Robert Metcalfe’s birth chart
Born 7 April 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aries Sun · Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Robert Metcalfe’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Robert Metcalfe was born on Sunday, 7 April 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. That makes Robert an Aries. The Moon was in Gemini until about 07:20 and in Cancer afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Robert turns 80 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, three are in air signs, three in water, two in fire and one in earth. By modality the count is five cardinal, two fixed and two mutable. Closest of the aspects is the square between Mars and Jupiter, about 0.7° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. Over the course of the day the Moon went from waxing crescent to first quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 14 other people born on 7 April, among them Jackie Chan, Russell Crowe and Francis Ford Coppola.
See the sky the day Robert was born: the stars over Brooklyn, New York, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Robert Metcalfe’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aries
about 17° Aries at midday
An Aries Sun starts things. For Robert Metcalfe that points to energy that is direct and impatient with delay, and to feeling most like themselves when there is something to go first at. The work of this placement is finishing what the spark began.
Moon sign
Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 07:20, then Cancer (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 07:20: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Robert, talking, writing and switching perspective are likely ways to settle, and silence can make small worries loud. They probably need people who let them think out loud.
Born after about 07:20: Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Robert that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
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 Brooklyn, New York, at each hour of the day.
Robert Metcalfe’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Robert 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 7 April 1946, computed for Brooklyn, New York.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 00:25 to 02:20 | Capricorn rising |
| 02:20 to 03:45 | Aquarius rising |
| 03:45 to 04:55 | Pisces rising |
| 04:55 to 06:05 | Aries rising |
| 06:05 to 07:35 | Taurus rising |
| 07:35 to 09:30 | Gemini rising |
| 09:30 to 11:50 | Cancer rising |
| 11:50 to 14:25 | Leo rising |
| 14:25 to 16:55 | Virgo rising |
| 16:55 to 19:25 | Libra rising |
| 19:25 to 22:00 | Scorpio rising |
| 22:00 to 24:00 | Sagittarius 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 7 April 1946, 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 | 17° Aries 16' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Gemini until about 07:20, then Cancer |
| Mercury | 27° Pisces 41'℞ |
| Venus | 3° Taurus 17' |
| Mars | 23° Cancer 49' |
| Jupiter | 23° Libra 09'℞ |
| Saturn | 18° Cancer 15' |
| Uranus | 14° Gemini 19' |
| Neptune | 6° Libra 58'℞ |
| Pluto | 9° Leo 28'℞ |
| North Node | 23° Gemini 07' |
| South Node | 23° Sagittarius 07' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Robert Metcalfe’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Robert Metcalfe’s private life.
With the Sun in Aries, Robert Metcalfe's sense of purpose tends to come alive when there is a clear start line. They probably feel most like themselves pushing into something new, though that energy can burn hot and fade before the finish. The typical pattern is a project launched with excitement, then handed off once the routine sets in.
Moon in Gemini or Cancer
Gemini until about 07:20, then Cancer
needs and habits
Born before about 07:20: Moon in Gemini
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Robert is likely to settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. A day with no one to talk to can leave them restless. The habit is to message a friend the moment something comes to mind, before deciding what to think about it.
Born after about 07:20: Moon in Cancer
With the Moon in Cancer, Robert's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Mercury in Pisces thinks in images and impressions more than straight lines, and Robert is likely to communicate through metaphor, tone and instinct rather than clean argument. Explaining a conclusion they nonetheless feel certain about can be the struggle. It is the kind of mind that knows something is off before it can say why.
Venus in Taurus loves steadily and shows it through consistency, touch and shared comfort rather than grand gestures, and in Robert'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 Robert, 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
23° Libra 09' at midday ℞
growth and excess
In Robert'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 Robert'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
14° Gemini 19' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Gemini is shared by Robert 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 58' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Robert 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
9° Leo 28' 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 Robert, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Robert Metcalfe’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 square Jupiter
about 0.7° at midday
Drive can outrun capacity under Mars square Jupiter, and Robert Metcalfe may overextend on a project or on a promise made in a burst of confidence. The enthusiasm is sound. It needs matching to a pace that can be sustained.
Sun square Saturn
about 1.0° 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 Robert pushes through it anyway, the achievement means more because it was tested.
Sun sextile Uranus
about 2.9° at midday
There is room for Robert 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.
Mercury trine Mars
about 3.9° at midday
Robert's thinking and drive support each other, and it shows in decisions communicated with clarity and confidence. Debate and quick thinking come easily with Mercury trine Mars, which makes Robert persuasive when the moment calls for it.
Jupiter square Saturn
about 4.9° at midday
Enthusiasm for growth can run into limits here, whether practical or self-imposed, and to Robert it may feel as though ambition keeps outrunning the time and energy available. Jupiter square Saturn works best when the limit is treated as a pace-setter and not as a wall.
Mars conjunction Saturn
about 5.6° at midday
With Mars conjunct Saturn, drive is disciplined and controlled, and Robert 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.
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 2.5°
- Uranus sextile Plutoabout 4.8°
- Sun opposition Jupiterabout 5.9°
- Venus square Plutoabout 6.2°
- Sun square Marsabout 6.6°
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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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