Enya’s birth chart
Born 17 May 1961, in Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Enya’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Enya was born in Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland, on 17 May 1961, a Wednesday. Their zodiac sign is Taurus. The Moon changed sign at about 14:15, from Gemini to Cancer; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Enya turns 65 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
By element the count is three fire, three earth, two air and one water, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. Fixed signs hold five, cardinal signs two and mutable signs two. Closest of the aspects is the opposition between Mars and Jupiter, about 1.0° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Two planets were retrograde all day: Saturn and Neptune. Pluto changed direction that day, turning direct, so whether it was retrograde at the birth depends on the hour. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 11 other people born on 17 May, among them Jean Gabin, Dennis Hopper and Bob Saget.
Enya’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 26° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Enya than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon sign
Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 14:15, then Cancer (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 14:15: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Enya, 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.
Born after about 14:15: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Enya that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
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 Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland, at each hour of the day.
Enya’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Enya 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 17 May 1961, computed for Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:30 | Sagittarius rising |
| 00:30 to 02:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 02:10 to 03:10 | Aquarius rising |
| 03:10 to 03:55 | Pisces rising |
| 03:55 to 04:40 | Aries rising |
| 04:40 to 05:40 | Taurus rising |
| 05:40 to 07:20 | Gemini rising |
| 07:20 to 09:55 | Cancer rising |
| 09:55 to 12:55 | Leo rising |
| 12:55 to 15:55 | Virgo rising |
| 15:55 to 18:50 | Libra rising |
| 18:50 to 21:50 | Scorpio rising |
| 21:50 to 24:00 | Sagittarius 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 17 May 1961, 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° Taurus 17' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini until about 14:15, then Cancer |
| Mercury | 13° Gemini 09' |
| Venus | 16° Aries 49' |
| Mars | 6° Leo 00' |
| Jupiter | 7° Aquarius 02' |
| Saturn | 29° Capricorn 48'℞ |
| Uranus | 21° Leo 48' |
| Neptune | 9° Scorpio 29'℞ |
| Pluto | 5° Virgo 32'turned direct that day |
| North Node | 2° Virgo 04' |
| South Node | 2° Pisces 04' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Enya’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Enya’s private life.
Sun in Taurus
26° Taurus 17' at midday
purpose and vitality
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Enya's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.
Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 14:15, then Cancer
needs and habits
Born before about 14:15: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Enya 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.
Born after about 14:15: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, Enya's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Mercury in Gemini
13° Gemini 09' at midday
mind and voice
Enya's Mercury in Gemini describes a mind that moves fast across many subjects at once and communicates easily in almost any setting. The tension is skimming the surface of a topic and moving on before going deep enough to be sure of it. The result is knowing a little about a great many things.
Venus in Aries
16° Aries 49' at midday
love and values
Venus in Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For Enya that suggests an interest that can fade once the chase is over. The pattern is to fall fast and to need a relationship to keep feeling like a choice, not a routine.
Mars in Leo
6° Leo 00' at midday
drive and anger
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Enya its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
Jupiter in Aquarius
7° Aquarius 02' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aquarius grows through community, ideas and causes bigger than one life. Enya may put so much trust in a theory or a group that its practical flaws are overlooked. Optimism about the future can make them a natural organiser of other people's efforts.
Saturn in Capricorn
29° Capricorn 48' at midday ℞
discipline and doubt
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 Enya, 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
21° Leo 48' at midday
freedom, generational
Enya 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
9° Scorpio 29' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Enya 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
5° Virgo 32' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Enya 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 Enya’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 opposition Jupiter
about 1.0° at midday
Mars opposite Jupiter pits Enya's own direct action against other people's grander plans or expectations, which can end in overcommitting to someone else's vision. Enya's own sense of scale is usually a better guide than anyone else's.
Jupiter square Neptune
about 2.5° at midday
Jupiter square Neptune lets optimism drift into wishful thinking, and plans can end up built more on hope than on a clear reading of the situation. For Enya the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Mars square Neptune
about 3.5° at midday
Under this square, drive can dissolve into confusion or self-doubt just when clarity matters most, especially around goals that involve other people's expectations. It helps Enya to separate the plan itself from the feeling of overwhelm that surrounds it.
Sun trine Saturn
about 3.5° at midday
Effort and identity feel like the same project under a Sun-Saturn trine, because Enya's sense of self and capacity for discipline reinforce each other. What they build tends to last, since ambition and patience are already in agreement.
Mercury sextile Venus
about 3.7° at midday
Thinking and affection are easy companions in Enya'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.
Sun square Uranus
about 4.5° at midday
When the Sun is square Uranus, Enya's identity keeps bumping against a need to break from convention, which can look like sudden changes of direction that surprise the people nearby. The skill is choosing those disruptions rather than letting restlessness choose them.
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 4.0°
- Venus trine Uranusabout 5.0°
- Mercury trine Jupiterabout 6.1°
- Mars opposition Saturnabout 6.2°
- Jupiter conjunction Saturnabout 7.2°
Taurus Suns born within 2 years of Enya
Also born on 17 May
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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