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Richard Backus Birth Chart
Aries Sun, Libra Moon, Virgo Rising — calculated from the public birth record cited below.
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- Date
- March 28, 1945
- Time
- 17:40
- Place
- Goffstown, NH, United States
- Timezone
- -04:00
- Coordinates
- 43.0210, -71.6000
- House system
- Placidus
Richard Backus's Big Three
Sun
Aries Sun
Aries 7.84°
Traditionally associated with directness, initiative, and decisive momentum; this point describes identity and conscious direction.
Moon
Libra Moon
Libra 9.63°
Traditionally associated with relationship awareness, proportion, and social intelligence; this point describes emotional rhythms and instinctive needs.
Rising
Virgo Rising
Virgo 21.73°
Traditionally associated with discernment, craft, and attention to useful detail; this point describes approach, presentation, and the chart's house structure.
This is an astrological interpretation of chart symbols, not a factual claim about Richard Backus's personality.
Planetary placements
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 7.84° | 7 | No |
| Moon | Libra | 9.63° | 1 | No |
| Mercury | Aries | 26.04° | 8 | No |
| Venus | Taurus | 3.34° | 8 | Yes |
| Mars | Pisces | 2.92° | 6 | No |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 20.63° | 12 | Yes |
| Saturn | Cancer | 4.32° | 10 | No |
| Uranus | Gemini | 9.83° | 9 | No |
| Neptune | Libra | 4.99° | 1 | Yes |
| Pluto | Leo | 8.02° | 11 | Yes |
| North Node | Cancer | 14.20° | 10 | Yes |
| Chiron | Virgo | 29.62° | 1 | Yes |
Houses
| House | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Virgo | 21.73° |
| House 2 | Libra | 16.56° |
| House 3 | Scorpio | 16.37° |
| House 4 | Sagittarius | 20.20° |
| House 5 | Capricorn | 24.50° |
| House 6 | Aquarius | 25.40° |
| House 7 | Pisces | 21.73° |
| House 8 | Aries | 16.56° |
| House 9 | Taurus | 16.37° |
| House 10 | Gemini | 20.20° |
| House 11 | Cancer | 24.50° |
| House 12 | Leo | 25.40° |
Major aspects
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Sun Trine Pluto | 0.18° |
| Moon Trine Uranus | 0.20° |
| Venus Sextile Mars | 0.42° |
| Saturn Square Neptune | 0.67° |
| Venus Sextile Saturn | 0.98° |
| Mars Trine Saturn | 1.40° |
| Moon Sextile Pluto | 1.61° |
| Sun Opposition Moon | 1.78° |
| Uranus Sextile Pluto | 1.81° |
| Sun Sextile Uranus | 1.98° |
| Sun Opposition Neptune | 2.85° |
| Neptune Sextile Pluto | 3.03° |
| Sun Square Saturn | 3.52° |
| Moon Conjunction Neptune | 4.63° |
| Venus Square Pluto | 4.68° |
| Saturn Square Chiron | 4.70° |
| Uranus Trine Neptune | 4.83° |
| Moon Square Saturn | 5.31° |
| Neptune Conjunction Chiron | 5.37° |
| Mars Square Uranus | 6.91° |
| Mercury Conjunction Venus | 7.30° |
Birth-data source and confidence
Publisher-reported Rodden rating AA · Rating supplied by the dataset publisher; AskCelesta has not independently inspected the original birth document.
This birth input comes from the VedAstro 15,000 Famous People Birth Date & Location dataset, published under the MIT license. Dataset record: RichardBackus1945. The rating is carried forward from that dataset; AskCelesta has not independently verified the underlying certificate or record. Corrections are welcome. A chart is only as precise as its recorded birth time.
Calculation and reading disclosure
AskCelesta calculates the chart from date, local time, place coordinates, timezone, and the displayed house system. Planetary positions and aspect geometry are calculated by software. Interpretations describe traditional astrological symbolism and may include AI-assisted text; they are not scientific findings or predictions.