The life of Lindsey Buckingham
Who is Lindsey Buckingham?
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.
Lindsey Buckingham's birth chart
☾ Born Oct 3, 1949 · 1:53 AM PDT · Palo Alto, California · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
With Mars and Pluto conjunct the Ascendant, Buckingham channeled interpersonal tension and obsessive precision directly into production craft, shaping monumental records out of sheer willpower.
A Libra Sun is preoccupied with proportion. It arranges and rearranges until the relation between parts is right, and finds a lopsided result genuinely hard to leave alone.
Aquarius Moon keeps feeling at arm's length and in the abstract. It trines the Libra Sun, so the detachment reads as poise rather than as coldness.
Leo Rising fronts the air chart with heat. The assured, theatrical entrance oversells the cool and considered machinery running quietly behind it.
How Lindsey Buckingham's chart holds together
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Elements and modalities
Air-led and cardinal by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 🜃 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 🜁 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 🜄 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Chart patterns that stand out
Mars conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Pluto conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Moon & Uranus in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
See celebrities with this pattern →Saturn unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it
See celebrities with this pattern →Saturn standing alone in its modality
See celebrities with this pattern →Uranus out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Lindsey Buckingham's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →Natal Chart
placidus houses
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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
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Fleetwood Mac release Rumours
Recorded as both couples in the band were separating; it became one of the best-selling albums ever made.Source ↗
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Neptune trine Ascendant
The Neptune trine Ascendant in house 5 transit reflected a harmonious flow of creative inspiration, imbuing Fleetwood Mac's public identity and artistic output with a dreamy quality.
No dated window is recorded for this transit, so it isn't among the passages drawn here.
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Nov 23Feb 4Apr 18Nov 23, 1976 – Apr 18, 1977 · 146 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Midheavenslow
- Saturn conjunction Marsslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Chiron sextile Moonslow
- Jupiter opposition Venusfast
Human Design
Ego Manifestor with the Right Angle Cross of Tension
Operating through heart authority, Buckingham is built to initiate bold creative directions while navigating productive friction.
The Right Angle Cross of Tension
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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.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 48 and Gene Key 21
Moving from inadequacy into resourcefulness, his path transforms struggles over control into authoritative artistic expression.
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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.
Vedic Nakshatras
dhanishta Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| 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 |
| Ascendant | 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
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 232 · Red Skywalker · Spectral
Ben · Spectral 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 9
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Earth Ox
The Earth Ox reinforces his grounded, methodical discipline and steadfast persistence throughout turbulent band dynamics.
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| 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.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Hermit
The Hermit archetype mirrors Buckingham's solitary, obsessive hours spent dialing in guitar tones and overdubbed arrangements alone at the mixing desk.
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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
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
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sun · Libra 9°51'
Having passed through narrow rapids a canoe reaches calm waters
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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"
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"
Feng Shui
Kua 6
Favorable: West, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Lindsey Buckingham's birth chart
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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