Ronnie Corbett
Comedian and actor; The Two Ronnies, Sorry!, the rambling armchair monologues
"A master of deliberate digression anchored by steady comic timing."
The life of Ronnie Corbett
Who was Ronnie Corbett?
Ronnie Corbett was a Scottish comedian and actor, born in Edinburgh, whose partnership with Ronnie Barker on BBC1's The Two Ronnies ran from 1971 to 1987 and made the pair a fixture of British television. He was known for the rambling monologues delivered from an oversized armchair, digressing at length before reaching a punchline, and for playing on his height as part of the act. He had come to notice on The Frost Report alongside Barker and John Cleese, and later starred in the sitcom Sorry! He continued performing into his eighties and was appointed CBE in 2012.
Defining moments
Ronnie Corbett dies
The Death in the timeline ↓Ronnie Corbett and Anne Hart marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓The Two Ronnies first airs on BBC1
The debut of The Two Ronnies saw a harmonious transformation in their public appeal, impacting their shared resources and value.
The Collaboration Start in the timeline ↓Ronnie Corbett's birth chart
☾ Born Dec 4, 1930 · 9:40 PM GMT+1 · Edinburgh · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Carrying a Fire Grand Trine and an elevated Taurus Moon, Ronnie Corbett turned intricate armchair monologues and sketch partnerships into enduring British television fixtures.
A Sagittarius Sun runs on the long anecdote and the wider view. It reaches a general point through a particular story and resists being pinned to one reading.
Taurus Moon gives that expansive Sun a settled base. Feeling here is durable and physical, so the restlessness sits over something genuinely unhurried underneath.
Leo Rising takes the stage first. The warm and deliberately visible approach suits a fire Sun, and gives the Taurus Moon's steadiness a much livelier front.
How Ronnie Corbett's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Ronnie Corbett's.
Elements and modalities
Fire-led, with no modality standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 🜃 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🜄 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because no quadrant stands out.
Chart patterns that stand out
A missing element: no planets carrying that element at all
See celebrities with this pattern →Mercury 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 Ronnie Corbett'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus | ♈︎ Aries 11°34' | 9 | ℞ | — | Cooperation |
| North node | ♈︎ Aries 22°43' | 9 | ℞ | — | Fruition |
| Chiron | ♉︎ Taurus 15°13' | 10 | ℞ | — | Obsolescence |
| Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 27°50' | 10 | - | — | Renewal |
| Jupiter | ♋︎ Cancer 19°20' | 11 | ℞ | — | Romance |
| Pluto | ♋︎ Cancer 20°31' | 11 | ℞ | — | Performance |
| Mars | ♌︎ Leo 15°39' | 12 | - | — | Relief |
| Neptune | ♍︎ Virgo 5°47' | 1 | - | — | Amusement |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 23°29' | 4 | ℞ | — | Persuasion |
| Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°02' | 4 | - | — | Revelation |
| Mercury | ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°04' | 5 | - | — | Permanence |
| Saturn | ♑︎ Capricorn 10°36' | 5 | - | — | Abundance |
| Lilith | ♓︎ Pisces 2°48' | 7 | - | — | Endurance |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 22°43' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♌︎ Leo | 23°34' | ♆︎ |
| House 2 | ♍︎ Virgo | 10°49' | - |
| House 3 | ♎︎ Libra | 4°18' | - |
| House 4 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 7°08' | ♀︎☉︎ |
| House 5 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 18°43' | ☿︎♄︎ |
| House 6 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 25°51' | - |
| House 7 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 23°34' | ⚸ |
| House 8 | ♓︎ Pisces | 10°49' | - |
| House 9 | ♈︎ Aries | 4°18' | ♅︎☊ |
| House 10 | ♉︎ Taurus | 7°08' | ⚷☽︎ |
| House 11 | ♊︎ Gemini | 18°43' | ♃︎♇︎ |
| House 12 | ♋︎ Cancer | 25°51' | ♂︎ |
Full aspects · 24
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Ronnie Corbett and Anne Hart marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q756377, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 8
4 passages in force · Uranus square Sun · Chiron square Sun · North Node sextile Ascendant · Jupiter square Mars
Ronnie Corbett's chart on the wedding day, 1965Collapse
Jul 5Jan 1Jun 30Jul 5, 1964 – Jun 30, 1965 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Chiron square Sunslow
- North Node sextile Ascendantfast
- Jupiter square Marsfast
- 6 QUIET YEARS
The Two Ronnies first airs on BBC1
The sketch show that paired Corbett and Barker for sixteen years began broadcasting. The two had already worked together on The Frost Report, and the new programme built around their contrast in stature and delivery.Source ↗
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Pluto trine Moon
The debut of The Two Ronnies saw a harmonious transformation in their public appeal, impacting their shared resources and value.
Ronnie Corbett's chart on when the collaboration began, 1971Collapse
Jan 23Apr 10Jun 26Jan 23 – Jun 26, 1971 · 154 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Uranus sextile Sunslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Saturn opposition Venusslow
- North Node square Venusfast
- North Node opposition Ascendantfast
- 45 QUIET YEARS
Ronnie Corbett dies
Mercury dasha · Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 7
1 passage in force · North Node sextile Venus
Ronnie Corbett's chart on the day of death, 2016Collapse
Jan 15Mar 31Jun 15Jan 15 – Jun 15, 2016 · 152 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- North Node sextile Venusfast
Human Design
Emotional Generator with a 1/3 Profile
His sacral drive operated through methodical study and trial-and-error stagecraft to refine his comedic persona.
The Right Angle Cross of Consciousness
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Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
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 · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 5.1 |
| · Earth | 35.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 8.4 |
| ☊ North node | 42.3 |
| ☋ South node | 32.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 11.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 43.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 7.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 53.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 38.2 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 21.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 40.1 |
Design activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 64.3 |
| · Earth | 63.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 37.1 |
| ☊ North node | 42.4 |
| ☋ South node | 32.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 18.4 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 50.5 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 52.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 39.6 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 58.2 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 21.6 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 59.4 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 53.6 |
Defined channels · 3
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 5 as Life's Work
Moving from the Shadow of Impatience to the Gift of Patience, his comedy thrived on delaying punchlines through elaborate setups.
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 5 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 35 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 64 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 63 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 37 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 43 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 7 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 50 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 52 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 39 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 53 |
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
Krittika Moon
Adds incisive, sharp precision beneath the surface of his genial and reassuring broadcast presence.
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Nakshatra placements · 14
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| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | Bharani | 3 | Aries 22° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Moon | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 4° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Jupiter | Punarvasu | 2 | Gemini 26° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Pluto | Punarvasu | 3 | Gemini 27° | Jupiter | Aditi | Female Cat |
| Mars | Ashlesha | 2 | Cancer 22° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Ascendant | Magha | 1 | Leo 0° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Neptune | Magha | 4 | Leo 12° | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Venus | Vishakha | 4 | Scorpio 0° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Sun | Jyeshtha | 1 | Scorpio 19° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Mercury | Mula | 2 | Sagittarius 4° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Saturn | Purva ashadha | 2 | Sagittarius 17° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Lilith | Shatabhisha | 1 | Aquarius 9° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Uranus | Revati | 1 | Pisces 18° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
| North node | Revati | 4 | Pisces 29° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Dec 4, 1930 → Mar 16, 1933 | - |
| Moon | Mar 16, 1933 → Mar 16, 1943 | - |
| Mars | Mar 16, 1943 → Mar 16, 1950 | - |
| Rahu | Mar 16, 1950 → Mar 16, 1968 | - |
| Jupiter | Mar 16, 1968 → Mar 16, 1984 | - |
| Saturn | Mar 16, 1984 → Mar 16, 2003 | - |
| Mercury | Mar 16, 2003 → Mar 16, 2020 | Now |
| Ketu | Mar 16, 2020 → Mar 16, 2027 | - |
| Venus | Mar 16, 2027 → Mar 16, 2047 | - |
Antardashas within Mercury
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Mar 16, 2003 → Aug 11, 2005 |
| Ketu | Aug 11, 2005 → Aug 9, 2006 |
| Venus | Aug 9, 2006 → Jun 9, 2009 |
| Sun | Jun 9, 2009 → Apr 15, 2010 |
| Moon | Apr 15, 2010 → Sep 15, 2011 |
| Mars | Sep 15, 2011 → Sep 11, 2012 |
| Rahu | Sep 11, 2012 → Mar 31, 2015 |
| Jupiter | Mar 31, 2015 → Jul 6, 2017 |
| Saturn | Jul 6, 2017 → Mar 16, 2020 |
Ayanamsa: 22.8923 · Dasha system: Vimshottari
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 119 · Yellow Sun · Lunar
Ahau · Lunar 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 11
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Metal Horse
Brings energetic resilience and enduring discipline to a rigorous touring and broadcasting schedule.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 庚 | 午 |
| Month | 丁 | 亥 |
| Day | 戊 | 申 |
| Hour | 癸 | 亥 |
Day master
戊 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
Judgement and The High Priestess
Highlights a balance between bold comedic declarations and a quiet, receptive intuition behind the scenes.
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personality | Judgement | reckoning, awakening, reflection, renewal | A moment of reckoning that calls everything that came before into account. |
| 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
Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery
Sun · Sagittarius 12°02'
A widow's past is brought to light
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A triangularly shaped flight of wild geese
"Cooperation"
A pregnant woman in light summer dress
"Fruition"
An old teacher fails to interest his pupils in traditional knowledge
"Obsolescence"
A woman in middle life stands in rapt sudden realization of forgotten charms
"Renewal"
Venetian gondoliers giving a serenade
"Romance"
A prima donna singing
"Performance"
The storm ended, all nature rejoices in brilliant sunshine
"Relief"
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
"Absorption"
A merry-go-round
"Amusement"
After having heard an inspired individual deliver his sermon the crowd is stirred into believing
"Persuasion"
A widow's past is brought to light
"Revelation"
An old bridge over a beautiful stream is still in constant use
"Permanence"
A large group of pheasant on a private estate
"Abundance"
Petrified tree trunks lie broken on desert sand
"Endurance"
Feng Shui
Kua 7
Favorable: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, West
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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 Ronnie Corbett's birth chart
What is Ronnie Corbett's zodiac sign?
Ronnie Corbett's Sun sign is Sagittarius.
What is Ronnie Corbett's moon and rising sign?
Ronnie Corbett has a Taurus Moon and a Leo rising.
When was Ronnie Corbett born?
Ronnie Corbett was born on Dec 4, 1930.
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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