Hisashi Kato’s birth chart
Born 24 April 1956, in Rifu, Japan. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Taurus Sun · Libra Moon
Hisashi Kato’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Hisashi Kato was born in Rifu, Japan, on 24 April 1956, a Tuesday. The Sun was in Taurus, so Taurus is their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Libra. Hisashi turns 70 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Hisashi; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
Of the ten planets, four are in air signs, three in fire, two in earth and one in water. Fixed signs hold five, cardinal signs three and mutable signs two. The tightest aspect is Mercury square Jupiter, about 0.2° 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: Saturn, Neptune and Pluto. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waxing gibbous to full.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 24 April, among them Barbra Streisand, Shirley MacLaine and Kelly Clarkson.
See the sky the day Hisashi was born: the stars over Rifu, Japan, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Hisashi Kato’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
about 3° Taurus at midday
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Hisashi Kato 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
Libra
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Hisashi, 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 Rifu, Japan, at each hour of the day.
Hisashi Kato’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Hisashi 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 24 April 1956, computed for Rifu, Japan.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:45 | Capricorn rising |
| 00:45 to 02:15 | Aquarius rising |
| 02:15 to 03:30 | Pisces rising |
| 03:30 to 04:45 | Aries rising |
| 04:45 to 06:15 | Taurus rising |
| 06:15 to 08:10 | Gemini rising |
| 08:10 to 10:30 | Cancer rising |
| 10:30 to 13:00 | Leo rising |
| 13:00 to 15:30 | Virgo rising |
| 15:30 to 17:55 | Libra rising |
| 17:55 to 20:25 | Scorpio rising |
| 20:25 to 22:45 | Sagittarius rising |
| 22:45 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 24 April 1956, 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 | 3° Taurus 54' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Libra |
| Mercury | 21° Taurus 44' |
| Venus | 19° Gemini 03' |
| Mars | 5° Aquarius 48' |
| Jupiter | 21° Leo 33' |
| Saturn | 1° Sagittarius 22'℞ |
| Uranus | 28° Cancer 22' |
| Neptune | 28° Libra 55'℞ |
| Pluto | 26° Leo 08'℞ |
| North Node | 8° Sagittarius 29' |
| South Node | 8° Gemini 29' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Hisashi Kato’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Hisashi Kato’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Hisashi Kato'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.
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off Hisashi'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.
With Mercury in Taurus, Hisashi 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 Gemini loves through conversation, wit and mental connection, and tends to find a dull partner harder to stay with than a challenging one. Hisashi probably values variety and being kept interested. Attention may wander with this Venus, and that can be treated as more serious than it is. Banter is the natural way to flirt here, more than anything more direct.
Mars in Aquarius acts on principle, and its anger surfaces most over unfairness or hypocrisy rather than personal slights. Hisashi can detach from a conflict so thoroughly that the other person feels shut out. The issue tends to get argued with heat while the relationship itself is treated with strange calm.
Jupiter in Leo
21° Leo 33' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Leo grows through creative confidence and a willingness to take up space. For Hisashi the overreach may be overselling their own contribution or expecting more credit than a situation calls for. There is a natural showmanship here that lifts a room, and occasionally a story that grows a little in the retelling.
Saturn in Sagittarius builds discipline around belief and meaning, testing a big idea hard before committing to it. In front of people who might challenge a conviction, Hisashi is likely to hedge. Over time, someone with this Saturn often becomes a credible voice on the very questions they once felt they had no right to answer.
Uranus in Cancer
28° Cancer 22' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Hisashi 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
28° Libra 55' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Hisashi 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
26° Leo 08' 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 Hisashi, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Hisashi Kato’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 square Jupiter
about 0.2° at midday
Thinking can run ahead of the evidence when Mercury is square Jupiter, leading to overconfident claims or promises made faster than Hisashi Kato can check them. Matching enthusiasm to what has been verified makes their confidence more durable, not less.
Sun square Mars
about 1.9° at midday
Impatience, or a habit of picking fights that did not need picking, can come from the clash between Hisashi's sense of self and their drive to act. With the Sun square Mars, a pause between the impulse and the action turns this friction into determination they can use.
Venus sextile Jupiter
about 2.5° at midday
Warmth and generosity come naturally to Hisashi and stop short of overextending, because affection and optimism work together in this sextile. Call it comfortable, unforced goodwill, the kind that makes people feel welcome without any performance being needed.
Saturn trine Uranus
about 3.0° at midday
This trine lets Hisashi build lasting structures that still leave room for change, because discipline and independence are allies here. Consistency and originality coexist with ease, and neither of them has to be given up to make room for the other.
Mercury square Pluto
about 4.4° at midday
A simple disagreement can turn into something more charged when Mercury is square Pluto, as Hisashi looks for motives that may not be there. The lesson is trusting a straightforward answer when the evidence supports one, rather than assuming the deeper explanation is always the true one.
Mars sextile Saturn
about 4.4° at midday
Sustained effort feels manageable, not draining, when Mars and Saturn are in sextile, and Hisashi has that combination of drive and discipline. What results is quiet, dependable follow-through, the kind that gets a long project finished while flashier approaches give out halfway.
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.
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 0.5°
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 2.8°
- Jupiter conjunction Plutoabout 4.6°
- Sun opposition Neptuneabout 5.0°
- Saturn square Plutoabout 5.2°
- Sun square Uranusabout 5.5°
- Mars opposition Uranusabout 7.4°
Taurus Sun and Libra Moon, like Hisashi Kato
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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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