Romano Prodi’s birth chart
Born 9 August 1939, in Scandiano, Italy, at 17:15 (Rodden AA).
Leo Sun · Gemini Moon · Capricorn rising
Romano Prodi’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Romano Prodi was born in Scandiano, Italy, on 9 August 1939, a Wednesday. Their zodiac sign is Leo, with the Moon in Gemini and Capricorn rising. Romano turns 87 in 2026. The birth time, 17:15, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
Fire carries the most weight: five of the ten planets, against earth four, air one and water none. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is two, six and two. Four planets stand together in Leo: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto. The tightest aspect is Uranus trine Neptune, 0.1° from exact. Three planets were retrograde: Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 9 August, among them Whitney Houston, Gillian Anderson and Juanes.
Romano Prodi’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
16° Leo 09'
A Leo Sun shines. For Romano Prodi 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
Gemini
1° Gemini 44'
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For Romano, 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.
Rising sign
Capricorn
6° Capricorn 01'
Capricorn rising comes across as composed and capable, and people with it tend to seem older than their age when young, then younger than their age later. Responsibility is likely to land on Romano without their asking for it.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 17:15 on 9 August 1939, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 16° Leo 09' | House 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 1° Gemini 44' | House 5 |
| Mercury | 17° Leo 55'℞ | House 7 |
| Venus | 8° Leo 43' | House 7 |
| Mars | 25° Capricorn 17'℞ | House 1 |
| Jupiter | 8° Aries 36'℞ | House 3 |
| Saturn | 1° Taurus 15' | House 3 |
| Uranus | 21° Taurus 49' | House 4 |
| Neptune | 21° Virgo 43' | House 8 |
| Pluto | 1° Leo 30' | House 7 |
| North Node | 2° Scorpio 37' | House 9 |
| South Node | 2° Taurus 37' | House 3 |
Romano Prodi’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Romano Prodi’s private life.
Sun in Leo
16° Leo 09' · seventh house
purpose and vitality
Purpose for Romano Prodi 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.
The Sun in the seventh house brings a person into focus through one-to-one relationships, and Romano may see themselves most clearly through someone close. Partnership can seem less optional to Romano than to others, and a long stretch alone can feel like half a conversation.
Moon in Gemini
1° Gemini 44' · fifth house
needs and habits
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and Romano 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.
The Moon in the fifth house can let Romano's feelings out most freely through creativity, romance and play, and without an outlet somewhere those feelings may quietly build up. Play is probably part of how Romano keeps their balance, not a luxury to be skipped for long.
Mercury in Leo
17° Leo 55' ℞ · seventh house
mind and voice
Mercury in Leo gives Romano 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 Romano more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.
Mercury in the seventh house is associated with thinking best out loud with another person, and Romano may need to talk an idea through with someone before it feels settled. Negotiation and dialogue may come more naturally than solitary decisions, which rarely sit comfortably for long.
Venus in Leo
8° Leo 43' · seventh house
love and values
Venus in Leo loves generously and openly, and values being someone's clear favourite above almost anything else on offer. For Romano, 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 the seventh house, Venus points to a knack for making a relationship feel balanced, fair and warm, and in Romano's chart it suggests partnership is where their charm shows most. Committed pairing tends to appeal more than casual or short-term connection.
Mars in Capricorn
25° Capricorn 17' ℞ · first house
drive and anger
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Romano's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
For Romano, action comes first and thought later, with an energy that is direct, physical and hard to miss when they walk into a room. Someone with Mars in the first house is usually seen as a person who moves the moment a decision is made, rarely one who lingers over it.
Jupiter in Aries
8° Aries 36' ℞ · third house
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aries grows through bold, direct action and taking the first step before feeling fully ready. Romano's overreach, on this reading, is starting more than can realistically be finished. A burst of confidence tends to get a new venture off the ground, whether or not the groundwork is in place.
With Jupiter in the third house, Romano is curious by nature and enjoys learning new things, and their ideas spread easily, shared with contagious enthusiasm. Teaching suits them well, and they rarely hoard what they know for its own sake.
Saturn in Taurus
1° Taurus 15' · third house
discipline and doubt
Saturn in Taurus gathers its discipline around security and the things a person relies on, and Romano is likely to take very little for granted. The doubt is a fear that stability could disappear, even when it clearly has not. This placement likes to know what things cost before committing, and tends to stay careful even in steady times.
In Romano's chart, Saturn sits in the third house, a placement associated with caution in speech: a sense of being unheard or over-careful with words, and a freedom to speak up that comes with deliberate practice. What they say often carries weight, because they choose their words with care.
Uranus in Taurus
21° Taurus 49' · fourth house
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that Romano shares with many people born within a few years. That generation rethinks ownership, land and what security means, often through technology that unsettles older arrangements. Personally, that may be a reluctance to prize things simply because an older generation did.
Uranus in the fourth house goes with an unconventional idea of home, and Romano may well need more independence within a household than most people do. Stability, with this placement, probably includes room to be different rather than a fixed routine imposed from outside.
Neptune in Virgo
21° Virgo 43' · eighth house
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Romano 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.
With Neptune in the eighth house, intimacy can feel like dissolving the usual boundaries with another person, for better and sometimes for worse, and Romano can be unusually sensitive to what goes unsaid. Trust may ask them to keep their feet on the ground rather than merge completely and lose their own outline.
Pluto in Leo
1° Leo 30' · seventh house
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 Romano, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Pluto in the seventh house is associated with bonds that run unusually deep once trust is built, and in Romano's chart it points to close partnerships that change a person. The placement is also linked with power struggles before that trust has had a chance to settle in.
Aspects in Romano Prodi’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Venus trine Jupiter
0.1° separating
Affection and a sense of plenty reinforce each other in Romano Prodi's chart, and the result is a warm, easy generosity in relationships. With this trine, goodwill in love and friendship tends to be given freely and returned in kind, without much forcing on either side.
Moon sextile Pluto
0.2° separating
Romano's feelings can draw on their depth without constant upheaval, which makes for a steady kind of emotional resilience. They probably recover from hard feelings more easily than might be expected, and often faster than the people watching.
Saturn square Pluto
0.3° separating
Saturn square Pluto sets the need for control against the instinct for transformation, and Romano may grip a structure most tightly at the very moment it needs to change. Each old form that is let go leaves a strength behind that is more real than the grip was.
Sun conjunction Mercury
1.8° applying
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, Romano's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
Mars trine Uranus
3.5° applying
Romano'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.
Mars trine Neptune
3.6° applying
An inspired, almost effortless way of pursuing creative or compassionate goals belongs to Mars trine Neptune, which puts Romano'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 trine Neptune0.1°
- Mercury square Uranus3.9°
- Sun square Uranus5.7°
- Mars square Saturn6.0°
- Mars opposition Pluto6.2°
- Moon trine Mars6.4°
- Venus conjunction Pluto7.2°
- Sun conjunction Venus7.4°
- Sun trine Jupiter7.6°
Leo Sun and Gemini Moon, like Romano Prodi
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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; the birth time comes from Astro-Databank and is shown with its 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, Astro-Databank (Quoted BC/BR). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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