The Natal Registry · Music

Ray Charlesborn under Mercury retrograde

American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)born September 23, 1930, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Virgo.

BornSeptember 23, 1930(1930–2004)♍︎☿ Rx in Virgo · 26°23′Rx windowSep 8 – Sep 30, 1930
Natal Mercury retrograde♍︎VirgoWikipedia
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a earth-sign keynote in Virgo: Your ruler too — schedules unravel; build in slack.

Shares a retrograde sign with
Born inside the very same window
Meanwhile, in the same window

Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.