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Frank Ocean's birth chart: Scorpio rising, Scorpio Sun
A birth certificate under his birth name gives 7:14 AM in Long Beach. Four planets in Scorpio on the ascendant, and a Capricorn Moon.
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At a glance
4°40′ Scorpio Sun, 20°26′ Capricorn Moon, 17°24′ Scorpio rising.
- Born
- October 28, 19877:14 AM, Long Beach, California
- Sun
- 4°40′ Scorpio1st house
- Moon
- 20°26′ Capricorn3rd house
- Rising
- 17°24′ Scorpio84 min in, 61 min to go
- Chart ruler
- Mars in Libra12th house
- Data rating
- Rodden AAa record
Compare your chart with Frank's17°24′ Scorpio rising, 61 minutes from the nearest sign line.
7:14 AM
The certificate under another name
Born just after sunrise in Long Beach, certificate in hand.
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- If your chart ruler is in the twelfth house, notice where you do your best work.
Astro-Databank: Frank OceanWhy your rising sign differs between apps
Frank Ocean is a stage name, and the record behind this chart uses his birth surname, Cooksey. A contributor sent Astro-Databank the birth certificate by email, and the archive rates it AA: 7:14 AM PST on October 28, 1987, in Long Beach, California.
At that minute the ascendant was at 17°24′ Scorpio, comfortably mid-sign with more than an hour either side. The Sun at 4°40′ Scorpio had risen a little before, so he was born shortly after sunrise, with the Sun in the first house.
The Moon is at 20°26′ Capricorn. For an artist known for being private, it is fitting that the cleanest chart data comes from paperwork rather than a post.
The sky behind it
1987-10-28 15:14 UTC, 33n46, 118w11. It stays Scorpio for about 84 minutes earlier and 61 minutes later. Method on the hub.
Scorpio, Capricorn, Scorpio
Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn, Scorpio rising
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- Late October birthday in 1987? You probably share his Scorpio Sun and Pluto; compare below.
The Scorpio Sun on a Scorpio ascendant is a double dose of the sign astrologers call the most private in the zodiac. With it in the first house are Mercury (retrograde), Venus and Pluto, a four-planet Scorpio stellium. Deep, intense, guarded, and given to saying a lot with very little: that is the textbook description.
The Capricorn Moon is in the third house of writing and communication, with Neptune nearby. Capricorn Moons are reserved and self-contained in the tradition. Neptune adds a dreamy, impressionistic edge.
The Sun sits conjunct Mercury within about seven-tenths of a degree, and sextile Neptune within a degree. Astrologers read Sun-Mercury-Neptune links as an imaginative, elliptical way with words.
The sky behind it
First Quarter, 75.8°. Fire 3 · Earth 2 · Air 1 · Water 4; cardinal 4 · fixed 4 · mutable 2.
Mars, chart ruler
Mars, the chart ruler, in the twelfth house
With Scorpio rising, the traditional chart ruler is Mars, and Mars is in Libra in the twelfth house, the house of retreat, solitude and what goes on out of sight. A chart ruler in the twelfth is often read as a person who does their most important work alone. Long gaps between releases would make a neat example, but that is a reading, not an explanation.
Jupiter in Aries, retrograde, sits in the sixth house and trines Uranus in Sagittarius within about seven-tenths of a degree, a classic aspect for sudden inventive leaps.
His Saturn return was exact on December 5, 2016, a few months after Blonde came out in August 2016.
The sky behind it
Tightest aspects (orb): Sun conjunct Mercury 0.70°; Jupiter trine Uranus 0.72°; Sun sextile Neptune 1.03°; Moon sextile Venus 1.70°; Mercury sextile Neptune 1.73°. Stelliums (3+ planets in a sign): Scorpio (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Pluto).
You and Frank
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Rising sign: 17°24′ Scorpio.
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2026-2027
Frank, Aries Saturn, Leo Jupiter
Saturn: 6th house. Jupiter: 10th, then Virgo (11th) from December 31, 2027. First Saturn return: on December 5, 2016, done.
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Rating AA
Rodden AA: birth certificate provided by email (Kameron Dew)
American singer-songwriter credited by critics with reshaping R&B, known for the albums Channel Orange (2012) and Blonde (2016). Why we stop at A is on the hub.
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10 bodies, 10 aspects
Scorpio is the 1st house here (whole sign).
| Body | Position | House |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 4°40′ Scorpio | 1st |
| Moon | 20°26′ Capricorn | 3rd |
| Mercury (Rx) | 3°58′ Scorpio | 1st |
| Venus | 22°07′ Scorpio | 1st |
| Mars | 12°46′ Libra | 12th |
| Jupiter (Rx) | 23°20′ Aries | 6th |
| Saturn | 18°13′ Sagittarius | 2nd |
| Uranus | 24°03′ Sagittarius | 2nd |
| Neptune | 5°42′ Capricorn | 3rd |
| Pluto | 9°41′ Scorpio | 1st |
| Ascendant | 17°24′ Scorpio | 1st |
| Midheaven | 24°27′ Leo | |
| North Node (mean) | 0°35′ Aries | 6th |
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Sun conjunct Mercury | 0.70° |
| Jupiter trine Uranus | 0.72° |
| Sun sextile Neptune | 1.03° |
| Moon sextile Venus | 1.70° |
| Mercury sextile Neptune | 1.73° |
| Moon square Jupiter | 2.91° |
| Neptune sextile Pluto | 4.00° |
| Sun conjunct Pluto | 5.03° |
| Jupiter trine Saturn | 5.11° |
| Mercury conjunct Pluto | 5.73° |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Date and time | October 28, 1987, 7:14 AM (UTC-8) |
| Place | Long Beach, California (33n46, 118w11) |
| Source | birth certificate provided by email (Kameron Dew) |
| Astro-Databank prints | Sun 04°40′, Moon 20°26′, Asc 17°24′ |
| Saturn return | December 5, 2016 |
All times are UTC. In the Americas the local date can be a day earlier; in Asia and Australia a day later.
Quick answers
What is Frank Ocean's birth chart?
October 28, 1987, 7:14 AM, Long Beach, California: Sun 4°40′ Scorpio, Moon 20°26′ Capricorn, Venus 22°07′ Scorpio, Mars 12°46′ Libra, rising 17°24′ Scorpio.
What is Frank Ocean's rising sign?
Scorpio, at 17°24′, from a birth certificate time of 7:14 AM (Astro-Databank AA).
What is Frank Ocean's moon sign?
Capricorn, at 20°26′, in the third house of a whole-sign chart.
What time was Frank Ocean born?
7:14 AM, UTC-8; AA (birth certificate or record).
