Nikita Mikhalkov’s birth chart
Born 21 October 1945, in Moscow, Russia. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Moon in Aries or Taurus
Nikita Mikhalkov’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Nikita Mikhalkov was born on Sunday, 21 October 1945, in Moscow, Russia. The Sun was in Libra, so Libra is their zodiac sign. The Moon was in Aries until about 12:30 and in Taurus afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Nikita turns 81 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, five are in air signs, three in water and one in fire; none is in earth. By modality the count is six cardinal, two fixed and one mutable. Libra holds a stellium, four planets in one sign: Sun, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Jupiter and Pluto: a sextile, about 0.5° 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: Uranus. The Moon was full.
StarMap's dataset holds 11 other people born on 21 October, among them Kim Kardashian, Carrie Fisher and Nemanja Vidić.
See the sky the day Nikita was born: the stars over Moscow, Russia, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Nikita Mikhalkov’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 27° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Nikita Mikhalkov'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
Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 12:30, then Taurus (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 12:30: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Nikita 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 12:30: 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 Nikita, 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 Moscow, Russia, at each hour of the day.
Nikita Mikhalkov’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Nikita 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 21 October 1945, computed for Moscow, Russia.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:35 | Leo rising |
| 01:35 to 04:35 | Virgo rising |
| 04:35 to 07:35 | Libra rising |
| 07:35 to 10:35 | Scorpio rising |
| 10:35 to 13:10 | Sagittarius rising |
| 13:10 to 14:50 | Capricorn rising |
| 14:50 to 15:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 15:50 to 16:30 | Pisces rising |
| 16:30 to 17:15 | Aries rising |
| 17:15 to 18:10 | Taurus rising |
| 18:10 to 19:55 | Gemini rising |
| 19:55 to 22:30 | Cancer rising |
| 22:30 to 24:00 | Leo 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 21 October 1945, 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° Libra 36' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Aries until about 12:30, then Taurus |
| Mercury | 9° Scorpio 59' |
| Venus | 2° Libra 43' |
| Mars | 22° Cancer 31' |
| Jupiter | 12° Libra 08' |
| Saturn | 24° Cancer 39' |
| Uranus | 17° Gemini 07'℞ |
| Neptune | 6° Libra 57' |
| Pluto | 11° Leo 41' |
| North Node | 2° Cancer 08' |
| South Node | 2° Capricorn 08' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Nikita Mikhalkov’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Nikita Mikhalkov’s private life.
With the Sun in Libra, Nikita Mikhalkov'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 Aries or Taurus
Aries until about 12:30, then Taurus
needs and habits
Born before about 12:30: 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 Nikita, 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 12:30: 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 Nikita more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
With Mercury in Scorpio, Nikita 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 Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and Nikita probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. Nikita may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.
Mars in Cancer acts to protect the people and things that matter, and its anger is usually about feeling hurt more than feeling wronged. The habit to watch, for Nikita, may be going quiet or indirect instead of naming the upset. Other people tend to notice a shift of mood and take a while to trace it back to its cause.
Jupiter in Libra
12° Libra 08' at midday
growth and excess
In Nikita's chart, Jupiter in Libra suggests growth through partnership and a gift for bringing people together. Excess here looks like pleasing people so broadly that every expectation becomes a commitment. Someone with this Jupiter is often the connector whose introductions and events other people benefit from more than they realise.
Emotional security is where Nikita's Saturn in Cancer builds discipline; it is a placement often associated with learning early to be the steady one. Asking for care tends to be difficult with this Saturn, even when care is clearly needed. Over time, people with this placement often become the dependable anchor for others, including some who never quite return the favour.
Uranus in Gemini
17° Gemini 07' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus in Gemini is shared by Nikita and many people born in the same few years. These are people who come of age alongside a revolution in communication, fluent in tools older generations learned later in life. The personal version is a restless need for new information.
Neptune in Libra
6° Libra 57' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Nikita 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
11° Leo 41' 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 Nikita, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Nikita Mikhalkov’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 sextile Pluto
about 0.5° at midday
Meaningful growth without constant upheaval is what Jupiter sextile Pluto describes, with Nikita Mikhalkov's sense of possibility and depth working in concert. The opportunities that matter tend to come at a manageable pace, not all at once in a way that would be hard to absorb.
Mercury square Pluto
about 1.7° at midday
A simple disagreement can turn into something more charged when Mercury is square Pluto, as Nikita looks for motives that may not be there. The lesson is trusting a straightforward answer when the evidence supports one, rather than assuming the deeper explanation is always the true one.
Mars conjunction Saturn
about 2.1° at midday
With Mars conjunct Saturn, drive is disciplined and controlled, and Nikita is likely to channel energy into long, patient effort in place of short bursts. It makes them capable of sustained work. The risk is that caution talks them out of acting when the moment calls for it.
Sun square Saturn
about 3.0° at midday
With the Sun square Saturn, confidence meets resistance, often in the form of self-doubt or an authority figure whose approval feels hard to win. When Nikita pushes through it anyway, the achievement means more because it was tested.
Venus conjunction Neptune
about 4.2° at midday
Love, for Nikita, 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.
Jupiter trine Uranus
about 5.0° at midday
Jupiter trine Uranus gives Nikita a knack for spotting unconventional opportunities before other people do, which is what a sense of possibility and originality produce together. Growth arrives through new directions, ones a more cautious approach would probably have missed.
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 4.7°
- Sun square Marsabout 5.1°
- Jupiter conjunction Neptuneabout 5.2°
Libra Suns born within 2 years of Nikita Mikhalkov
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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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