Alan Menken’s birth chart
ComposerBorn July 22, 1949, New Rochelle, New York, United States
Tender under a careful shell.
- SunCancerThe Protector
- MoonGeminiThe Talker
- VenusLeoThe Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Cancer, the Protector
Tender under a careful shell. Makes a home anywhere and guards the people inside it. He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun opposition Jupiter (close at 2.5°)
What he needs
Moon in Gemini, the Talker
Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about.
How he loves
Venus in Leo, the Romantic
Grand in affection and fiercely loyal. Likes to celebrate the people dearest to him. His taste and his appetite for more need adjusting: he keeps learning what is enough.
Venus quincunx Jupiter (close at 1.8°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Cancer, the Remembering Mind
Thinks through feeling and memory. Listens well and remembers exactly how something was said. Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Mercury opposition Jupiter (close at 2.4°)
What drives him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Busy, versatile and sharp. Gets moving through talk, travel and a steady supply of new plans. Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
Mars conjunction Uranus (close at 2.9°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Cancer, and that part of life draws his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Alan Menken was born three days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 12% lit, in Gemini. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 30 days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Alan Menken, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2007 and 2008, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1978. The third begins in 2037. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Cancer
You and Alan Menken
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Alan Menken’s zodiac sign?
Cancer. Alan Menken was born on July 22, 1949, with the Sun in Cancer, the Protector. Tender under a careful shell. Makes a home anywhere and guards the people inside it.
What is Alan Menken’s Moon sign?
Gemini, the Talker. Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about.
What is Alan Menken’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on July 22, 1949. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Alan Menken’s Venus sign?
Leo, the Romantic. Grand in affection and fiercely loyal. Likes to celebrate the people dearest to him.
How does your chart compare with Alan Menken’s?
Set your chart beside Alan Menken’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Alan Menken’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Sarah Ackerman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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