Birth Chart
Taj Mahal
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks Jr
Sun Taurus
Moon Gemini
Ascendant Capricorn
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Taurus - 25°37' - in house 4/5
↣ Moon in Gemini - 16°38' - in house 5/6
↣ Mercury in Gemini - 17°34' - in house 5/6
↣ Venus in Aries - 12°08' - in house 3
↣ Mars in Cancer - 12°46' - in house 7
↣ Jupiter in Gemini - 24°37' - in house 6
↣ Saturn in Gemini - 01°04' - in house 5
↣ Uranus in Gemini - 00°07' - in house 5
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 27°13' - in house 8/9 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Leo - 03°40' - in house 7
↣ North Node in Virgo - 10°06' - in house 8 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 14°08' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 08°54' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 04°11'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 4/5
↣ Moon in house 5/6
↣ Mercury in house 5/6
↣ Venus in house 3
↣ Mars in house 7
↣ Jupiter in house 6
↣ Saturn in house 5
↣ Uranus in house 5
↣ Neptune in house 8/9
↣ Pluto in house 7
↣ North Node in house 8
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon parallel
↣ Sun and Saturn conjunction (5°28' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Uranus conjunction (4°30' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Neptune trine (1°37' applying)
↣ Moon and Mercury conjunction (0°57' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus sextile (4°30' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (8°00' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn parallel
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (5°27' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter conjunction (7°03' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars square (0°38' applying)
↣ Venus and Neptune parallel
↣ Venus and Ascendant square (2°01' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto parallel
↣ Mars and North Node sextile (2°40' separating)
↣ Mars and Ascendant opposition (1°22' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven trine (3°52' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune square (2°36' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto parallel
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus conjunction (0°57' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (3°51' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto sextile (2°36' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°07' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune trine (2°54' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (3°33' applying)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°04' separating)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (0°31' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven square (5°14' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (4°03' separating)
↣ North Node and Midheaven sextile (1°12' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Henry Saint Clair Fredericks Jr
- Chart date
- 17/05/1942
- Chart time
- 00:45
- Date and time quality
- A Memory what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Harlem (NY), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 40°48' North · 73°57' West
- Time zone
- 04:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Taj Mahal, the stage name of Henry Saint Clair Fredericks Jr., is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter known for renewing the blues through dialogue with other musical traditions. Self-taught and a multi-instrumentalist, he built a decades-long career by fusing blues with rhythms from the Caribbean, West Africa, reggae, zydeco, jazz and gospel, expanding the genre’s boundaries and influencing later generations.
Rooted in the 1960s folk and blues scene, he rose to prominence with early albums such as Taj Mahal, The Natch’l Blues and Giant Step, which established him as an authentic, modern blues voice. He has worked on a variety of projects, from film soundtracks (including Sounder) to collaborations with artists across traditions, and has explored regional sounds over the decades.
A two-time Grammy winner with other honors as well, Taj Mahal is also regarded as a student of the blues’ roots, bringing ethnomusicological knowledge into his work. His legacy lies in revitalizing traditional repertoire and opening paths to a more global approach to the blues.
