Lou Costello
Comedian; Abbott and Costello, Who's on First?
"A comedic dynamo defined by high-strung timing and fluid adaptability."
The life of Lou Costello
Who was Lou Costello?
Comedian whose small, panicked delivery made Abbott and Costello the biggest box office draw in America during the war years. Who is on First outlived everything else the pair did, and it belongs as much to Bud Abbott's patience as to Costello's rising alarm.
Defining moments
Lou Costello's child Carole Costello is born
Eighty-three days after Carole's birth, Uranus sextile Sun brought a major power window that energized Costello's new family life with fresh, liberating creative vitality.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Lou Costello and Anne Battler marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Lou Costello dies
The Death in the timeline ↓Who is on First goes national on radio
The routine is broadcast on The Kate Smith Hour and becomes the act the pair are known for.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960
The Award in the timeline ↓Lou Costello's birth chart
☾ Born Mar 6, 1906 · time unknown · Paterson · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute. · Birth data: X · See sources
1 placement that explains this chart
Lou Costello channeled high-stakes theatrical panic into classic comedy, anchored by a heavy mutable emphasis and an expressive Pisces Sun.
Pisces Sun placed in a heavily mutable chart, mirroring his malleable, highly animated performance style in Abbott and Costello routines.
How Lou Costello's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Lou Costello's.
Elements and modalities
Water-led and mutable by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🜃 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 🜄 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.
Chart patterns that stand out
Angle-based patterns are not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.
Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Saturn & Neptune loading up one element
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 Lou Costello'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 | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | ♈︎ Aries 21°56' | - | — | Aspiration |
| Lilith | ♉︎ Taurus 15°38' | - | — | Obsolescence |
| Jupiter | ♉︎ Taurus 29°32' | - | — | Display |
| Pluto | ♊︎ Gemini 20°43' | - | — | Revolution |
| Neptune | ♋︎ Cancer 7°39' | ℞ | — | Imitation |
| Moon | ♋︎ Cancer 19°38' | - | — | Romance |
| North node | ♌︎ Leo 20°47' | - | — | Overreach |
| Uranus | ♑︎ Capricorn 7°53' | - | — | Domesticity |
| Chiron | ♒︎ Aquarius 9°56' | - | — | Disillusionment |
| Saturn | ♓︎ Pisces 6°35' | - | — | Sanctity |
| Sun | ♓︎ Pisces 14°58' | - | — | Training |
| Venus | ♓︎ Pisces 19°53' | - | — | Hospitality |
| Mercury | ♓︎ Pisces 27°00' | - | — | Abundance |
| South node | ♒︎ Aquarius 20°47' | - | — | — |
Full aspects · 24
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.
Lou Costello and Anne Battler marry
Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 9
4 passages in force · Pluto square Mars · Uranus conjunction Mars · Chiron sextile Mercury · Jupiter opposition Mars
Lou Costello's chart on the wedding day, 1934Collapse
Aug 3Jan 30Jul 29Aug 3, 1933 – Jul 29, 1934 · 360 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto square Marsslow
- Uranus conjunction Marsslow
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Lou Costello, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Who is on First goes national on radio
The routine is broadcast on The Kate Smith Hour and becomes the act the pair are known for.Source ↗
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 4
5 passages in force · Neptune opposition Venus · Chiron square Mercury · Pluto trine Mercury · North Node trine Mercury · Jupiter sextile Mars
Lou Costello's chart on a career milestone, 1938Collapse
Feb 18Mar 24Apr 27Feb 18 – Apr 27, 1938 · 68 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune opposition Venusslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter sextile Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Lou Costello, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Lou Costello's child Carole Costello is born
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Uranus sextile Sun
Eighty-three days after Carole's birth, Uranus sextile Sun brought a major power window that energized Costello's new family life with fresh, liberating creative vitality.
Lou Costello's chart on the day of a birth, 1938Collapse
Oct 1Dec 23Mar 16Oct 1, 1938 – Mar 16, 1939 · 166 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus sextile Sunslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Lou Costello, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Buck Privates is released
The film that turned the pair into the biggest box office draw in America.Source ↗
Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Neptune opposition Mercury
Twenty days after the film's release, Neptune opposing Mercury mirrored the wave of escapist humor capturing audiences' imaginations.
Lou Costello's chart on release day, 1941Collapse
Jan 1Jan 31Mar 2Jan 1 – Mar 2, 1941 · 60 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron trine Mercuryslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Lou Costello, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 18 QUIET YEARS
Lou Costello dies
Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 1
No dated transit window covers this date in Lou Costello's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960
Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 1
No dated transit window covers this date in Lou Costello's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Human Design
Emotional Manifesting Generator with a 4/6 Profile
Built for multi-faceted kinetic output, moving from active trial to authoritative mastery.
The Right Angle Cross of Consciousness
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Centers · 7 defined / 2 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
—
Personality activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 63.4 |
| · Earth | 64.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 53.5 |
| ☊ North node | 4.2 |
| ☋ South node | 49.2 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 36.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 22.4 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 42.2 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 8.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 37.1 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 58.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 52.5 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 45.4 |
Design activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 5.6 |
| · Earth | 35.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 23.4 |
| ☊ North node | 4.5 |
| ☋ South node | 49.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 10.3 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 34.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 13.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 8.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 30.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 39.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 45.6 |
Defined channels · 4
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 63: From Doubt to Inquiry and Truth
Reflects a relentless questioning drive, echoing the rapid-fire interrogations of Who's on First?
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 63 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 64 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 5 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 35 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 23 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 22 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 42 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 34 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 13 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 8 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 8 |
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
punarvasu Moon nakshatra
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilith | Bharani | 3 | Aries 23° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Jupiter | Krittika | 4 | Taurus 6° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Pluto | Mrigashira | 2 | Taurus 28° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Neptune | Ardra | 3 | Gemini 15° | Rahu | Rudra | Female Dog |
| Moon | Punarvasu | 3 | Gemini 27° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| North node | Ashlesha | 4 | Cancer 28° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Uranus | Purva ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 15° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Chiron | Shravana | 3 | Capricorn 17° | Moon | Vishnu | Female Monkey |
| Ascendant | Shatabhisha | 2 | Aquarius 10° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Saturn | Shatabhisha | 3 | Aquarius 14° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Sun | Purva bhadrapada | 1 | Aquarius 22° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Venus | Purva bhadrapada | 3 | Aquarius 27° | Jupiter | Aja Ekapada | Male Lion |
| Mercury | Uttara bhadrapada | 1 | Pisces 4° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| Mars | Revati | 4 | Pisces 29° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Mar 6, 1906 → Sep 1, 1913 | - |
| Saturn | Sep 1, 1913 → Sep 1, 1932 | - |
| Mercury | Sep 1, 1932 → Sep 1, 1949 | - |
| Ketu | Sep 1, 1949 → Sep 1, 1956 | - |
| Venus | Sep 1, 1956 → Sep 1, 1976 | Now |
| Sun | Sep 1, 1976 → Sep 1, 1982 | - |
| Moon | Sep 1, 1982 → Sep 1, 1992 | - |
| Mars | Sep 1, 1992 → Sep 1, 1999 | - |
| Rahu | Sep 1, 1999 → Sep 1, 2017 | - |
Antardashas within Venus
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Venus | Sep 1, 1956 → Jan 1, 1960 |
| Sun | Jan 1, 1960 → Dec 31, 1960 |
| Moon | Dec 31, 1960 → Sep 1, 1962 |
| Mars | Sep 1, 1962 → Nov 1, 1963 |
| Rahu | Nov 1, 1963 → Nov 1, 1966 |
| Jupiter | Nov 1, 1966 → Jul 2, 1969 |
| Saturn | Jul 2, 1969 → Sep 1, 1972 |
| Mercury | Sep 1, 1972 → Jul 2, 1975 |
| Ketu | Jul 2, 1975 → Sep 1, 1976 |
Ayanamsa: 22.5468 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 186 · Blue Hand · Self-Existing
Manik · Self-Existing 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 7
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Fire Horse: Intense kinetic stamina and rapid theatrical reflexes
Brings vigorous physical momentum and quick-witted spontaneity to live performance.
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丙 | 午 |
| Month | 辛 | 卯 |
| Day | 己 | 巳 |
Day master
己 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
Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Chariot: Directing volatile momentum toward triumph
Emphasizes the ability to steer chaotic comedic dualities into synchronized commercial success.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality & Soul | The Chariot | determination, willpower, victory, direction | Forward motion achieved by holding opposing forces in balance and pointing them the same way. |
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
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
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
Pisces 16: Simulated assault under live shell fire
Highlights high-tension rehearsal and the mastery of chaotic, pressurized group dynamics.
Sun · Pisces 14°58'
An officer instructing his men before a simulated assault under a barrage of live shells
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The gate to the garden of all fulfilled desires
"Aspiration"
An old teacher fails to interest his pupils in traditional knowledge
"Obsolescence"
A peacock parading on the terrace of an old castle
"Display"
A tumultuous labor demonstration
"Revolution"
A group of rabbits dressed in human clothes walk as if on parade
"Imitation"
Venetian gondoliers giving a serenade
"Romance"
Intoxicated chickens dizzily flap their wings trying to fly
"Overreach"
In a sun-lit home domesticated birds sing joyously
"Domesticity"
A man who had for a time become the embodiment of a popular ideal is made to realize that as a person he is not this ideal
"Disillusionment"
Petrified tree trunks lie broken on desert sand
"Endurance"
Illuminated by a shaft of light a large cross lies on mist-covered rocks
"Sanctity"
An officer instructing his men before a simulated assault under a barrage of live shells
"Training"
A table set for an evening meal
"Hospitality"
A fertile garden under the full moon reveals a variety of full-grown vegetables
"Abundance"
Feng Shui
Kua 4
Favorable: North, South, East, Southeast
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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 Lou Costello's birth chart
What is Lou Costello's zodiac sign?
Lou Costello's Sun sign is Pisces.
When was Lou Costello born?
Lou Costello was born on Mar 6, 1906.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of X: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. No birth time on record, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.
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