Akira Matsunaga’s birth chart
Born 8 August 1948, in Shizuoka, Japan. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Virgo or Libra
Akira Matsunaga’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
8 August 1948 was a Sunday: the day Akira Matsunaga was born in Shizuoka, Japan. That makes Akira a Leo. The Moon changed sign at about 17:30, from Virgo to Libra; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Akira turns 78 in 2026. StarMap has no verified birth time for Akira, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
By element the count is five fire, three air, one water and no earth, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, four and two. Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto all fall in Leo. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Mercury and Neptune: a sextile, about 0.5° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Jupiter was retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 8 August, among them Roger Federer, Dustin Hoffman and Jostein Gaarder.
See the sky the day Akira was born: the stars over Shizuoka, Japan, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Akira Matsunaga’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 15° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Akira Matsunaga 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.
Moon sign
Virgo or Libra
Virgo until about 17:30, then Libra (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 17:30: Moon in Virgo
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Akira is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
Born after about 17:30: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Akira, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.
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 Shizuoka, Japan, at each hour of the day.
Akira Matsunaga’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Akira 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 8 August 1948, computed for Shizuoka, Japan.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:35 | Taurus rising |
| 00:35 to 02:30 | Gemini rising |
| 02:30 to 04:50 | Cancer rising |
| 04:50 to 07:15 | Leo rising |
| 07:15 to 09:40 | Virgo rising |
| 09:40 to 12:05 | Libra rising |
| 12:05 to 14:30 | Scorpio rising |
| 14:30 to 16:50 | Sagittarius rising |
| 16:50 to 18:50 | Capricorn rising |
| 18:50 to 20:20 | Aquarius rising |
| 20:20 to 21:40 | Pisces rising |
| 21:40 to 23:00 | Aries rising |
| 23:00 to 24:00 | Taurus rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 8 August 1948, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 15° Leo 25' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Virgo until about 17:30, then Libra |
| Mercury | 11° Leo 18' |
| Venus | 3° Cancer 00' |
| Mars | 13° Libra 05' |
| Jupiter | 19° Sagittarius 11'℞ |
| Saturn | 24° Leo 43' |
| Uranus | 29° Gemini 08' |
| Neptune | 10° Libra 48' |
| Pluto | 14° Leo 35' |
| North Node | 8° Taurus 44' |
| South Node | 8° Scorpio 44' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Akira Matsunaga’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Akira Matsunaga’s private life.
Purpose for Akira Matsunaga 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.
Moon in Virgo or Libra
Virgo until about 17:30, then Libra
needs and habits
Born before about 17:30: Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Akira's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Akira's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Born after about 17:30: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off Akira'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.
Mercury in Leo gives Akira a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make Akira more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Venus in Cancer loves by nurturing, and for Akira 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.
In Akira's chart, Mars in Libra acts diplomatically and prefers negotiation to confrontation, and its anger tends to stay buried until it is too big to ignore. Avoided consistently, conflict leaves resentment building underneath the calm surface. The pattern is saying yes to something that rankled, then feeling it later.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
19° Sagittarius 11' at midday ℞
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Akira is likely to grow through travel, study and direct experience of things bigger than ordinary life. The excess may be promising more than circumstances can deliver, out of optimism rather than dishonesty. This Jupiter carries a conviction that things will work out, and other people borrow it when theirs runs low.
Saturn in Leo builds discipline around self-expression, and in Akira's chart this placement often starts with a fear of being laughed at or overlooked. The doubt tends to show as playing down achievements before anyone else can. The confidence this placement builds is hard-won and unshowy, and it tends to arrive once the waiting for permission stops.
Uranus in Gemini
29° Gemini 08' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Gemini is shared by Akira and many people born in the same few years. These are people who come of age alongside a revolution in communication, fluent in tools older generations learned later in life. The personal version is a restless need for new information.
Neptune in Libra
10° Libra 48' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Akira among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
14° Leo 35' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Akira, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Akira Matsunaga’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.
Mercury sextile Neptune
about 0.5° at midday
Akira Matsunaga's thinking and imagination cooperate gently, so creative and intuitive ideas are within easy reach. The inventiveness is soft and pleasant rather than analytical, useful for easing a difficult conversation without losing the point of it.
Sun conjunction Pluto
about 0.8° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Pluto, Akira's identity is likely to be intense and transformative, with feelings that run at full volume rather than in moderation. Depth and staying power are the reward, and the thing to outgrow is needing a situation to become a crisis before it feels meaningful.
Mars sextile Pluto
about 1.5° at midday
This sextile joins drive to depth, so resilience and follow-through are likely to be available to Akira without constant conflict. Akira is likely to handle pressure better than most, and at a lower cost than expected, largely because a fight is rarely needed to prove the point.
Mercury sextile Mars
about 1.8° at midday
Speaking up quickly and clearly when it matters comes easily to Akira, since thinking and drive work in step. That plain directness serves them well in fast-moving conversations and quick decisions alike.
Mars conjunction Neptune
about 2.3° at midday
Drive is idealistic and imaginative where Mars meets Neptune, and Akira is likely to act most powerfully in the service of something they believe in. The energy is inspired. What it wants is a big vision grounded in a plan specific enough to carry out.
Sun sextile Mars
about 2.3° at midday
Akira's identity and energy work together, giving them an easy confidence that is there when they decide to use it. With this aspect, taking the initiative comes more naturally than might be expected, especially when the stakes are theirs to own.
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.
- Mercury conjunction Plutoabout 3.3°
- Sun trine Jupiterabout 3.8°
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 3.8°
- Venus conjunction Uranusabout 3.9°
- Sun conjunction Mercuryabout 4.1°
- Saturn sextile Uranusabout 4.4°
- Jupiter trine Plutoabout 4.6°
- Sun sextile Neptuneabout 4.6°
- Jupiter trine Saturnabout 5.5°
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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.
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