Rumiko Takahashi’s birth chart
Born 10 October 1957, in Niigata, Japan. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Moon in Aries or Taurus
Rumiko Takahashi’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
10 October 1957 was a Thursday: the day Rumiko Takahashi was born in Niigata, Japan. Their zodiac sign is Libra. The Moon was in Aries until about 11:50 and in Taurus afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Rumiko turns 69 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 eight planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, four are in air signs, two in fire, one in earth and one in water. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs two and mutable signs two. Four planets stand together in Libra: Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. The tightest aspect is Mars sextile Saturn, exact to a tenth of a degree. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Every planet was moving direct. Over the course of the day the Moon went from full to waning gibbous.
StarMap's dataset holds 18 other people born on 10 October, among them Harold Pinter, Pavel Durov and Helen Hayes.
See the sky the day Rumiko was born: the stars over Niigata, Japan, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Rumiko Takahashi’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 16° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape Rumiko Takahashi'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 11:50, then Taurus (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 11:50: Moon in Aries
With the Moon in Aries, Rumiko 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 11:50: 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 Rumiko, 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 Niigata, Japan, at each hour of the day.
Rumiko Takahashi’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Rumiko 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 10 October 1957, computed for Niigata, Japan.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:05 | Leo rising |
| 02:05 to 04:30 | Virgo rising |
| 04:30 to 07:00 | Libra rising |
| 07:00 to 09:30 | Scorpio rising |
| 09:30 to 11:50 | Sagittarius rising |
| 11:50 to 13:45 | Capricorn rising |
| 13:45 to 15:15 | Aquarius rising |
| 15:15 to 16:30 | Pisces rising |
| 16:30 to 17:45 | Aries rising |
| 17:45 to 19:15 | Taurus rising |
| 19:15 to 21:10 | Gemini rising |
| 21:10 to 23:30 | Cancer rising |
| 23:30 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 10 October 1957, 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 | 16° Libra 32' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Aries until about 11:50, then Taurus |
| Mercury | 6° Libra 20' |
| Venus | Scorpio until about 10:15, then Sagittarius |
| Mars | 10° Libra 21' |
| Jupiter | 13° Libra 06' |
| Saturn | 10° Sagittarius 21' |
| Uranus | 11° Leo 00' |
| Neptune | 1° Scorpio 44' |
| Pluto | 1° Virgo 35' |
| North Node | 10° Scorpio 33' |
| South Node | 10° Taurus 33' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Rumiko Takahashi’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Rumiko Takahashi’s private life.
With the Sun in Libra, Rumiko Takahashi'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 11:50, then Taurus
needs and habits
Born before about 11:50: 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 Rumiko, 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 11:50: 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 Rumiko more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Mercury in Libra thinks by weighing both sides, and Rumiko tends to communicate diplomatically, often finding the version of an idea that will land well with whoever is listening. Settling on an opinion can take so long that the moment for it passes. They may change their mind in the middle of a conversation because the other point had merit.
Venus in Scorpio or Sagittarius
Scorpio until about 10:15, then Sagittarius
love and values
Born before about 10:15: Venus in Scorpio
Venus in Scorpio loves intensely and privately, and Rumiko is likely to value depth and total honesty over ease. Testing loyalty can create the very distance this placement fears most. There is an all-or-nothing quality to how this Venus commits, with little interest in anything in between.
Born after about 10:15: Venus in Sagittarius
Venus in Sagittarius loves with enthusiasm and a need for shared adventure, and Rumiko probably values a partner who gives them room to roam. When things get serious, this placement can confuse freedom with distance. The pattern with this Venus is to plan the next trip together before settling into the current one.
In Rumiko's chart, Mars in Libra acts diplomatically and prefers negotiation to confrontation, and its anger tends to stay buried until it is too big to ignore. Avoided consistently, conflict leaves resentment building underneath the calm surface. The pattern is saying yes to something that rankled, then feeling it later.
Jupiter in Libra
13° Libra 06' at midday
growth and excess
In Rumiko'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.
Saturn in Sagittarius builds discipline around belief and meaning, testing a big idea hard before committing to it. In front of people who might challenge a conviction, Rumiko is likely to hedge. Over time, someone with this Saturn often becomes a credible voice on the very questions they once felt they had no right to answer.
Uranus in Leo
11° Leo 00' at midday
freedom, generational
Rumiko shares Uranus in Leo with a generation, one that redefines self-expression and individuality, often through forms of creativity and visibility that were not available before. Closer to home, it suggests being comfortable with being seen in ways older relatives find unfamiliar.
Neptune in Scorpio
1° Scorpio 44' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Scorpio marks a long season that Rumiko shares with many people of a similar age. Its imagination is drawn to the hidden, the taboo and the transformative, with a wider cultural fascination for secrets and endings. In an individual that can be a pull towards mystery for its own sake.
Pluto in Virgo
1° Virgo 35' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Virgo is shared by Rumiko and many people born in the same span of years. That generation lives through deep change in work, in how services are organised, and in daily life itself. In one person that can be intensity around control, order and how much any one system can carry.
Aspects in Rumiko Takahashi’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 sextile Saturn
about 0.0° at midday
Sustained effort feels manageable, not draining, when Mars and Saturn are in sextile, and Rumiko Takahashi has that combination of drive and discipline. What results is quiet, dependable follow-through, the kind that gets a long project finished while flashier approaches give out halfway.
Mars sextile Uranus
about 0.7° at midday
Bold, original action comes to Rumiko without much friction, because drive and independence are on good terms in this sextile. It is useful initiative with little drama attached, the sort that tries something new without making a big production of it.
Saturn trine Uranus
about 0.7° at midday
This trine lets Rumiko build lasting structures that still leave room for change, because discipline and independence are allies here. Consistency and originality coexist with ease, and neither of them has to be given up to make room for the other.
Venus square Pluto
about 1.5° at midday
Where Venus squares Pluto, the desire for closeness can get tangled with control, and the aspect is associated with jealousy, possessiveness or testing a partner's loyalty. Whenever Rumiko chooses trust over control, that intensity becomes a strength instead of a strain.
Jupiter sextile Uranus
about 2.1° at midday
This sextile puts possibility and originality on easy terms, so Rumiko can take up a fresh opportunity without much disruption. Think of it as innovation at low cost, the kind that improves something without first tearing it down.
Mars conjunction Jupiter
about 2.8° at midday
Mars conjunct Jupiter lends Rumiko's drive a bold confidence, and they tend to act on a big goal before doubt has a chance to catch up. Momentum is the gift here; pacing is the skill, so that the energy lasts beyond the first burst of enthusiasm.
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 0.2°
- Jupiter sextile Saturnabout 2.8°
- Sun conjunction Jupiterabout 3.4°
- Mercury sextile Saturnabout 4.0°
- Mercury conjunction Marsabout 4.0°
- Sun conjunction Marsabout 6.2°
- Mercury conjunction Jupiterabout 6.8°
Libra Suns born within 2 years of Rumiko Takahashi
Also born on 10 October
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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