Hrant Dink’s birth chart
Born 15 September 1954, in Malatya, Turkey. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Virgo Sun · Moon in Aries or Taurus
Hrant Dink’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Hrant Dink was born in Malatya, Turkey, on 15 September 1954, a Wednesday. Their zodiac sign was Virgo. The Moon left Aries for Taurus at about 15:45 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. Hrant died on 19 January 2007, aged 52. 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 four water, two earth, two air and one fire, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. Cardinal signs hold five, fixed signs three and mutable signs one. Closest of the aspects is the square between Jupiter and Neptune, about 0.3° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Every planet was moving direct. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 16 other people born on 15 September, among them Jolin Tsai, Tom Hardy and Oliver Stone.
See the sky the day Hrant was born: the stars over Malatya, Turkey, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Hrant Dink’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Virgo
about 22° Virgo at midday
A Virgo Sun refines. Hrant Dink is likely to notice what could be better and quietly make it so, keeping the highest standards for themselves. The art of this placement is knowing when good enough is the wiser choice.
Moon sign
Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 15:45, then Taurus (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 15:45: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Hrant is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.
Born after about 15:45: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon feels through the body and its surroundings. On this reading, good food, familiar places and slow evenings are what restore Hrant, and sudden change lands hard. Once they feel safe, they can be the steadiest person in the room.
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 Malatya, Turkey, at each hour of the day.
Hrant Dink’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Hrant 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 15 September 1954, computed for Malatya, Turkey.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:55 | Cancer rising |
| 00:55 to 03:25 | Leo rising |
| 03:25 to 05:55 | Virgo rising |
| 05:55 to 08:20 | Libra rising |
| 08:20 to 10:50 | Scorpio rising |
| 10:50 to 13:10 | Sagittarius rising |
| 13:10 to 15:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 15:10 to 16:35 | Aquarius rising |
| 16:35 to 17:50 | Pisces rising |
| 17:50 to 19:05 | Aries rising |
| 19:05 to 20:35 | Taurus rising |
| 20:35 to 22:30 | Gemini rising |
| 22:30 to 24:00 | Cancer 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 15 September 1954, 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 | 22° Virgo 01' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Aries until about 15:45, then Taurus |
| Mercury | 11° Libra 07' |
| Venus | 7° Scorpio 49' |
| Mars | 9° Capricorn 03' |
| Jupiter | 24° Cancer 13' |
| Saturn | 6° Scorpio 23' |
| Uranus | 26° Cancer 39' |
| Neptune | 24° Libra 34' |
| Pluto | 25° Leo 33' |
| North Node | 12° Capricorn 00' |
| South Node | 12° Cancer 00' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Hrant Dink’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Hrant Dink’s private life.
A Virgo Sun finds purpose in being useful and doing a job properly, and Hrant Dink's energy tends to stay steady as long as there is a task worth doing well. Rest is the hard part, because it can feel undeserved until everything is fixed. Typically a piece of work is still being adjusted long after everyone else would call it finished.
Moon in Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 15:45, then Taurus
needs and habits
Born before about 15:45: Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For Hrant, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.
Born after about 15:45: Moon in Taurus
A Taurus Moon needs routine, familiar food and physical comfort to feel steady from day to day. A sudden change of schedule probably unsettles Hrant more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Mercury in Libra thinks by weighing both sides, and Hrant tends to communicate diplomatically, often finding the version of an idea that will land well with whoever is listening. Settling on an opinion can take so long that the moment for it passes. They may change their mind in the middle of a conversation because the other point had merit.
Venus in Scorpio loves intensely and privately, and Hrant is likely to value depth and total honesty over ease. Testing loyalty can create the very distance this placement fears most. There is an all-or-nothing quality to how this Venus commits, with little interest in anything in between.
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Hrant's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
Jupiter in Cancer
24° Cancer 13' at midday
growth and excess
For Hrant, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Hrant letting go of either is unlikely to come easily. The doubt is bracing for betrayal even in relationships that have given no reason for it. Comfort with vulnerability can come in the end, and the work it takes is seldom seen by others.
Uranus in Cancer
26° Cancer 39' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Hrant 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
24° Libra 34' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Hrant 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
25° Leo 33' 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 Hrant, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Hrant Dink’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 square Neptune
about 0.3° 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 Hrant Dink the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Venus sextile Mars
about 1.2° at midday
A sextile between Venus and Mars tends to let Hrant go after what they like without much inner conflict, because affection and drive are pulling the same way. It is a pleasant, workable confidence, at its most useful in the early stages of anything new.
Venus conjunction Saturn
about 1.4° at midday
Venus conjunct Saturn describes a serious, committed way of loving, and Hrant is likely to treat a relationship as something to build, not simply to enjoy. Loyalty comes with it. So does the harder task of trusting that affection can be deserved before it has been worked for.
Mercury square Mars
about 2.1° at midday
With Mercury square Mars, thought and impulse can clash, and sharp words get said before Hrant has fully thought them through. The remedy is a short pause between the thought and the sentence, which changes very little except the outcome.
Sun sextile Jupiter
about 2.2° at midday
Optimism is part of who Hrant is, and it tends to show them open doors, provided they are willing to walk through. With some deliberate effort behind it, the outlook of a Sun-Jupiter sextile becomes momentum that carries past the first burst of enthusiasm.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus
about 2.4° at midday
Growth comes suddenly and by unconventional routes with Jupiter conjunct Uranus, and Hrant is likely to be drawn to opportunities that break from the expected path. Openness to change is the strength. Following through on one bold idea before moving on to the next is the discipline.
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 1.0°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 2.1°
- Mars sextile Saturnabout 2.7°
- Sun sextile Uranusabout 4.6°
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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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