Philip Kotler’s birth chart
Born 27 May 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Gemini Sun · Libra Moon
Philip Kotler’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
27 May 1931 was a Wednesday: the day Philip Kotler was born in Chicago, Illinois. Their zodiac sign is Gemini, with the Moon in Libra. Philip turns 95 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Philip; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
Of the ten planets, four are in earth signs, two in fire, two in air and two in water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is five, three and two. The tightest aspect is Jupiter conjunction Pluto, 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: Saturn. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 24 other people born on 27 May, among them Henry Kissinger, Christopher Lee and Vincent Price.
See the sky the day Philip was born: the stars over Chicago, Illinois, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Philip Kotler’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Gemini
about 5° Gemini at midday
A Gemini Sun connects. Ideas, people and conversations are its element, and Philip Kotler probably learns by talking things through. This placement is happiest with two projects and a question nobody has answered yet.
Moon sign
Libra
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Philip, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.
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 Chicago, Illinois, at each hour of the day.
Philip Kotler’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Philip 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 27 May 1931, computed for Chicago, Illinois.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:05 | Capricorn rising |
| 00:05 to 01:25 | Aquarius rising |
| 01:25 to 02:35 | Pisces rising |
| 02:35 to 03:45 | Aries rising |
| 03:45 to 05:10 | Taurus rising |
| 05:10 to 07:05 | Gemini rising |
| 07:05 to 09:25 | Cancer rising |
| 09:25 to 12:00 | Leo rising |
| 12:00 to 14:35 | Virgo rising |
| 14:35 to 17:05 | Libra rising |
| 17:05 to 19:40 | Scorpio rising |
| 19:40 to 22:05 | Sagittarius rising |
| 22:05 to 23:55 | Capricorn rising |
| 23:55 to 24:00 | Aquarius 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 27 May 1931, 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 | 5° Gemini 25' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Libra |
| Mercury | 10° Taurus 42' |
| Venus | 7° Taurus 56' |
| Mars | 22° Leo 48' |
| Jupiter | 19° Cancer 22' |
| Saturn | 22° Capricorn 48'℞ |
| Uranus | 18° Aries 01' |
| Neptune | 3° Virgo 02' |
| Pluto | 19° Cancer 16' |
| North Node | 13° Aries 12' |
| South Node | 13° Libra 12' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Philip Kotler’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Philip Kotler’s private life.
For Philip Kotler, the Sun in Gemini means vitality that comes from variety, and purpose that feels most real when they are learning or explaining something new. What suffers is focus, with energy scattered across too many half-finished things at once. Several projects and three hobbies on the go at the same time would be in character.
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off Philip's whole afternoon. Comfort comes from pleasant company and pleasant spaces. The habit to watch is smoothing things over before they have worked out what they want.
With Mercury in Taurus, Philip is likely to think slowly and thoroughly, and a conclusion once reached is rarely revisited without good reason. The communication style is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what they already believe may have to wait a while for a hearing.
Venus in Taurus loves steadily and shows it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures, and in Philip's chart it is likely to value loyalty and things built to last. Because change feels like loss, this Venus can hold on to a relationship past its natural end. Months in, people with this placement tend to remember exactly how someone takes their coffee.
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Philip 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 Cancer
19° Cancer 22' at midday
growth and excess
For Philip, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Philip, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Uranus in Aries
18° Aries 01' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Philip shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.
Neptune in Virgo
3° Virgo 02' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Philip 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
19° Cancer 16' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Philip 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 Philip Kotler’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 conjunction Pluto
about 0.1° at midday
Jupiter conjunct Pluto describes growth that is intense and transformative, and Philip Kotler is likely to pursue opportunities that change their circumstances outright instead of merely improving them. Ambition comes with it, and the skill is pacing that intensity so that it builds and does not flare and fade.
Jupiter square Uranus
about 1.3° at midday
An appetite for growth can turn erratic under Jupiter square Uranus, with sudden changes of direction that leave earlier plans unfinished. The instinct for change this square gives Philip is a good one, and it does most when channelled into fewer, more deliberate moves that get to see the finish line.
Sun square Neptune
about 2.4° at midday
A Sun-Neptune square can blur Philip's sense of who they are under the pull of an ideal, a cause or someone else's story, until it is unclear where they end and the dream begins. The task is staying inspired without losing their own outline.
Mercury conjunction Venus
about 2.8° at midday
Mercury conjunct Venus ties Philip'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.
Jupiter opposition Saturn
about 3.4° at midday
Philip is likely to feel two instincts at once: to expand into new opportunities, and to consolidate what is already in hand. Neither is wrong, and with Jupiter opposite Saturn a deliberate alternation between them tends to work better than treating it as a permanent choice.
Saturn opposition Pluto
about 3.5° at midday
Philip may be torn between maintaining careful control and a deeper need to let something be transformed, even at the price of some of the structure they built. Allowing change without treating it as failure tends to resolve more than holding on tighter.
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.
- Uranus square Plutoabout 1.3°
- Mars trine Uranusabout 4.8°
- Saturn square Uranusabout 4.8°
- Venus trine Neptuneabout 4.9°
Gemini Sun and Libra Moon, like Philip Kotler
Also born on 27 May
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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