Ryuichi Sakamoto’s birth chart
ComposerBorn January 17, 1952, Nakano, JapanDied March 28, 2023
Serious, capable and ambitious.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonVirgoThe Mender
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square Mars (close at 2.7°)
What he needed
Moon in Virgo, the Mender
Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time. What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
The Moon square Venus (close at 2.4°)
How he loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus sextile Saturn (close at 2.3°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
A disciplined, realistic mind. Thinks in steps, plans for the long run and says only what is needed. Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Mercury square Jupiter (close at 2.9°)
What drove him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Persuasive rather than forceful. Wins people over and stands up hardest for what is fair. Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Mars conjunction Neptune (wide at 6.9°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his drive, his discipline and his imagination (Mars, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Libra, and that part of life drew his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Ryuichi Sakamoto was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 80% lit, in Virgo. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, twenty-five days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Ryuichi Sakamoto, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2010 and 2011, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1981. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Ryuichi Sakamoto
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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.
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Ryuichi Sakamoto’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Ryuichi Sakamoto was born on January 17, 1952, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age.
What is Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Moon sign?
Virgo, the Mender. Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time.
What is Ryuichi Sakamoto’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 17, 1952. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with.
How does your chart compare with Ryuichi Sakamoto’s?
Set your chart beside Ryuichi Sakamoto’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 Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, 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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