André Previn
André Previn (born April 6, 1929, Berlin, Germany; died 2019), was a German-American conductor, pianist, and composer. Previn's honours include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors and Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
André Previn’s zodiac sign was Aries, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Snake, with Life Path 4 in numerology.
Aries, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an 
Earth Snake, with 
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André Previn’s AsterNym identity
The Gilded Pioneer
Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 4 represents structure: foundations, systems and the patience to continue after the first enthusiasm fades.
Metal Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 4, on the physical plane.
André’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
4 · 2 · 8 · 9
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Tuesday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Diamond, Red Coral, Citrine
Flower constellation
🌼 Daisy · 🌺 Red Dahlia · 🌼 Chrysanthemum
White · Crimson · Gold
The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone
What the chart says
André, according to the stars
Core essence
André leads with the body. First in, first to speak, first to say the thing everyone was thinking, and honestly a little surprised when the room needed a second to catch up. The core of André is courage that does not look like courage from the inside, it just looks like Tuesday. They would rather be wrong fast than right slowly, and it is why people follow them.
How André wants to be loved
André wants to be loved slowly and for real. Venus in Taurus is touch, food, the good blanket, the plan that does not change. They are sensual and steady and they want to be shown, not told: the small physical kindnesses count double. Once André is yours, they stay, and they expect the same.
How André creates
How André makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. André creates by polishing, by taste, by knowing exactly which detail makes the whole thing sing. Sensitive to being handled roughly, and worth handling well.
Instinct
Instinct: André is wise and watchful, a Snake year, and their gut reaction is to observe before moving. Elegant, intuitive, private, and usually right about people long before saying so. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 4 is the builder. André is here to make things that last, to put structure under other people's dreams, to be trusted with the real work. Loyal, practical, honest, and learning that the plan can bend without breaking.
Triggers
Triggers: feeling unsafe, or seeing their people treated badly. Mars in Cancer means André does not fight for themselves easily but will go to war for someone they love. The anger comes out sideways at first, then all at once. Protectiveness is the whole engine.
Computed from André's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
Where André sits
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You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.
You may favor what's proven and workable over the untested idea.
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André Previn at a glance
Aries Sun
Aries SunFirst through every door.
André Previn's Sun was in Aries for the whole of April 6, 1929, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Aries readings associate the sign with initiative, directness and a preference for acting before the plan is finished. Astrologers describe it as the cardinal fire sign: the one that starts things. The corresponding tension is impatience, with the classical caution that what Aries begins quickly it may leave for someone else to complete.
Earth Snake
Earth SnakeCalm surface, fast strike.
André Previn was born on April 6, 1929, which falls in a Earth Snake year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Snake readings emphasise intelligence, composure and depth: thinking before speaking, and speaking less than it knows. The Chinese almanacs describe the Snake as the sage of the cycle, private and deliberate. The corresponding caution in the tradition is suspicion, with a tendency to hold a grudge as carefully as it holds a secret.
Life Path 4
Life Path 4Structure is comfort.
André Previn's birth date, April 6, 1929, reduces to Life Path 4 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 4 readings associate the number with structure, patience and building: turning ideas into plans and plans into something that outlasts the mood that started it. Numerologists describe it as the path of the builder. The corresponding tension is rigidity, with the caution that the structure was meant to serve the life and not the reverse.
What stands out in André’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in André Previn's date-only chart is Sun square Pluto, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Sun, Mercury and Uranus, sit together in Aries, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Six of the ten planets fall in Cardinal signs, making Cardinal the strongest modality in this chart.
- André Previn combines a Metal Day Master in BaZi with a cardinal Sun and a Life Path on the physical plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Gilded Pioneer.
André’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for André Previn, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 26° to 9° Aquarius or Pisces depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.
Placements
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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.
stableSunsquarePluto0.0° to 0.5° orb
André’s core identity grinds against their depths. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableSaturntrineNeptune1.6° orb
André’s discipline flows straight into their imagination. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableJupitersextilePluto1.7° to 2.0° orb
André’s growth opens doors for their depths.
stableMercuryconjunctionUranus2.2° to 4.0° orb
André’s mind and need for freedom act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.
stableMarssextileJupiter3.0° to 3.2° orb
André’s drive opens doors for their growth. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
stableMarssquareUranus3.2° to 3.6° orb
André’s drive grinds against their need for freedom. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
stableMercurysquareSaturn3.3° to 5.2° orb
André’s mind grinds against their discipline.
stableVenussextileMars3.9° to 4.7° orb
André’s affections open doors for their drive.
stableSunsquareMars4.6° to 5.2° orb
André’s core identity grinds against their drive.
stableMarsconjunctionPluto4.7° to 5.2° orb
André’s drive and depths act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.
stableVenustrineSaturn6.3° to 6.6° orb
André’s affections flow straight into their discipline. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableVenusconjunctionJupiter7.2° to 7.7° orb
André’s affections and growth act as one.
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire4 of 10
- Earth3 of 10
- Air0 of 10
- Water3 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal6 of 10
- Fixed3 of 10
- Mutable1 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Fire leads this chart, with no planets in Air signs.
André’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.
⚷ ChironTaurus 8°17′ (moves 0.06° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Taurus is read as a wound around security and worth. The reading has André building steadiness by hand after finding it could not be assumed.
⚳ CeresAries 20°24′ (moves 0.40° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Aries is read as nurture through action: André looks after people by pushing them forward and expects the same in return.
♡ ErosGemini 9°52′ (moves 0.91° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Gemini is read as desire that starts in conversation. André is read as someone for whom a quick mind is the first attraction.
⚕ HygieaPisces 18°48′ (moves 0.35° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Pisces is read as health that rises and falls with what is absorbed from others. The reading has André needing solitude to reset.
⚸ Black Moon LilithSagittarius 25°01′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius is read as a refusal to be told what to believe. The reading has André leaving any room where the truth is decided in advance.
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.
- Chiron conjunction Venus 1.3°
- Eros sextile Uranus 2.0°
- Hygiea trine Pluto 2.6°
- Chiron sextile Mars 3.0°
Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).
André’s dominant planets
Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.
1. ♂ Mars11 pts
rules the Sun sign, Aries; disposes Sun, Mercury, Uranus; 5 major aspects
2. ♀ Venus6 pts
in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Jupiter; 3 major aspects
3. ♄ Saturn5 pts
in its own sign, Capricorn; 3 major aspects
A Mars-led chart is read as drive setting the pace: André is read as acting first and reflecting after.
How the score is built
- Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
- Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
- Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
- Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
- Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.
Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.
Configurations in André’s chart
Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.
Stellium in Aries · Sun, Mercury, UranusThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.
- Mercury biquintile Neptune 0.2°
- Venus semi-sextile Uranus 0.9°
- Jupiter sesquiquadrate Saturn 1.1°
- Sun semi-sextile Jupiter 1.8°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for André Previn, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
André’s family here
2 relatives of André Previn also have charts on AsterNym, run through the same four engines.
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André’s cards
Every card is computed from April 6, 1929, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♂ Ruled by Mars
Iron Fe
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Metal.
Year
己
yin Earth
巳
Snake
Fire
roots & early life
Month
戊
yang Earth
辰
Dragon
Earth
work & drive
Day
day master
辛
yin Metal
巳
Snake
Fire
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for André Previn, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
André’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q155712, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
Portrait by Steve Bowbrick (cropped - lossless - by HaeB), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same André Previn at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.
These are traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by André Previn.
Quick answers about André Previn’s chart
- What zodiac sign was André Previn?
- André Previn was an Aries: born April 6, 1929, which puts the Sun in Aries for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Snake.
- What was André Previn's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Snake, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the April 6, 1929 birth.
- What time was André Previn born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
- What was André Previn's Life Path number?
- Life Path 4, calculated in numerology from the April 6, 1929 birth date.
- What was André Previn's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Taurus at 8°. Position from JPL Horizons for the April 6, 1929 birth date.
- Where was André Previn's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius at 25°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was André Previn's dominant planet?
- Mars, on AsterNym's dominance score (11 points: rules the Sun sign, Aries; disposes Sun, Mercury, Uranus; 5 major aspects). Venus is second and Saturn third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
