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Abebe Bikila

Abebe Bikila’s birth chart

Born 7 August 1932, in Shewa, Ethiopia. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.

Leo Sun · Libra Moon

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Abebe Bikila’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief

Abebe Bikila was born in Shewa, Ethiopia, on 7 August 1932, a Sunday. The Sun was in Leo, so Leo was their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Libra. Abebe died on 25 October 1973, aged 41. StarMap has no verified birth time for Abebe, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.

By element the count is three fire, three water, two earth and two air. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is five, three and two. Venus, Mars and Pluto all fall in Cancer. The tightest aspect is Mercury sextile Mars, about 0.4° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Three planets were retrograde: Mercury, Saturn and Uranus. The Moon was a waxing crescent.

StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 7 August, among them Jimmy Wales, Charlize Theron and Yun Hyon-seok.

See the sky the day Abebe was born: the stars over Shewa, Ethiopia, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.

Abebe Bikila’s Sun, Moon and rising sign

Sun sign

Leo

about 14° Leo at midday

A Leo Sun shines. For Abebe Bikila that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.

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Moon sign

Libra

in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time

A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Abebe, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.

Everyone with the Moon in Libra

Rising sign

The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Shewa, Ethiopia, at each hour of the day.

Abebe Bikila’s rising sign, by birth time

StarMap has not verified a birth time for Abebe yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 7 August 1932, computed for Shewa, Ethiopia.

Rising sign by time of birth, local time
Born around (local time)Rising sign
00:00 to 00:30Taurus rising
00:30 to 02:40Gemini rising
02:40 to 04:50Cancer rising
04:50 to 06:55Leo rising
06:55 to 08:50Virgo rising
08:50 to 10:50Libra rising
10:50 to 12:55Scorpio rising
12:55 to 15:05Sagittarius rising
15:05 to 17:15Capricorn rising
17:15 to 19:05Aquarius rising
19:05 to 20:50Pisces rising
20:50 to 22:35Aries rising
22:35 to 24:00Taurus rising

Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.

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Placements

Abebe Bikila’s planets by sign
Sun14° Leo 38'
MoonLibra
Mercury1° Virgo 18'℞
Venus4° Cancer 06'
Mars1° Cancer 42'
Jupiter29° Leo 09'
Saturn0° Aquarius 25'℞
Uranus23° Aries 21'℞
Neptune6° Virgo 51'
Pluto22° Cancer 19'
North Node17° Pisces 27'
South Node17° Virgo 27'

Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.

Abebe Bikila’s planets, sign by sign

Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Abebe Bikila’s private life.

  1. Sun in Leo

    14° Leo 38' at midday

    purpose and vitality

    Purpose for Abebe Bikila is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.

  2. Moon in Libra

    Libra, all day

    needs and habits

    A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off Abebe's whole afternoon. Comfort comes from pleasant company and pleasant spaces. The habit to watch is smoothing things over before they have worked out what they want.

  3. Mercury in Virgo

    1° Virgo 18' at midday ℞

    mind and voice

    For Abebe, Mercury in Virgo points to thinking that is precise and attentive to detail, and to clear communication, because the facts have usually been checked first. The catch is fixating on a small error and losing sight of the larger point. This is the placement that edits a message three times before sending something everyone else would have sent in one go.

  4. Venus in Cancer

    4° Cancer 06' at midday

    love and values

    Venus in Cancer loves by nurturing, and for Abebe that suggests valuing emotional safety over almost anything else in a relationship. Old hurts tend to linger here long after the person who caused them has changed. This is a Venus that feeds people, checks on people and quietly keeps score of who has shown up in return.

  5. Mars in Cancer

    1° Cancer 42' at midday

    drive and anger

    Mars in Cancer acts to protect the people and things that matter, and its anger is usually about feeling hurt more than feeling wronged. The habit to watch, for Abebe, may be going quiet or indirect instead of naming the upset. Other people tend to notice a shift of mood and take a while to trace it back to its cause.

  6. Jupiter in Leo

    29° Leo 09' at midday

    growth and excess

    Jupiter in Leo grows through creative confidence and a willingness to take up space. For Abebe the overreach may be overselling their own contribution or expecting more credit than a situation calls for. There is a natural showmanship here that lifts a room, and occasionally a story that grows a little in the retelling.

  7. Saturn in Aquarius

    0° Aquarius 25' at midday ℞

    discipline and doubt

    With Saturn in Aquarius, Abebe's discipline probably gathers around belonging to a group on their own terms; it is the placement of the one-time outsider. The doubt means holding back the stranger ideas until there is no risk of mockery. The outsider often ends up as a trusted voice in exactly the kind of community that once seemed unlikely to accept them.

  8. Uranus in Aries

    23° Aries 21' at midday ℞

    freedom, generational

    Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Abebe shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.

  9. Neptune in Virgo

    6° Virgo 51' at midday

    imagination, generational

    Neptune moves slowly, so Abebe shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.

  10. Pluto in Cancer

    22° Cancer 19' at midday

    power, generational

    Pluto in Cancer dates Abebe to an era rather than describing one person. Those born in it live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. What an individual may carry is intensity around belonging and who counts as family.

Aspects in Abebe Bikila’s chart

How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.

  1. Mercury sextile Mars

    about 0.4° at midday

    Speaking up quickly and clearly when it matters comes easily to Abebe Bikila, since thinking and drive work in step. That plain directness serves them well in fast-moving conversations and quick decisions alike.

  2. Mercury conjunction Jupiter

    about 2.2° at midday

    Abebe's thinking is likely to be expansive and enthusiastic, connecting ideas across subjects other people keep separate. It makes for lively conversation, and the habit worth adding is checking the details behind a big idea before committing to it fully.

  3. Venus conjunction Mars

    about 2.4° at midday

    With Venus conjunct Mars, affection and drive are closely linked, so, for Abebe, wanting something and going after it are likely to feel like one impulse. The aspect brings plenty of romantic and creative energy; its test is letting the wanting outlast the first chase.

  4. Mars sextile Jupiter

    about 2.5° at midday

    There is confident, well-aimed energy in this sextile, and not much wasted effort, since Abebe's drive and optimism pull together. Taking the initiative suits Abebe, above all when they commit to one goal and do not scatter their energy across several.

  5. Venus sextile Neptune

    about 2.7° at midday

    Romance and creative warmth tend to be within easy reach for Abebe, thanks to a gentle working link between affection and imagination. The tenderness is soft and pleasant, not an intense longing, and it is the sort that makes ordinary moments with someone feel a little more meaningful.

  6. Mercury sextile Venus

    about 2.8° at midday

    Thinking and affection are easy companions in Abebe's chart, which gives them a natural charm in how they communicate. With Mercury sextile Venus, expressing appreciation and finding the right words go together, especially in moments when they want someone to feel noticed.

The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.

  • Uranus square Plutoabout 1.0°
  • Mercury conjunction Neptuneabout 5.5°
  • Jupiter trine Uranusabout 5.8°
  • Jupiter conjunction Neptuneabout 7.7°

Leo Sun and Libra Moon, like Abebe Bikila

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How this page is made

Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.

Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).

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