Yanis Varoufakis
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Yanis Varoufakis’ birth chart

EconomistBorn March 24, 1961, Athens, Greece

Happiest going first.

  • SunAriesThe Pioneer
  • MoonCancerThe Nest-Maker
  • VenusAriesThe Chaser

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he is

    Sun in Aries, the Pioneer

    Happiest going first. Starts things with real nerve and loves a challenge that needs someone brave. His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.

    The Sun sextile Jupiter (close at 2.0°)

  2. What he needs

    Moon in Cancer, the Nest-Maker

    Feels everything and holds on to what matters. Needs a place to come home to and people who stay. His feelings run deep and hold steady: he comes through hard times with more strength than he goes in with.

    The Moon sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.6°)

  3. How he loves

    Venus in Aries, the Chaser

    Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit. Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.

    Venus square Saturn (almost exact at 0.7°)

  4. How he thinks

    Mercury in Pisces, the Poet

    Thinks in pictures and feelings. Understands people without needing many words. His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.

    Mercury opposition Pluto (almost exact at 0.1°)

  5. What drives him

    Mars in Cancer, the Defender

    Fights hardest for the people closest to him. Works best for a cause that feels personal. He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.

    Mars trine Neptune (almost exact at 0.5°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, water signs hold the most planets: feeling and intuition.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Yanis Varoufakis was born eight days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 53% lit, in Cancer. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Friday, three days after the March equinox.

  • Venus retrograde

    Venus was retrograde all the day Yanis Varoufakis was born, as it was on 42 days of 1961. How often the famous were

  • Saturn return

    For Yanis Varoufakis, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2020, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1991. The third begins in 2050. When is yours?

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Signs that click with Aries

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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.

Yanis Varoufakis’ chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Yanis Varoufakis’ zodiac sign?

Aries. Yanis Varoufakis was born on March 24, 1961, with the Sun in Aries, the Pioneer. Happiest going first. Starts things with real nerve and loves a challenge that needs someone brave.

What is Yanis Varoufakis’ Moon sign?

Cancer, the Nest-Maker. Feels everything and holds on to what matters. Needs a place to come home to and people who stay.

What is Yanis Varoufakis’ 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 March 24, 1961. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Yanis Varoufakis’ Venus sign?

Aries, the Chaser. Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit.

How does your chart compare with Yanis Varoufakis’?

Set your chart beside Yanis Varoufakis’ 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 Yanis Varoufakis’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Olaf Kosinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, 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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