Michael Stipe’s birth chart
MusicianBorn January 4, 1960, Decatur, Georgia, United States
Responsible from an early age.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonAriesor Pisces
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done. Serious from early on: purpose and duty are one thing to him, and he treats his own life as work to be done well.
The Sun conjunction Saturn (wide at 3.5°)
What he needs
Moon in Aries or Pisces, the Quick Flame
Feels in bursts, honestly and all at once. Hates sitting still with a mood, and needs a way to act on it. His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
The Moon square Mercury (almost exact at 0.3°) · For a birth before 10:22 a.m., his Moon was in Pisces.
How he loves
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Warm, adventurous and hard to fence in. Falls for laughter, big ideas and wide-open plans. He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
The Moon trine Venus (close at 1.9°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Capricorn or Sagittarius, the Planner
Practical, measured and dryly funny. Trusts experience over theory and gets to the point. A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Mercury trine Pluto (wide at 5.4°) · For a birth before 3:25 a.m., his Mercury was in Sagittarius.
What drives him
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Goes after big goals with enthusiasm and a strong sense of right. Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mars trine Uranus (close at 2.6°)
The shape of his chart
Pluto is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his intensity touches everything else in it. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Michael Stipe was born six days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 39% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, thirteen days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Michael Stipe, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2018, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1989. The third begins in 2048. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Michael Stipe
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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 Michael Stipe’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Michael Stipe was born on January 4, 1960, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done.
What is Michael Stipe’s Moon sign?
Aries or Pisces. The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 10:22 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
What is Michael Stipe’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 January 4, 1960. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Michael Stipe’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Warm, adventurous and hard to fence in. Falls for laughter, big ideas and wide-open plans.
How does your chart compare with Michael Stipe’s?
Set your chart beside Michael Stipe’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 Michael Stipe’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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