Ronnie James Dio, originally Ronald James Padavona, was an American hard rock and heavy metal singer renowned for his powerful voice. Born on July 10, 1942, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he became known as one of the most significant rock vocalists through his work with bands such as Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, DIO, and Heaven and Hell. He is credited with popularizing the 'Mano cornuta' hand gesture in heavy metal culture. Dio's influence continues to resonate within the music industry.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Ronnie
Ruler, wise, strong, powerful
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Ronnie James Dio belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Portsmouth
Place of Death: Houston
Cause of Death: stomach cancer
Occupation: heavy metal singer | songwriter | composer
Spouses: Wendy Walters | Loretta Berardi
Children: Dan Padavona
Employers: Elf | Rainbow | Black Sabbath | DIO | Heaven and Hell
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for July 10, 1942
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 10, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 10, 2025 |
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Sun | 17 Cancer 45 | 18 Cancer 39 | 7 Libra 50 |
Moon | 16 Gemini 42 | 16 Capricorn 27 | 29 Gemini 34 |
Mercury | 27 Gemini 7 | 13 Leo 22 | 25 Libra 28 |
Venus | 15 Gemini 1 | 6 Gemini 41 | 26 Virgo 7 |
Mars | 16 Leo 26 | 13 Virgo 26 | 9 Libra 17 |
Jupiter | 6 Cancer 45 | 7 Cancer 1 | 22 Cancer 21 |
Saturn | 8 Gemini 3 | 1 Aries 49 | 12 Gemini 46 |
Uranus | 3 Gemini 5 | 0 Gemini 10 | 4 Gemini 24 |
Neptune | 27 Virgo 23 | 2 Aries 9 | 29 Virgo 57 |
Pluto | 4 Leo 51 | 2 Aquarius 55 | 6 Leo 57 |
Rahu | 6 Virgo 44 | 21 Pisces 23 | 2 Virgo 21 |
Ketu | 6 Pisces 44 | 21 Virgo 23 | 2 Pisces 21 |
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