Stephanie Lynn Nicks is an American rock singer and songwriter. She recorded Buckingham Nicks (1973) as half of a duo, and she and Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac at the end of 1974. Fleetwood Mac (1975) carried her songs "Rhiannon" and "Landslide", and Rumours (1977) took Album of the Year at the Grammys. "Dreams", from Rumours, is the band's only number-one single on the Hot 100. Her solo debut Bella Donna (1981) topped the Billboard 200 and included "Edge of Seventeen". She entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 1998 and as a soloist in 2019, the first woman inducted twice.
A certificate copy dated May 2023
The Astro-Databank Source Notes read: "Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file (May 2023), born at Good Samaritan Hospital". The entry is rated AA, "BC/BR in hand".
The notes add that Steinbrecher had earlier quoted Tashi Grady for 3:02 a.m., "given as B.C. but rated A, as it was third hand to LMR". That time puts 18°36′ of Aries on the ascendant.
| Birth time | Where it came from | Rising sign | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:42 a.m. | birth certificate copy on file since May 2023; rated AA | ♉︎ Taurus 2°59′ | Capricorn |
| 3:02 a.m. | quoted by Steinbrecher from Tashi Grady, third hand | ♈︎ Aries 18°36′ | Capricorn |
| Point | Sign at birth | In that sign | Before and after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising sign | ♉︎ Taurus | 3:34 a.m. to 5:07 a.m. | Aries before, Gemini after |
| Midheaven | ♑︎ Capricorn | 2:13 a.m. to 4:21 a.m. | Sagittarius before, Aquarius after |
| Moon | ♑︎ Capricorn | all day | n/a |
Rising sign, midheaven and Moon calculated by us for each time, Phoenix, Arizona, Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7).
Two clock times, two horizons
Taurus held the Phoenix horizon from 3:34 a.m. to 5:07 a.m., and she was born 8 minutes after it began. The earlier time would have left Aries there, a different sign with a different ruler.
A Taurus ascendant is read as a steady, deliberate first impression with a taste for comfort and beauty. Its ruler, Venus, stands at 10°04′ of Cancer in the 3rd house, which tradition ties to speech, writing and the neighborhood. Together that gives a sensory, home-minded manner with its own words.
Our pages: Taurus rising · Venus in Cancer · 3rd house · rising sign calculator.
Venus squared by retrograde Neptune
Venus at 10°04′ of Cancer and Neptune at 10°23′ of Libra are 0°19′ from an exact square, the narrowest aspect she has. Astrologers read affection and taste squared by imagination and longing as an ideal that stays slightly out of reach.
Neptune is retrograde and sits in the 6th house, tied to daily work and craft, where a vision becomes routine. It moves slowly, so the Libra placement is shared with her generation; the close orb to Venus is the personal part.
Our pages: Neptune in Libra · Venus in Cancer · 6th house · birth chart basics.
Gemini in the 2nd house, Jupiter across in the 8th
The Sun at 5°04′, Mercury at 27°51′ and Uranus at 25°01′ all stand in Gemini and all fall in the 2nd house under both systems. Mercury and Uranus are 2°51′ apart, a conjunction read as a quick, unconventional mind. The 2nd house is about what a person has and values, which the tradition extends to talents and the voice.
Jupiter, retrograde at 26°29′ of Sagittarius, lies in the 8th house across the axis, 1°23′ from Mercury and 1°28′ from Uranus. A Gemini-Sagittarius opposition is read as a tug between detail and the big picture.
Our pages: Gemini · Mercury in Gemini · Uranus in Gemini · Jupiter in Sagittarius · 2nd house · 8th house.
Capricorn on the Moon and the midheaven
The Moon at 15°21′ of Capricorn sits in the 9th house, which covers long journeys and publishing, from 10:08 p.m. on May 24 until 8:31 a.m. on May 27. The midheaven is 20°40′ Capricorn, and Capricorn reached it at 2:13 a.m., 89 minutes before the birth.
A Capricorn Moon points to feeling shown with restraint, and a Capricorn midheaven to a public image built by steady work. The Moon opposes Venus within 5°17′ and squares Neptune within 4°58′, which with the Venus and Neptune square forms a T-square with Neptune at the apex.
Our pages: Moon in Capricorn · Midheaven in Capricorn · 9th house · moon sign calculator.
Half the planets in mutable signs
Mutable signs hold five of her ten planets: the Sun, Mercury and Uranus in Gemini, Mars in Virgo at 3°12′, and Jupiter in Sagittarius. Mutable signs are taken as adaptable and restless. Mars squares the Sun within 1°52′, a Gemini-to-Virgo tension the tradition reads as energy that goes into craft.
Saturn at 17°05′ and Pluto at 12°47′ are both in Leo, 4°19′ apart. Pluto is in the 4th house in both systems; Saturn is in the 5th by Placidus and the 4th by Whole Sign.
Our pages: Mars in Virgo · Saturn in Leo · Pluto in Leo · 5th house.
All major aspects between the planets in Stevie Nicks's chart
- Venus square Neptune orb 0°19′
- Mercury opposition Jupiter orb 1°23′
- Jupiter opposition Uranus orb 1°28′
- Sun square Mars orb 1°52′
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 2°24′
- Mercury conjunction Uranus orb 2°51′
- Saturn conjunction Pluto orb 4°19′
- Moon square Neptune orb 4°58′
- Moon opposition Venus orb 5°17′
- Sun trine Neptune orb 5°19′
- Mercury sextile Mars orb 5°21′
- Mars trine Jupiter orb 6°43′
- Sun sextile Pluto orb 7°42′
Orbs: 8° for conjunction, opposition, square and trine, 6° for sextile, 2° more when the Sun or Moon is involved; Node, Lilith, Ascendant and Midheaven not counted. Same rules as our birth chart calculator.
Questions about Stevie Nicks's chart
Which rising sign does Stevie Nicks have?
Taurus, at 2°59′ Taurus, from 3:34 a.m. to 5:07 a.m.
Is Stevie Nicks a Gemini?
On May 26, 1948 the Sun was at 5°04′ of Gemini, so yes. Her Moon is in Capricorn.
When and where was she born?
At 3:42 a.m. in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 26, 1948, according to the copy of her birth certificate on file.
What is the closest aspect in her chart?
Venus square Neptune, 0°19′ from exact.
Where is her Moon?
In Capricorn at 15°21′, in the 9th house.
What sits on her midheaven?
Capricorn, at 20°40′ Capricorn.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
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Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. This page explains what the tradition says about the placements in a published chart; it makes no claims about Stevie Nicks's character, health or private life. Birth data: Astro-Databank (Astrodienst), checked October 20, 2026. Positions: our calculation with the astronomy-engine ephemeris; it matches the Sun, Moon and ascendant degrees Astro-Databank publishes for this chart to within one arc minute.