Moya Brennan’s birth chart
Born 4 August 1952, in Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
Moya Brennan’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
4 August 1952 was a Monday: the day Moya Brennan was born in Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland. Their zodiac sign was Leo. The Moon changed sign at about 23:40, from Capricorn to Aquarius; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Moya died on 13 April 2026, aged 73. StarMap has no verified birth time for Moya, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
By element the count is four fire, two air, two water and one earth, leaving out the Moon, whose sign depends on the birth time. By modality the count is six fixed, three cardinal and no mutable. Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto all fall in Leo. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Mars and Uranus: a trine, about 1.2° 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: Mercury. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 4 August, among them Louis Armstrong, Pumpuang Duangjan and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
See the sky the day Moya was born: the stars over Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Moya Brennan’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 11° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Moya Brennan 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
Capricorn or Aquarius
Capricorn until about 23:40, then Aquarius (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 23:40: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Moya 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 23:40: Moon in Aquarius
An Aquarius Moon feels from a step back. Moya 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 Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland, at each hour of the day.
Moya Brennan’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Moya 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 4 August 1952, computed for Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:30 | Taurus rising |
| 00:30 to 02:10 | Gemini rising |
| 02:10 to 04:45 | Cancer rising |
| 04:45 to 07:45 | Leo rising |
| 07:45 to 10:40 | Virgo rising |
| 10:40 to 13:40 | Libra rising |
| 13:40 to 16:40 | Scorpio rising |
| 16:40 to 19:15 | Sagittarius rising |
| 19:15 to 20:55 | Capricorn rising |
| 20:55 to 21:55 | Aquarius rising |
| 21:55 to 22:40 | Pisces rising |
| 22:40 to 23:25 | Aries rising |
| 23:25 to 24:00 | Taurus 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 4 August 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 | 11° Leo 59' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Capricorn until about 23:40, then Aquarius |
| Mercury | 25° Leo 49'℞ |
| Venus | 23° Leo 10' |
| Mars | 17° Scorpio 09' |
| Jupiter | 18° Taurus 53' |
| Saturn | 10° Libra 34' |
| Uranus | 15° Cancer 55' |
| Neptune | 19° Libra 15' |
| Pluto | 20° Leo 53' |
| North Node | 21° Aquarius 31' |
| South Node | 21° Leo 31' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Moya Brennan’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Moya Brennan’s private life.
Purpose for Moya Brennan 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 Capricorn or Aquarius
Capricorn until about 23:40, then Aquarius
needs and habits
Born before about 23:40: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Moya'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 23:40: Moon in Aquarius
An Aquarius Moon processes daily feelings by stepping back and thinking them through rather than sitting inside them, and Moya 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 Leo gives Moya 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 Moya more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Moya, the tension this suggests is needing steady reassurance of still being adored. Their gestures tend to be grand and thoughtful, and it can sting when those go unnoticed.
In Moya'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 Taurus
18° Taurus 53' at midday
growth and excess
In Moya's chart, Jupiter in Taurus grows through patience, and what it builds tends to come together slowly and steadily rather than in one leap. Taken too far, that can become excess: holding on to more comfort or more stuff than serves them. They are probably generous with food, gifts and shared pleasures, and now and then generosity tips into indulgence.
For Moya, 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
15° Cancer 55' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Moya 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
19° Libra 15' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Moya 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
20° Leo 53' 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 Moya, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Moya Brennan’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.
Mars trine Uranus
about 1.2° at midday
Moya Brennan's drive and originality tend to run together easily, which allows fast, inventive action when a situation calls for something different. Mars trine Uranus can make a bold move look natural, and it is carried off more often than the risk would seem to justify.
Sun sextile Saturn
about 1.4° at midday
Steady, unglamorous effort is likely to feel worthwhile to Moya rather than draining, because it fits their sense of who they are. Consistency probably comes more easily to them than they give themselves credit for, especially once they stop waiting for permission to claim it.
Mars opposition Jupiter
about 1.7° at midday
Mars opposite Jupiter pits Moya's own direct action against other people's grander plans or expectations, which can end in overcommitting to someone else's vision. Moya's own sense of scale is usually a better guide than anyone else's.
Jupiter square Pluto
about 2.0° at midday
Ambition can turn into a struggle for control under this square, over outcomes that were never fully Moya's to control. The considerable drive involved is better aimed at transformation than at domination, which tends to produce a result that lasts.
Venus conjunction Pluto
about 2.3° at midday
Love tends to run deep and complete under Venus conjunct Pluto, and Moya is likely to lean towards intensity over casual affection. Relationships gain depth from it. What takes practice is trusting a connection without needing to test it to prove it is real.
Mercury conjunction Venus
about 2.6° at midday
Mercury conjunct Venus ties Moya'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.
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 1.6°
- Jupiter sextile Uranusabout 3.0°
- Uranus square Neptuneabout 3.3°
- Mars square Plutoabout 3.7°
- Venus sextile Neptuneabout 3.9°
- Venus square Jupiterabout 4.3°
- Mercury conjunction Plutoabout 4.9°
- Sun square Marsabout 5.2°
- Saturn square Uranusabout 5.3°
- Venus square Marsabout 6.0°
- Sun square Jupiterabout 6.9°
Leo Suns born within 2 years of Moya Brennan
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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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