Joe Alaskey’s birth chart
Born 17 April 1952, in Troy, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aries Sun · Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
Joe Alaskey’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
17 April 1952 was a Thursday: the day Joe Alaskey was born in Troy, New York. That made Joe an Aries. The Moon was in Capricorn until about 08:45 and in Aquarius afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Joe died on 3 February 2016, aged 63. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, five are in fire signs, two in air and two in water; none is in earth. By modality the count is seven cardinal, two fixed and no mutable. Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter all fall in Aries. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Saturn and Uranus: a square, about 0.1° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Five planets were retrograde: Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto. Over the course of the day the Moon went from last quarter to waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 12 other people born on 17 April, among them Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Garner and William Holden.
See the sky the day Joe was born: the stars over Troy, New York, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Joe Alaskey’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries
about 27° Aries at midday
An Aries Sun starts things. For Joe Alaskey 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
Capricorn or Aquarius
Capricorn until about 08:45, then Aquarius (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 08:45: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Joe may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
Born after about 08:45: Moon in Aquarius
An Aquarius Moon feels from a step back. Joe is likely to understand an emotion better than they inhabit it, and to need space and ideas to process. For this Moon, friends are family and freedom is security.
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 Troy, New York, at each hour of the day.
Joe Alaskey’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Joe 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 April 1952, computed for Troy, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:40 | Capricorn rising |
| 01:40 to 03:05 | Aquarius rising |
| 03:05 to 04:15 | Pisces rising |
| 04:15 to 05:20 | Aries rising |
| 05:20 to 06:45 | Taurus rising |
| 06:45 to 08:40 | Gemini rising |
| 08:40 to 11:00 | Cancer rising |
| 11:00 to 13:35 | Leo rising |
| 13:35 to 16:10 | Virgo rising |
| 16:10 to 18:45 | Libra rising |
| 18:45 to 21:20 | Scorpio rising |
| 21:20 to 23:45 | Sagittarius rising |
| 23:45 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 17 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 | 27° Aries 36' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Capricorn until about 08:45, then Aquarius |
| Mercury | 8° Aries 45'℞ |
| Venus | 9° Aries 31' |
| Mars | 15° Scorpio 06'℞ |
| Jupiter | 27° Aries 19' |
| Saturn | 10° Libra 23'℞ |
| Uranus | 10° Cancer 18' |
| Neptune | 20° Libra 08'℞ |
| Pluto | 19° Leo 08'℞ |
| North Node | 28° Aquarius 47' |
| South Node | 28° Leo 47' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Joe Alaskey’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Joe Alaskey’s private life.
With the Sun in Aries, Joe Alaskey'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.
Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
Capricorn until about 08:45, then Aquarius
needs and habits
Born before about 08:45: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Joe's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
Born after about 08:45: Moon in Aquarius
An Aquarius Moon processes daily feelings by stepping back and thinking them through rather than sitting inside them, and Joe is likely to need a degree of independence built into any close relationship. The temptation is to analyse a feeling instead of simply having it. Even after a good day with people, this Moon needs time alone to recover.
Mercury in Aries suggests that Joe 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 Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For Joe 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.
In Joe'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
27° Aries 19' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aries grows through bold, direct action and taking the first step before feeling fully ready. Joe'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 Joe, 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 18' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Joe 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 08' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Joe 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 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 Joe, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Joe Alaskey’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 0.1° at midday
The need for stability and the need for freedom can clash in Joe Alaskey'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.
Sun conjunction Jupiter
about 0.3° at midday
Joe's identity carries a natural optimism and a generous sense of scale, so they tend to think bigger than the room requires. Confidence comes easily with the Sun conjunct Jupiter, and the discipline worth building is matching that optimism with follow-through.
Mercury conjunction Venus
about 0.8° at midday
Mercury conjunct Venus ties Joe's thinking closely to what they love, so they probably talk about affection and beauty with ease. It lends a diplomatic, pleasant way of putting things, especially when the subject is close to the heart.
Venus square Uranus
about 0.8° at midday
In Joe's chart the desire for closeness and the need for freedom can work against each other, and this square is known for sudden shifts in an otherwise good relationship. The remedy is to build enough independence into the relationship that none has to be created by pulling away.
Venus opposition Saturn
about 0.9° at midday
The pull in this aspect is between wanting closeness and a wariness that keeps testing whether it will last. For Joe, letting someone prove themselves gradually, instead of doubting them from the outset, tends to build security sooner than suspicion does.
Mercury square Uranus
about 1.6° at midday
With Mercury square Uranus, the mind can jump so quickly that other people struggle to follow, or Joe may dismiss a slower approach that had merit. A good idea, paced, gives other people the chance to use 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 1.0°
- Mercury opposition Saturnabout 1.6°
- Mars square Plutoabout 4.0°
- Mars trine Uranusabout 4.8°
- Jupiter opposition Neptuneabout 7.2°
- Sun opposition Neptuneabout 7.5°
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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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