiter opposition Midheaven · Jupiter square Mars
Keith Richards's chart on the day of the separation, 1963Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 1962 – Jun 30, 1963 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
- Pluto conjunction Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Chiron opposition Midheavenslow
- Saturn trine Marsslow
- Chiron opposition Moonslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Uranus conjunction Moonslow
- Jupiter opposition Moonfast
- Jupiter opposition Midheavenfast
- Jupiter square Marsfast
Keith Richards and Ronnie Spector begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Sun dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 3
12 passages in force · Uranus conjunction Moon · Uranus square Mars · Uranus conjunction Midheaven · Chiron trine Venus · Saturn square Ascendant · Pluto trine Mercury · Chiron opposition Midheaven · Uranus sextile Venus · Chiron square Mars · Neptune conjunction Ascendant · North Node trine Venus · North Node sextile Midheaven
Keith Richards's chart on the start of a partnership, 1964Collapse
Oct 2Jan 1Apr 1Oct 2, 1963 – Apr 1, 1964 · 182 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus conjunction Moonslow
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Uranus conjunction Midheavenslow
- Chiron trine Venusslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Chiron opposition Midheavenslow
- Uranus sextile Venusslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node trine Venusfast
- North Node sextile Midheavenfast
Keith Richards and Ronnie Spector end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Sun dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 3
12 passages in force · Uranus conjunction Moon · Uranus square Mars · Uranus conjunction Midheaven · Chiron trine Venus · Saturn square Ascendant · Pluto trine Mercury · Chiron opposition Midheaven · Uranus sextile Venus · Chiron square Mars · Neptune conjunction Ascendant · North Node trine Venus · North Node sextile Midheaven
Keith Richards's chart on the day of the separation, 1964Collapse
Oct 2Jan 1Apr 1Oct 2, 1963 – Apr 1, 1964 · 182 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus conjunction Moonslow
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Uranus conjunction Midheavenslow
- Chiron trine Venusslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Chiron opposition Midheavenslow
- Uranus sextile Venusslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node trine Venusfast
- North Node sextile Midheavenfast
Keith Richards and Linda Keith end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Sun dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 3
8 passages in force · Neptune conjunction Ascendant · Neptune conjunction Ascendant · Saturn trine Venus · Chiron trine Ascendant · Uranus sextile Ascendant · Saturn opposition Midheaven · Pluto sextile Ascendant · Jupiter opposition Sun
Keith Richards's chart on the day of the separation, 1966Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 1965 – Jun 30, 1966 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- Saturn trine Venusslow
- Chiron trine Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Ascendantslow
- Saturn opposition Midheavenslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Sun dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 3
4 passages in force · Saturn square Sun · Pluto sextile Ascendant · Uranus square Sun · North Node trine Mercury
Keith Richards's chart on the start of a partnership, 1967Collapse
Oct 1Jan 1Apr 3Oct 1, 1966 – Apr 3, 1967 · 184 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn square Sunslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
Keith Richards and Uschi Obermaier begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
1 passage in force · Pluto square Sun
Keith Richards's chart on the start of a partnership, 1969Collapse
Dec 2Jan 1Jan 31Dec 2, 1968 – Jan 31, 1969 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto square Sunslow
Keith Richards's child Marlon Richards is born
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Saturn trine Moon
Saturn trined his sixth-house Moon 50 days after the birth, anchoring domestic duty and steady paternal care during this intense power window.
Keith Richards's chart on the day of a birth, 1969Collapse
Feb 11Aug 10Feb 6Feb 11, 1969 – Feb 6, 1970 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto square Sunslow
- Saturn trine Moonslow
- Saturn trine Midheavenslow
- Chiron sextile Marsslow
- Saturn opposition Venusslow
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
Keith Richards: Altamont Free Concert
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Pluto square Sun
Pluto squared his tenth-house Sun 234 days after Altamont, framing the concert as the start of a grueling public reckoning.
Keith Richards's chart on a career milestone, 1969Collapse
Jun 9Dec 6Jun 4Jun 9, 1969 – Jun 4, 1970 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto square Sunslow
- Uranus trine Marsslow
- 1970s7 EVENTS
Keith Richards and Jolie Jones begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 3
1 passage in force · Chiron sextile Mars
Keith Richards's chart on the start of a partnership, 1972Collapse
Dec 2Jan 1Jan 31Dec 2, 1971 – Jan 31, 1972 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Marsslow
Keith Richards's child Angela Richards is born
Moon dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Neptune square Moon
Neptune squared Keith Richards's first-house Moon 41 days before Angela's birth, stirring a haze of emotional vulnerability before fatherhood.
Keith Richards's chart on the day of a birth, 1972Collapse
Jan 14Apr 17Jul 20Jan 14 – Jul 20, 1972 · 188 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Neptune square Moonslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- Jupiter trine Midheavenfast
Keith Richards and Uschi Obermaier end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 3
10 passages in force · Neptune opposition Mars · Neptune square Midheaven · Saturn opposition Mercury · Neptune square Midheaven · Pluto trine Mars · Neptune square Moon · Jupiter sextile Mercury · North Node square Midheaven · North Node opposition Mars · North Node square Moon
Keith Richards's chart on the day of the separation, 1975Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 1974 – Jun 30, 1975 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Marsslow
- Neptune square Midheavenslow
- Saturn opposition Mercuryslow
- Neptune square Midheavenslow
- Pluto trine Marsslow
- Neptune square Moonslow
- Jupiter sextile Mercuryfast
- North Node square Midheavenfast
- North Node opposition Marsfast
- North Node square Moonfast
Keith Richards's child Tara Richards is born
Moon dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Uranus sextile Moon
Occurring 44 days before the birth, this powerhouse Uranus transit to Keith Richards's twelfth-house Moon stirred a quiet, electric shift in his private emotional world as fatherhood approached.
Keith Richards's chart on the day of a birth, 1976Collapse
Dec 24Mar 26Jun 27Dec 24, 1975 – Jun 27, 1976 · 186 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Uranus sextile Moonslow
- North Node conjunction Venusfast
- North Node sextile Mercuryfast
Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
3 passages in force · Pluto square Mercury · Uranus sextile Mercury · North Node trine Mars
Keith Richards's chart on the day of the separation, 1978Collapse
Sep 2Jan 1May 2Sep 2, 1977 – May 2, 1978 · 242 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Uranus sextile Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Marsfast
Keith Richards and Lily Wenglass Green begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Moon dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
3 passages in force · Pluto square Mercury · Uranus sextile Mercury · North Node trine Mars
Keith Richards's chart on the start of a partnership, 1978Collapse
Sep 2Jan 1May 2Sep 2, 1977 – May 2, 1978 · 242 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Uranus sextile Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Marsfast
Keith Richards and Lily Wenglass Green end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q189599, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Mars dasha · Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 8
4 passages in force · Uranus conjunction Ascendant · Saturn trine Mercury · North Node sextile Ascendant · Jupiter sextile Mars
Keith Richards's chart on the day of the separation, 1979Collapse
Dec 2Jan 1Jan 31Dec 2, 1978 – Jan 31, 1979 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus conjunction Ascendantslow
- Saturn trine Mercuryslow
- North Node sextile Ascendantfast
- Jupiter sextile Marsfast
- 1980s4 EVENTS
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Keith Richards and Patti Hansen marry
Mars dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Uranus square Moon
Uranus squared his first-house Moon 217 days before the wedding, signaling an emotional shakeup in a heavy power window that paved the way for Keith Richards to commit to Patti Hansen.
Keith Richards's chart on the wedding day, 1983Collapse
Jun 21Dec 18Jun 15Jun 21, 1983 – Jun 15, 1984 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Midheavenslow
- Uranus square Moonslow
- Uranus opposition Marsslow
- Saturn sextile Mercuryslow
- Saturn conjunction Venusslow
- Jupiter conjunction Sunfast
Keith Richards's child Theodora Richards is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 8
3 passages in force · North Node opposition Ascendant · Jupiter trine Mars · Jupiter square Venus
Keith Richards's chart on the day of a birth, 1985Collapse
Feb 16Mar 18Apr 17Feb 16 – Apr 17, 1985 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- North Node opposition Ascendantfast
- Jupiter trine Marsfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
Live Aid
Rahu dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Ascendant
Thirteen days after Live Aid, transit Saturn met the Ascendant in house 1, consolidating the festival appearance into a lasting public identity and a defining new standard of personal stature.
Keith Richards's chart on a festival appearance, 1985Collapse
Jun 9Jul 13Aug 16Jun 9 – Aug 16, 1985 · 68 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Saturn conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
Keith Richards's child Alexandra Richards is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 8
2 passages in force · North Node trine Sun · Jupiter square Sun
Keith Richards's chart on the day of a birth, 1986Collapse
Jun 28Jul 28Aug 27Jun 28 – Aug 27, 1986 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- North Node trine Sunfast
- Jupiter square Sunfast
Human Design
3/6 Manifesting Generator on the Right Angle Cross of Eden
His emotional authority and responding strategy drive a trial-and-error mastery that turned early rock experiments into enduring musical standards.
The Right Angle Cross of Eden
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Centers · 4 defined / 5 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
—
Not-self theme
When it isn't
—
Personality activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 11.3 |
| · Earth | 12.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 40.3 |
| ☊ North node | 31.6 |
| ☋ South node | 41.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 38.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 44.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 16.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 29.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 18.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 33.1 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 6.6 |
| · Earth | 36.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 12.5 |
| ☊ North node | 7.2 |
| ☋ South node | 13.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 18.1 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 59.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 35.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 16.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 46.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 33.1 |
Defined channels · 5
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 11 Life's Work moving from Obscurity to Light
His creative path channels conceptual imagination into universal anthems like Satisfaction and Gimme Shelter.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 11 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 12 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 6 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 36 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 12 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 44 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 16 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 59 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 35 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 7 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 29 |
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.
Vedic Nakshatras
purva_phalguni Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | Rohini | 1 | Taurus 12° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Mars | Rohini | 2 | Taurus 15° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Saturn | Mrigashira | 2 | Taurus 29° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| North node | Pushya | 4 | Cancer 14° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Pluto | Pushya | 4 | Cancer 15° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Lilith | Ashlesha | 4 | Cancer 29° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Jupiter | Magha | 2 | Leo 3° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Moon | Purva phalguni | 1 | Leo 14° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Chiron | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 22° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| Neptune | Hasta | 1 | Virgo 11° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Venus | Swati | 4 | Libra 18° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Ascendant | Vishakha | 3 | Libra 26° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Sun | Mula | 1 | Sagittarius 2° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Mercury | Purva ashadha | 3 | Sagittarius 21° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Dec 18, 1943 → Jan 20, 1962 | - |
| Sun | Jan 20, 1962 → Jan 20, 1968 | - |
| Moon | Jan 20, 1968 → Jan 20, 1978 | - |
| Mars | Jan 20, 1978 → Jan 20, 1985 | - |
| Rahu | Jan 20, 1985 → Jan 20, 2003 | - |
| Jupiter | Jan 20, 2003 → Jan 20, 2019 | - |
| Saturn | Jan 20, 2019 → Jan 20, 2038 | Now |
| Mercury | Jan 20, 2038 → Jan 20, 2055 | - |
| Ketu | Jan 20, 2055 → Jan 20, 2062 | - |
Antardashas within Saturn
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Saturn | Jan 20, 2019 → Jan 22, 2022 |
| Mercury | Jan 22, 2022 → Oct 2, 2024 |
| Ketu | Oct 2, 2024 → Nov 10, 2025 |
| Venus | Nov 10, 2025 → Jan 10, 2029 |
| Sun | Jan 10, 2029 → Dec 23, 2029 |
| Moon | Dec 23, 2029 → Jul 24, 2031 |
| Mars | Jul 24, 2031 → Sep 1, 2032 |
| Rahu | Sep 1, 2032 → Jul 9, 2035 |
| Jupiter | Jul 9, 2035 → Jan 20, 2038 |
Ayanamsa: 23.0744 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 198 · Blue Storm · Electric
Cauac · Electric tone
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Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 2
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Water Goat balance of artistic flair and quiet tenacity
Combines natural lyricism and ensemble sensitivity with an ability to endure tough touring cycles.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 癸 | 未 |
| Month | 甲 | 子 |
| Day | 庚 | 午 |
| Hour | 己 | 卯 |
Day master
庚 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.
Tarot Birth Cards
Justice and The High Priestess pairing
Reflects a sharp intuitive ear paired with an unvarnished, direct code of personal ethics outlined in his memoir Life.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality | Justice | fairness, truth, cause and effect, balance | Outcomes that follow directly from action — accountability rendered in clear terms. |
| Soul | The High Priestess | intuition, mystery, the subconscious | Knowledge that comes from within rather than from the outside world — quiet, receptive wisdom. |
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
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
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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.
Sabian Symbols
A flag bearer in a battle for his Sagittarius Sun
This degree highlights his position as the rhythmic vanguard and standard-bearer across six decades of rock history.
Sun · Sagittarius 25°24'
A flag bearer in a battle
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A well with bucket and rope under the shade of majestic trees
"Depth"
A quiver filled with arrows
"Readiness"
Three fledglings in a nest high in a tree
"Potential"
A communist activist spreading his revolutionary ideals
"Conviction"
Glass blowers shape beautiful vases with their controlled breathing
"Creation"
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
"Absorption"
Many little birds on the limb of a large tree
"Fellowship"
A five-year-old child takes a first dancing lesson
"Beginning"
In the zoo children are brought face to face with an orangutan
"Confrontation"
A man revealing to his students the foundation of an inner knowledge of the new world
"Instruction"
An official embassy ball
"Diplomacy"
A woman drawing aside two dark curtains that closed the entrance to a sacred pathway
"Initiation"
A flag bearer in a battle
"Valor"
In a hospital the children's ward is filled with toys
"Compassion"
Feng Shui
Kua 3
Favorable: South, North, Southeast, East
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Keith Richards
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Keith Richards's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Keith Richards's birth chart
What is Keith Richards's zodiac sign?
Keith Richards's Sun sign is Sagittarius.
What is Keith Richards's moon and rising sign?
Keith Richards has a Virgo Moon and a Scorpio rising.
When was Keith Richards born?
Keith Richards was born on Dec 18, 1943.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of A: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Confirmed by the person or someone close to them: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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