Gary Moore’s birth chart
Born 4 April 1952, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aries Sun · Leo Moon
Gary Moore’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
4 April 1952 was a Friday: the day Gary Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their zodiac sign was Aries, with the Moon in Leo. Gary died on 6 February 2011, aged 58. 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 five fire, three water, two air and no earth. Cardinal signs hold six, fixed signs three and mutable signs one. Aries holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury and Jupiter. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Neptune and Pluto, about 1.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 4 April, among them Maya Angelou, Robert Downey Jr. and Heath Ledger.
See the sky the day Gary was born: the stars over Belfast, Northern Ireland, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Gary Moore’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries
about 14° Aries at midday
An Aries Sun starts things. For Gary Moore that points to energy that is direct and impatient with delay, and to feeling most like themselves when there is something to go first at. The work of this placement is finishing what the spark began.
Moon sign
Leo
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Leo Moon feels with its whole heart and needs that to be noticed. Warm attention tends to fill Gary up, and being overlooked can empty them faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends usually bring them back to themselves.
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 Belfast, Northern Ireland, at each hour of the day.
Gary Moore’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Gary 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 4 April 1952, computed for Belfast, Northern Ireland.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:05 | Sagittarius rising |
| 02:05 to 03:50 | Capricorn rising |
| 03:50 to 04:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 04:50 to 05:35 | Pisces rising |
| 05:35 to 06:20 | Aries rising |
| 06:20 to 07:20 | Taurus rising |
| 07:20 to 09:05 | Gemini rising |
| 09:05 to 11:40 | Cancer rising |
| 11:40 to 14:35 | Leo rising |
| 14:35 to 17:30 | Virgo rising |
| 17:30 to 20:30 | Libra rising |
| 20:30 to 23:25 | Scorpio rising |
| 23:25 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 4 April 1952, 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 | 14° Aries 39' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Leo |
| Mercury | 16° Aries 19'℞ |
| Venus | 23° Pisces 16' |
| Mars | 17° Scorpio 50'℞ |
| Jupiter | 24° Aries 08' |
| Saturn | 11° Libra 23'℞ |
| Uranus | 10° Cancer 02' |
| Neptune | 20° Libra 30'℞ |
| Pluto | 19° Leo 15'℞ |
| North Node | 29° Aquarius 43' |
| South Node | 29° Leo 43' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Gary Moore’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Gary Moore’s private life.
With the Sun in Aries, Gary Moore's sense of purpose tends to come alive when there is a clear start line. They probably feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though that energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. The typical pattern is a project launched with excitement, then handed off once the routine sets in.
A Leo Moon needs warmth and acknowledgement worked into everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing can drain Gary faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small Gary did.
Mercury in Aries suggests that Gary thinks in quick, decisive strokes and says what they mean without much preamble. Sometimes the words arrive before the thought is fully formed, which can come across sharper than intended. It is a mind that finishes other people's sentences and prefers a fast decision to a long meeting.
Venus in Pisces loves without much guard, and Gary probably values emotional and even spiritual connection over anything practical. The temptation can be to idealise a partner before really seeing them. Generosity in relationships comes easily here, and so does missing the moment when giving starts to outweigh getting.
In Gary's chart, Mars in Scorpio acts with focus and intensity, and its anger, when it surfaces, tends to be controlled, cutting and hard to forget. The risk with this Mars is holding on to a grievance well past its useful life. A calm exterior gives little warning before a sharp response.
Jupiter in Aries
24° Aries 08' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aries grows through bold, direct action and taking the first step before feeling fully ready. Gary's overreach, on this reading, is starting more than can realistically be finished. A burst of confidence tends to get a new venture off the ground, whether or not the groundwork is in place.
For Gary, Saturn in Libra means discipline built around relationships, and fairness and commitment are trusted slowly. The doubt is overthinking whether a partnership is truly equal. With time, people with this Saturn tend to become the ones others rely on to negotiate and to keep things fair.
Uranus in Cancer
10° Cancer 02' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Gary alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.
Neptune in Libra
20° Libra 30' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Gary 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
19° Leo 15' 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 Gary, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Gary Moore’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.
Saturn square Uranus
about 1.4° at midday
The need for stability and the need for freedom can clash in Gary Moore's chart, producing either rigid routines that eventually snap or sudden breaks from commitments that were meant sincerely. Saturn square Uranus is best answered with structure loose enough to bend before it has to break.
Mars square Pluto
about 1.4° at midday
With Mars square Pluto, Gary's drive can turn into a fight for control, whether the opponent is within them or is someone who resists them. When they redirect that intensity into the work itself, the friction becomes lasting strength.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 1.7° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Gary'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.
Mercury trine Pluto
about 2.9° at midday
Gary's thinking and depth support each other, which gives them a natural ability to work through complex or hidden material without getting overwhelmed. With Mercury trine Pluto, research and difficult conversations both come easily, and Gary can stay with a hard subject long after others have looked away.
Sun opposition Saturn
about 3.3° at midday
With the Sun opposite Saturn, Gary is likely to find that asserting who they are brings them up against the caution, rules or authority figures that seem to stand in the way. Working through that tension builds a confidence that does not need everyone's approval to hold steady.
Jupiter opposition Neptune
about 3.6° at midday
The choice, as this opposition frames it for Gary, is between pursuing a real opportunity and getting lost chasing an idealised version that does not quite exist. Testing an exciting idea against the plain facts protects the optimism; it does not undermine it.
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 1.2°
- Mercury opposition Neptuneabout 4.2°
- Sun trine Plutoabout 4.6°
- Sun square Uranusabout 4.6°
- Jupiter trine Plutoabout 4.9°
- Mercury opposition Saturnabout 4.9°
- Venus trine Marsabout 5.4°
- Sun opposition Neptuneabout 5.8°
- Mercury square Uranusabout 6.3°
Aries Sun and Leo Moon, like Gary Moore
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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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