Birth Chart
John Lightman
John Richard Lightman
Sun Scorpio
Moon Pisces
Ascendant Gemini
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 08°16' - in house 6
↣ Moon in Pisces - 15°38' - in house 11
↣ Mercury in Libra - 25°29' - in house 6
↣ Venus in Sagittarius - 24°21' - in house 7/8
↣ Mars in Virgo - 02°49' - in house 4
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 25°14' - in house 9
↣ Saturn in Virgo - 16°27' - in house 5
↣ Uranus in Cancer - 04°50' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Libra - 15°46' - in house 5/6
↣ Pluto in Leo - 18°07' - in house 4
↣ North Node in Aries - 16°36' - in house 11/12
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 05°11' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aquarius - 14°57' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Taurus - 19°52'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 6
↣ Moon in house 11
↣ Mercury in house 6
↣ Venus in house 7/8
↣ Mars in house 4
↣ Jupiter in house 9
↣ Saturn in house 5
↣ Uranus in house 2
↣ Neptune in house 5/6
↣ Pluto in house 4
↣ North Node in house 11/12
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars sextile (5°27' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus trine (3°26' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (11°37' separating)
↣ Sun and Midheaven square (6°42' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (0°50' applying) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°15' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (1°08' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter square (0°15' separating)
↣ Mercury and North Node opposition (8°53' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus sextile (2°01' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant square (2°22' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant trine (5°22' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Saturn and North Node parallel
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°25' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto parallel
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (2°21' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node opposition (0°49' applying)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven trine (0°49' applying)
↣ Pluto and North Node trine (1°31' applying)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°45' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven opposition (3°10' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven sextile (1°39' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- John Richard Lightman
- Chart date
- 31/10/1949
- Chart time
- 18:30
- 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
John Richard Lightman appears in the context as the bassist associated with Big Star, the American rock band formed in Memphis in the early 1970s. A replacement for Andy Hummel, Lightman joined the lineup that recorded and performed at crucial moments in the group’s later history, contributing to live shows and to the continuity of the melodic pop/rock sound that defined the band’s critical reputation.
Big Star is remembered for concise songs and harmonies influenced by names from the British Invasion, and for albums such as #1 Record, Radio City and Third, whose critical reception contrasted with modest sales. Lightman’s participation fits into this pattern of posthumous recognition, when the band returned to perform and record in reconfigured lineups in subsequent decades.
Although the provided material does not offer extensive details about his individual career, his inclusion among the band’s bassists underlines his role in maintaining Big Star’s sound and touring activity during periods of the band’s reconfiguration.
