Atom Egoyan’s birth chart
Born 19 July 1960, in Cairo, Egypt. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Cancer Sun · Gemini Moon
Atom Egoyan’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Atom Egoyan was born on Tuesday, 19 July 1960, in Cairo, Egypt. That makes Atom a Cancer, with the Moon in Gemini. Atom turns 66 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Atom; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
By element the count is three fire, three earth, three water and one air. Fixed signs hold four, cardinal signs three and mutable signs three. Closest of the aspects is the square between Mars and Uranus, about 0.8° 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, Jupiter and Saturn. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 13 other people born on 19 July, among them Brian May, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Padalecki.
See the sky the day Atom was born: the stars over Cairo, Egypt, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Atom Egoyan’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Cancer
about 26° Cancer at midday
A Cancer Sun protects. For Atom Egoyan, home, memory and the people they have decided are theirs tend to sit at the centre of things, and they probably read a room before anyone speaks. Care is the strength of this Sun, and their task is to include themselves in it.
Moon sign
Gemini
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Atom, talking, writing and switching perspective are likely ways to settle, and silence can make small worries loud. They probably need people who let them think out loud.
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 Cairo, Egypt, at each hour of the day.
Atom Egoyan’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Atom 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 19 July 1960, computed for Cairo, Egypt.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:35 | Aries rising |
| 00:35 to 02:10 | Taurus rising |
| 02:10 to 04:10 | Gemini rising |
| 04:10 to 06:30 | Cancer rising |
| 06:30 to 08:50 | Leo rising |
| 08:50 to 11:05 | Virgo rising |
| 11:05 to 13:25 | Libra rising |
| 13:25 to 15:45 | Scorpio rising |
| 15:45 to 18:05 | Sagittarius rising |
| 18:05 to 20:05 | Capricorn rising |
| 20:05 to 21:40 | Aquarius rising |
| 21:40 to 23:05 | Pisces rising |
| 23:05 to 24:00 | Aries 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 19 July 1960, 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 | 26° Cancer 40' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini |
| Mercury | 22° Cancer 54'℞ |
| Venus | 4° Leo 02' |
| Mars | 20° Taurus 38' |
| Jupiter | 25° Sagittarius 20'℞ |
| Saturn | 14° Capricorn 14'℞ |
| Uranus | 19° Leo 50' |
| Neptune | 6° Scorpio 21' |
| Pluto | 4° Virgo 34' |
| North Node | 16° Virgo 52' |
| South Node | 16° Pisces 52' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Atom Egoyan’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Atom Egoyan’s private life.
With the Sun in Cancer, Atom Egoyan is likely to feel most alive when caring for people and places that matter to them, and purpose is tied to belonging somewhere. Feeling unneeded is the sore spot for this placement, and it can be taken personally. The whole day may go better after checking in on someone they love.
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Atom is likely to settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. A day with no one to talk to can leave them restless. The habit is to message a friend the moment something comes to mind, before deciding what to think about it.
Mercury in Cancer thinks in terms of memory and feeling as much as logic, and Atom probably communicates best when there is emotional trust in the room. Mood can colour how a fact gets delivered or received. Years after the details have faded, this is a mind that remembers exactly how a conversation felt.
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Atom, the tension this suggests is needing steady reassurance of still being adored. Their gestures tend to be grand and thoughtful, and it can sting when those go unnoticed.
Mars in Taurus acts deliberately and sticks with a course once chosen, and its anger builds slowly but takes a long time to cool once it arrives. At times Atom may dig in out of stubbornness rather than conviction. It takes real provocation to make this Mars snap, and the rattled feeling tends to last a while afterwards.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
25° Sagittarius 20' at midday ℞
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Atom 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 is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Atom, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Uranus in Leo
19° Leo 50' at midday
freedom, generational
Atom shares Uranus in Leo with a generation, one that redefines self-expression and individuality, often through forms of creativity and visibility that were not available before. Closer to home, it suggests being comfortable with being seen in ways older relatives find unfamiliar.
Neptune in Scorpio
6° Scorpio 21' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Atom shares with many people of a similar age. Its imagination is drawn to the hidden, the taboo and the transformative, with a wider cultural fascination for secrets and endings. In an individual that can be a pull towards mystery for its own sake.
Pluto in Virgo
4° Virgo 34' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Atom and many people born in the same span of years. That generation lives through deep change in work, in how services are organised, and in daily life itself. In one person that can be intensity around control, order and how much any one system can carry.
Aspects in Atom Egoyan’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.
Mars square Uranus
about 0.8° at midday
This square can make drive turn abrupt, leading to sudden decisions or breaks that surprise Atom Egoyan as much as they surprise everyone nearby. A brief pause before the impulsive move keeps the courage and loses the recklessness.
Mercury sextile Mars
about 2.3° at midday
Speaking up quickly and clearly when it matters comes easily to Atom, since thinking and drive work in step. That plain directness serves them well in fast-moving conversations and quick decisions alike.
Venus square Neptune
about 2.3° at midday
Under Venus square Neptune, affection can blur into an idealised picture of love, and disappointment follows when a real person or relationship falls short of the dream. Atom's task is to love what is there, which tends to prove more durable than loving the fantasy.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 3.8° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Atom's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
Jupiter trine Uranus
about 5.5° at midday
Jupiter trine Uranus gives Atom a knack for spotting unconventional opportunities before other people do, which is what a sense of possibility and originality produce together. Growth arrives through new directions, ones a more cautious approach would probably have missed.
Mars trine Saturn
about 6.4° at midday
Staying power on long, difficult goals is what Mars trine Saturn offers, with drive and discipline reinforcing each other. Atom is likely to get more done, more consistently, than the visible effort would suggest, which is a quiet advantage over time.
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.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 1.8°
- Sun conjunction Venusabout 7.4°
Cancer Sun and Gemini Moon, like Atom Egoyan
Also born on 19 July
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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