Michelle Trachtenberg’s birth chart
Born 11 October 1985, in New York City, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Virgo Moon
Michelle Trachtenberg’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Michelle Trachtenberg was born on Friday, 11 October 1985, in New York City, New York. That made Michelle a Libra, with the Moon in Virgo. Michelle died on 26 February 2025, aged 39. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Earth carries the most weight: four of the ten planets, against water three, air two and fire one. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is two, four and four. Virgo holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Moon, Venus and Mars. Mercury, Saturn and Pluto all fall in Scorpio. The tightest aspect is Mercury sextile 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. No planet was retrograde. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 11 October, among them Amitabh Bachchan, Cardi B and Bobby Charlton.
Michelle Trachtenberg’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 18° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Michelle Trachtenberg's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Moon sign
Virgo
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Michelle 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 New York City, New York, at each hour of the day.
Michelle Trachtenberg’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Michelle 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 11 October 1985, computed for New York City, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:35 | Cancer rising |
| 00:35 to 03:05 | Leo rising |
| 03:05 to 05:35 | Virgo rising |
| 05:35 to 08:10 | Libra rising |
| 08:10 to 10:40 | Scorpio rising |
| 10:40 to 13:05 | Sagittarius rising |
| 13:05 to 15:00 | Capricorn rising |
| 15:00 to 16:25 | Aquarius rising |
| 16:25 to 17:35 | Pisces rising |
| 17:35 to 18:45 | Aries rising |
| 18:45 to 20:10 | Taurus rising |
| 20:10 to 22:05 | Gemini rising |
| 22:05 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 11 October 1985, 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 | 18° Libra 16' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Virgo |
| Mercury | 1° Scorpio 22' |
| Venus | 23° Virgo 58' |
| Mars | 19° Virgo 57' |
| Jupiter | 7° Aquarius 14' |
| Saturn | 25° Scorpio 54' |
| Uranus | 14° Sagittarius 59' |
| Neptune | 1° Capricorn 04' |
| Pluto | 4° Scorpio 01' |
| North Node | 9° Taurus 18' |
| South Node | 9° Scorpio 18' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Michelle Trachtenberg’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Michelle Trachtenberg’s private life.
Sun in Libra
18° Libra 16' at midday
purpose and vitality
With the Sun in Libra, Michelle Trachtenberg's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
Moon in Virgo
Virgo, all day
needs and habits
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Michelle's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Michelle's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Mercury in Scorpio
1° Scorpio 22' at midday
mind and voice
With Mercury in Scorpio, Michelle tends to think in layers, looking for what is not being said as much as what is spoken aloud. Once they have decided to speak they can be very direct, and until then, silent. The tension is suspecting a hidden motive where there is only an ordinary one.
Venus in Virgo
23° Virgo 58' at midday
love and values
With Venus in Virgo, Michelle 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 Virgo
19° Virgo 57' at midday
drive and anger
Mars in Virgo acts carefully and precisely, preferring to get a task right over getting it done fast, and its anger usually comes from things being done sloppily. When upset, Michelle is more likely to criticise than to confront. A clipped tone often signals frustration well before anything is said directly.
Jupiter in Aquarius
7° Aquarius 14' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aquarius grows through community, ideas and causes bigger than one life. Michelle may put so much trust in a theory or a group that its practical flaws are overlooked. Optimism about the future can make them a natural organiser of other people's efforts.
Saturn in Scorpio
25° Scorpio 54' at midday
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Michelle 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 Sagittarius
14° Sagittarius 59' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Sagittarius is less about Michelle than about the years around their birth. People of that age transform belief and access to knowledge, often through unprecedented exposure to other cultures and ideas. The personal trace is a restlessness with any single worldview presented as the only one.
Neptune in Capricorn
1° Capricorn 04' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Capricorn is shared by Michelle and about fourteen years of births. The imagination of the generation questions or idealises authority and ambition, often shaped by wide disillusionment with institutions. The personal version may be an uneasy relationship with conventional success.
Pluto in Scorpio
4° Scorpio 01' at midday
power, generational
Pluto is at home in Scorpio, and the generation born with it lives through profound upheavals in power, secrecy and shared taboos. Michelle's own share may be an unusually deep comfort with intensity that others would find overwhelming.
Aspects in Michelle Trachtenberg’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 sextile Neptune
about 0.3° at midday
Michelle Trachtenberg's thinking and imagination cooperate gently, so creative and intuitive ideas are within easy reach. The inventiveness is soft and pleasant rather than analytical, useful for easing a difficult conversation without losing the point of it.
Venus sextile Saturn
about 1.9° at midday
This sextile tends to lend a workable, grounded steadiness to Michelle's relationships, since affection and a sense of structure get along. Once Michelle decides a commitment is right, it usually comes naturally, without the drama that faster, less considered relationships sometimes carry.
Mercury conjunction Pluto
about 2.6° at midday
Michelle's thinking is likely to be probing and intense, drawn to what lies underneath a surface explanation. With Mercury conjunct Pluto, getting to the bottom of things comes naturally, and the caution is not to assume a hidden motive where an ordinary one will do.
Jupiter square Pluto
about 3.2° at midday
Ambition can turn into a struggle for control under this square, over outcomes that were never fully Michelle's to control. The considerable drive involved is better aimed at transformation than at domination, which tends to produce a result that lasts.
Sun sextile Uranus
about 3.3° at midday
There is room for Michelle to be a little unconventional without losing much by it, since identity and originality get along well here. Other people tend to find this easy, unforced independence refreshing rather than alarming.
Venus conjunction Mars
about 4.0° at midday
With Venus conjunct Mars, affection and drive are closely linked, so, for Michelle, wanting something and going after it are likely to feel like one impulse. The aspect brings plenty of romantic and creative energy; its test is letting the wanting outlast the first chase.
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 2.9°
- Mars square Uranusabout 5.0°
- Mercury square Jupiterabout 5.9°
Libra Sun and Virgo Moon, like Michelle Trachtenberg
Also born on 11 October
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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