Birth Chart
Chris (1951) Bell
Christopher Branford Bell
Sun Capricorn
Moon Pisces
Ascendant Pisces
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Capricorn - 21°39' - in house 11
↣ Moon in Pisces - 24°41' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Capricorn - 01°55' - in house 10
↣ Venus in Aquarius - 06°01' - in house 11/12
↣ Mars in Aquarius - 22°13' - in house 12
↣ Jupiter in Pisces - 06°59' - in house 12
↣ Saturn in Libra - 02°22' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Cancer - 06°52' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Libra - 19°31' - in house 7/8
↣ Pluto in Leo - 19°16' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Pisces - 20°48' - in house 1
↣ Ascendant in Pisces - 20°41' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Sagittarius - 24°32' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Pisces - 23°31'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 11
↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 10
↣ Venus in house 11/12
↣ Mars in house 12
↣ Jupiter in house 12
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 4
↣ Neptune in house 7/8
↣ Pluto in house 6
↣ North Node in house 1
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon sextile (3°02' separating)
↣ Sun and Mercury parallel
↣ Sun and Neptune square (2°08' separating)
↣ Sun and North Node sextile (0°51' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°51' separating)
↣ Sun and Ascendant sextile (0°58' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (7°41' applying) antiparallel
↣ Moon and North Node conjunction (3°53' separating)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (1°10' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (4°00' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven square (0°09' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus parallel
↣ Mercury and Jupiter sextile (5°03' separating)
↣ Mercury and Saturn square (0°27' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus opposition (4°56' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven conjunction (7°23' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn trine (3°39' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune trine (2°43' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto opposition (2°57' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven sextile (2°19' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus trine (0°07' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus square (4°29' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (8°51' applying)
↣ Uranus and Pluto parallel
↣ Uranus and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (0°15' separating)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven sextile (5°01' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven trine (5°16' separating) antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (2°43' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant conjunction (0°07' applying) parallel
↣ North Node and Midheaven square (3°44' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Christopher Branford Bell
- Chart date
- 12/01/1951
- Chart time
- 10:11
- Date and time quality
- A News report what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Memphis (TN), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 35°09' North · 90°03' West
- Time zone
- 06:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Christopher Branford Bell was an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter associated with the 1970s power pop movement. As a founding member and leader alongside Alex Chilton, he was part of the band Big Star, whose debut album #1 Record (1972) became a touchstone among critics and musicians despite limited commercial success at the time. Bell left the group after that first album, contributing sporadically to the second record, Radio City (1974).
After his departure he pursued a solo career; several of his best-known songs — including "I Am the Cosmos," "I Got Kinda Lost," and the duet with Chilton "You and Your Sister" — remained unreleased until the 1992 solo compilation I Am the Cosmos. Bell’s work circulated widely through posthumous releases and compilations, solidifying his reputation for sophisticated melodies and sensitive arrangements.
Bell’s work and legacy influenced later generations of alternative rock and power pop, frequently being rediscovered through reissues and soundtracks that have kept his historical importance in the American music scene alive.
