Richard Schiff’s birth chart
Born 27 May 1955, in Bethesda, Maryland. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Gemini Sun · Moon in Leo or Virgo
Richard Schiff’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
27 May 1955 was a Friday: the day Richard Schiff was born in Bethesda, Maryland. Their zodiac sign is Gemini. The Moon left Leo for Virgo at about 22:15 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. Richard turns 71 in 2026. StarMap has no verified birth time for Richard, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in water signs, three in air, one in fire and one in earth. By modality the count is four cardinal, three fixed and two mutable. Cancer holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Mars, Jupiter and Uranus. The tightest aspect is Mercury trine Neptune, about 0.9° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Saturn and Neptune were retrograde. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waxing crescent to first quarter.
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 Richard was born: the stars over Bethesda, Maryland, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Richard Schiff’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 Richard Schiff probably learns by talking things through. This placement is happiest with two projects and a question nobody has answered yet.
Moon sign
Leo or Virgo
Leo until about 22:15, then Virgo (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 22:15: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon feels with its whole heart and needs that to be noticed. Warm attention tends to fill Richard up, and being overlooked can empty them faster than anything. Play, creativity and loyal friends usually bring them back to themselves.
Born after about 22:15: Moon in Virgo
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Richard 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 Bethesda, Maryland, at each hour of the day.
Richard Schiff’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Richard 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 1955, computed for Bethesda, Maryland.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 00:10 to 01:40 | Aquarius rising |
| 01:40 to 02:55 | Pisces rising |
| 02:55 to 04:05 | Aries rising |
| 04:05 to 05:35 | Taurus rising |
| 05:35 to 07:30 | Gemini rising |
| 07:30 to 09:50 | Cancer rising |
| 09:50 to 12:20 | Leo rising |
| 12:20 to 14:50 | Virgo rising |
| 14:50 to 17:20 | Libra rising |
| 17:20 to 19:50 | Scorpio rising |
| 19:50 to 22:10 | Sagittarius rising |
| 22:10 to 24:00 | Capricorn 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 1955, 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 35' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Leo until about 22:15, then Virgo |
| Mercury | 26° Gemini 47' |
| Venus | 9° Taurus 47' |
| Mars | 1° Cancer 04' |
| Jupiter | 26° Cancer 58' |
| Saturn | 16° Scorpio 31'℞ |
| Uranus | 24° Cancer 55' |
| Neptune | 25° Libra 53'℞ |
| Pluto | 24° Leo 24' |
| North Node | 26° Sagittarius 33' |
| South Node | 26° Gemini 33' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Richard Schiff’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Richard Schiff’s private life.
For Richard Schiff, 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.
Moon in Leo or Virgo
Leo until about 22:15, then Virgo
needs and habits
Born before about 22:15: Moon in Leo
A Leo Moon needs warmth and acknowledgement worked into everyday life, not just on big occasions. A day with no one noticing can drain Richard faster than a hard day with an audience. The mood tends to lift visibly the moment someone compliments something small Richard did.
Born after about 22:15: Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Richard's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Richard's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Richard's Mercury in Gemini describes a mind that moves fast across many subjects at once and communicates easily in almost any setting. The tension is skimming the surface of a topic and moving on before going deep enough to be sure of it. The result is knowing a little about a great many things.
Venus in Taurus loves steadily and shows it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures, and in Richard'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 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 Richard, 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 Cancer
26° Cancer 58' at midday
growth and excess
For Richard, 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 in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for Richard 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 Cancer
24° Cancer 55' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Richard 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
25° Libra 53' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Richard 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
24° Leo 24' 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 Richard, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Richard Schiff’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 trine Neptune
about 0.9° at midday
Richard Schiff probably has a natural gift for metaphor, storytelling and intuitive leaps, the work of thinking and imagination in easy partnership. With Mercury trine Neptune, communicating something hard to put into words comes easily, in a way that other people often find memorable.
Jupiter square Neptune
about 1.1° at midday
Jupiter square Neptune lets optimism drift into wishful thinking, and plans can end up built more on hope than on a clear reading of the situation. For Richard the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus
about 2.1° at midday
Growth comes suddenly and by unconventional routes with Jupiter conjunct Uranus, and Richard is likely to be drawn to opportunities that break from the expected path. Openness to change is the strength. Following through on one bold idea before moving on to the next is the discipline.
Mercury sextile Pluto
about 2.4° at midday
Richard's thinking can reach their depth when it needs to, which gives them insight without unnecessary intensity. With this aspect they are likely to notice what others miss, which makes them a useful person to have in a hard conversation.
Mercury conjunction Mars
about 4.3° at midday
With Mercury conjunct Mars, thinking and the drive to act are closely linked, so ideas turn into words and decisions almost immediately. It makes Richard quick and direct in conversation, and the discipline is letting a thought settle before saying it out loud.
Mars trine Neptune
about 5.2° at midday
An inspired, almost effortless way of pursuing creative or compassionate goals belongs to Mars trine Neptune, which puts Richard's drive and imagination in step. Energy and vision arrive together, so starting a meaningful project is likely to feel far less daunting than it looks from outside.
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 Neptuneabout 1.0°
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 1.5°
- Venus opposition Saturnabout 6.7°
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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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