George Takei’s birth chart
Born 20 April 1937, in Los Angeles, California. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sun in Aries or Taurus · Moon in Leo or Virgo
George Takei’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
George Takei was born in Los Angeles, California, on 20 April 1937, a Tuesday. The Sun moved from Aries into Taurus at about 04:20 local time that day, so the zodiac sign depends on the birth time: Aries for a birth before then, Taurus after. The Moon was in Leo until about 00:15 and in Virgo afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. George turns 89 in 2026. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the eight planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in earth signs, two in fire and two in water; none is in air. Cardinal signs hold three, mutable signs three and fixed signs two. Closest of the aspects is the opposition between Jupiter and Pluto, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Venus, Mars and Neptune were retrograde. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 12 other people born on 20 April, among them Jessica Lange, Andy Serkis and Felix Baumgartner.
See the sky the day George was born: the stars over Los Angeles, California, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
George Takei’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 04:20, then Taurus (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 04:20: Sun in Aries
An Aries Sun starts things. For George Takei 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.
Born after about 04:20: Sun in Taurus
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to George 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
Leo or Virgo
Leo until about 00:15, then Virgo (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 00:15: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon feels with its whole heart and needs that to be noticed. Warm attention tends to fill George up, and being overlooked can empty them faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends usually bring them back to themselves.
Born after about 00:15: Moon in Virgo
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, George 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.
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 Los Angeles, California, at each hour of the day.
George Takei’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for George 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 20 April 1937, computed for Los Angeles, California.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 01:10 to 02:40 | Aquarius rising |
| 02:40 to 04:00 | Pisces rising |
| 04:00 to 05:20 | Aries rising |
| 05:20 to 06:55 | Taurus rising |
| 06:55 to 08:50 | Gemini rising |
| 08:50 to 11:10 | Cancer rising |
| 11:10 to 13:35 | Leo rising |
| 13:35 to 16:00 | Virgo rising |
| 16:00 to 18:20 | Libra rising |
| 18:20 to 20:45 | Scorpio rising |
| 20:45 to 23:05 | Sagittarius rising |
| 23:05 to 24:00 | Capricorn 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 20 April 1937, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. The Sun is drawn at its midday place; it moved from Aries into Taurus at about 04:20, so its sign depends on the birth time. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | Aries until about 04:20, then Taurus |
|---|---|
| Moon | Leo until about 00:15, then Virgo |
| Mercury | 20° Taurus 08' |
| Venus | 25° Aries 51'℞ |
| Mars | 5° Sagittarius 17'℞ |
| Jupiter | 26° Capricorn 22' |
| Saturn | 29° Pisces 30' |
| Uranus | 9° Taurus 02' |
| Neptune | 16° Virgo 32'℞ |
| Pluto | 26° Cancer 31' |
| North Node | 16° Sagittarius 13' |
| South Node | 16° Gemini 13' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
George Takei’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about George Takei’s private life.
Sun in Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 04:20, then Taurus
purpose and vitality
Born before about 04:20: Sun in Aries
With the Sun in Aries, George Takei'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.
Born after about 04:20: Sun in Taurus
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and George'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 Leo or Virgo
Leo until about 00:15, then Virgo
needs and habits
Born before about 00:15: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon needs warmth and acknowledgement worked into everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing can drain George faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small George did.
Born after about 00:15: Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle George's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when George's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
With Mercury in Taurus, George is likely to think slowly and thoroughly, and a conclusion once reached is rarely revisited without good reason. The communication style is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what they already believe may have to wait a while for a hearing.
Venus in Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For George 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 Sagittarius acts boldly and wants room to move while doing it, and its anger flares fast over anything that feels like a limit on freedom. George may speak bluntly in the heat of the moment and smooth it over later. Given the choice, this placement walks away from a fight rather than staying to work it out.
Jupiter in Capricorn
26° Capricorn 22' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and George would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
Saturn in Pisces builds discipline around boundaries, and it usually starts from a habit of carrying feelings that belong to other people. For George, the doubt is likely to take the form of guilt for protecting their own time and energy. What this Saturn works towards is a quiet, mature compassion, once it is clear that a boundary and a closed heart are not the same thing.
Uranus in Taurus
9° Taurus 02' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that George shares with many people born within a few years. That generation rethinks ownership, land and what security means, often through technology that unsettles older arrangements. Personally, that may be a reluctance to prize things simply because an older generation did.
Neptune in Virgo
16° Virgo 32' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so George 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.
Pluto in Cancer
26° Cancer 31' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates George 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 George Takei’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.
Jupiter opposition Pluto
about 0.2° at midday
In this opposition, the urge to expand outward meets a need to control the process so tightly that it limits the very growth being sought. When George Takei loosens their grip on the outcome, the opportunity itself tends to get through.
Venus square Jupiter
about 0.5° at midday
Under this square, George's generosity can run past what is sustainable, whether in time, affection or promises made in a warm moment. The warmth is sincere; the work is matching it to a scale that can be kept up over the months that follow the excitement, not only the first one.
Venus square Pluto
about 0.7° at midday
Where Venus squares Pluto, the desire for closeness can get tangled with control, and the aspect is associated with jealousy, possessiveness or testing a partner's loyalty. Whenever George chooses trust over control, that intensity becomes a strength instead of a strain.
Saturn trine Pluto
about 3.0° at midday
Discipline and the capacity for transformation work together under Saturn trine Pluto, so George can rebuild after a setback with a strength that outlasts the difficulty. Such endurance is quiet and formidable, and other people tend to notice it only in hindsight, once the hard period has passed.
Jupiter sextile Saturn
about 3.1° at midday
A workable, grounded kind of optimism comes from this sextile, in which George's sense of possibility and sense of structure assist each other. The plans they make tend to hold together, even under the sort of pressure that scatters looser ones.
Mercury trine Neptune
about 3.6° at midday
George probably has a natural gift for metaphor, storytelling and intuitive leaps, the work of thinking and imagination in easy partnership. With Mercury trine Neptune, communicating something hard to put into words comes easily, in a way that other people often find memorable.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Sun square Plutoabout 3.8°
- Sun square Jupiterabout 3.9°
- Sun conjunction Venusabout 4.5°
- Mars trine Saturnabout 5.8°
- Mercury trine Jupiterabout 6.2°
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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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