Mike Oldfield’s birth chart
MusicianBorn May 15, 1953, Reading, United Kingdom
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonGeminiThe Talker
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
The Sun quincunx Saturn (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. Steady feelings: he keeps calm under strain, and he loves in ways that last.
The Moon trine Saturn (close at 1.4°)
How he loves
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up. Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Venus square Uranus (close at 1.5°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
A steady, sensible mind. Learns by doing and remembers what was learned. A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Mercury sextile Uranus (close at 1.9°)
What drives him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Busy, versatile and sharp. Gets moving through talk, travel and a steady supply of new plans.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his feelings, his drive and his optimism (the Moon, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first. In his chart, air signs hold the most planets: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Mike Oldfield was born two days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 6% lit, in Gemini. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 37 days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Mike Oldfield, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2011, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1982. The third begins in 2040. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Mike Oldfield
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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
More with the Sun in Taurus
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Mike Oldfield’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Mike Oldfield was born on May 15, 1953, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is Mike Oldfield’s Moon sign?
Gemini, the Talker. Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about.
What is Mike Oldfield’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 May 15, 1953. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Mike Oldfield’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up.
How does your chart compare with Mike Oldfield’s?
Set your chart beside Mike Oldfield’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 Mike Oldfield’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Total number of my uploaded files : 1116, 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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To cite this page: Mike Oldfield’s birth chart, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/people/mike-oldfield