José Altafini’s birth chart
Born 24 July 1938, in Piracicaba, Brazil. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Gemini or Cancer
José Altafini’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
24 July 1938 was a Sunday: the day José Altafini was born in Piracicaba, Brazil. Their zodiac sign is Leo. The Moon changed sign at about 19:55, from Gemini to Cancer; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. José turns 88 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 nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in fire signs, three in earth and two in water; none is in air. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is two, four and three. Leo holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury and Mars. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Sun and Mars: a conjunction, about 0.1° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. One planet was retrograde: Jupiter. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 15 other people born on 24 July, among them Jennifer Lopez, Nayib Bukele and Anna Paquin.
See the sky the day José was born: the stars over Piracicaba, Brazil, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
José Altafini’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 1° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For José Altafini that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.
Moon sign
Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 19:55, then Cancer (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 19:55: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For José, talking, writing and switching perspective are likely ways to settle, and silence can make small worries loud. They probably need people who let them think out loud.
Born after about 19:55: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For José that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
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 Piracicaba, Brazil, at each hour of the day.
José Altafini’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for José 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 July 1938, computed for Piracicaba, Brazil.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:15 | Aries rising |
| 00:15 to 02:35 | Taurus rising |
| 02:35 to 04:45 | Gemini rising |
| 04:45 to 06:50 | Cancer rising |
| 06:50 to 08:35 | Leo rising |
| 08:35 to 10:05 | Virgo rising |
| 10:05 to 11:35 | Libra rising |
| 11:35 to 13:20 | Scorpio rising |
| 13:20 to 15:20 | Sagittarius rising |
| 15:20 to 17:35 | Capricorn rising |
| 17:35 to 19:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 19:50 to 22:05 | Pisces rising |
| 22:05 to 24:00 | Aries 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 July 1938, 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 | 1° Leo 02' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini until about 19:55, then Cancer |
| Mercury | 27° Leo 11' |
| Venus | 11° Virgo 56' |
| Mars | 1° Leo 05' |
| Jupiter | 0° Pisces 34'℞ |
| Saturn | 18° Aries 00' |
| Uranus | 17° Taurus 26' |
| Neptune | 19° Virgo 08' |
| Pluto | 29° Cancer 43' |
| North Node | 24° Scorpio 39' |
| South Node | 24° Taurus 39' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
José Altafini’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about José Altafini’s private life.
Purpose for José Altafini is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.
Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 19:55, then Cancer
needs and habits
Born before about 19:55: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and José is likely to settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. A day with no one to talk to can leave them restless. The habit is to message a friend the moment something comes to mind, before deciding what to think about it.
Born after about 19:55: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, José's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Mercury in Leo gives José a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make José more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
With Venus in Virgo, José is likely to love through small, practical acts of service and to value competence and reliability in a partner. People with this Venus tend to be hardest on those they love most, and can mistake giving notes for giving care. They may try to fix a partner's problem before simply listening to it.
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for José its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
Jupiter in Pisces
0° Pisces 34' at midday ℞
growth and excess
For José, Jupiter in Pisces means finding growth in compassion, imagination and a willingness to trust things that cannot be fully explained. The overreach is an idealism about people or situations that the facts do not quite support. Others lean on this generosity of spirit more than they let on.
Saturn in Aries builds discipline around learning to act with patience instead of pure impulse. For José, that suggests a doubt that takes the form of second-guessing: too fast, or not fast enough? Confidence in their own initiative tends to come slowly, once the rush goes out of every decision.
Uranus in Taurus
17° Taurus 26' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that José 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
19° Virgo 08' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so José 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
29° Cancer 43' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates José 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 José Altafini’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.
Sun conjunction Mars
about 0.1° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mars, José Altafini's will and identity are fused, which makes for strong, immediate drive and a low tolerance for sitting still. They probably act on impulse more often than most, and aiming that energy at a goal of their own serves them better than using it up on the first thing in front of them.
Sun conjunction Pluto
about 1.3° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Pluto, José's identity is likely to be intense and transformative, with feelings that run at full volume rather than in moderation. Depth and staying power are the reward, and the thing to outgrow is needing a situation to become a crisis before it feels meaningful.
Mars conjunction Pluto
about 1.4° at midday
With Mars conjunct Pluto, drive tends to be intense and relentless, and once José is committed to something they are likely to see it through whatever the cost. There is staying power to spare, so the art is in choosing battles, and keeping that intensity away from the ones that do not deserve it.
Mercury opposition Jupiter
about 3.4° at midday
With Mercury opposite Jupiter, José's own considered opinion has to compete with other people's big claims and grand theories, and it is easy to get swept into someone else's certainty. For José, trusting their own careful thinking usually works better than borrowing that confidence.
Venus trine Uranus
about 5.5° at midday
Closeness does not have to feel confining for José, because under this trine affection and independence sit easily together. Excitement and stability manage to coexist, more comfortably than the usual choice between the two would suggest.
Venus conjunction Neptune
about 7.2° at midday
Love, for José, is likely to be romantic and idealistic, drawn to a kind of connection that feels almost transcendent. Venus conjunct Neptune brings tenderness and imagination, along with the task of seeing a partner clearly and not only through the ideal built around them.
One more aspect, listed without a reading. It is between two of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, whose aspects hold for years at a time, so everyone born while it holds shares it.
- Uranus trine Neptuneabout 1.7°
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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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