John Carmack’s birth chart
Computer programmerBorn August 21, 1970, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, United States
Big-hearted and bright.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonTaurusor Aries
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well. The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Neptune (almost exact at 0.1°)
What he needs
Moon in Taurus or Aries, the Hearth
Calm, warm and steady. Feels safest with good food, soft things and a familiar routine, and makes everyone around him feel the same. His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
The Moon opposition Jupiter (almost exact at 0.5°) · For a birth before 9:46 a.m., his Moon was in Aries.
How he loves
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance. Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win his heart.
Venus conjunction Uranus (wide at 7.3°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst
Precise, practical and clever. Notices the detail everyone else missed. He thinks like a detective: nothing is taken at face value, and he remembers everything.
Mercury conjunction Pluto (close at 1.3°)
What drives him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Full of fire and pride. Works hardest for a cause close to his heart and wants the effort to be seen. Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Mars square Saturn (almost exact at 0.4°)
The shape of his chart
Neptune is the hub of his chart: it takes part in six of its aspects, more than any other body, so his imagination touches everything else in it. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
John Carmack was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 73% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 32 days before the September equinox.
Saturn return
For John Carmack, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2000, at 29: his first Saturn return. The second begins in 2029. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and John Carmack
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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 John Carmack’s zodiac sign?
Leo. John Carmack was born on August 21, 1970, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well.
What is John Carmack’s Moon sign?
Taurus or Aries. The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 9:46 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
What is John Carmack’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 August 21, 1970. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is John Carmack’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance. Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win his heart.
How does your chart compare with John Carmack’s?
Set your chart beside John Carmack’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 John Carmack’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: RoboSabs, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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