Famous birth charts · Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s chart in full
Born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Japan. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
25°57′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
19°36′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
5°03′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
17°13′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
28°38′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
7°58′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
14°56′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
11°22′
Neptune in Libra
21°42′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
20°54′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
0°55′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
6°57′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
22°05′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Capricorn) and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Aries) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his optimism (Jupiter in Aries) and his discipline (Saturn in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus sextile Saturn close at 2.3°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mars trine North Node close at 2.3°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
The Moon square Venus close at 2.4°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
The Sun square Mars close at 2.7°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 2.9°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
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Jupiter square Uranus wide at 3.4°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 3.6°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 3.7°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 4.1°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.2°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 6.3°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 6.8°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 6.9°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 7.0°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
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