Television host and comedian; Late Night with David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
Sun
Aries
Moon
Capricorn
Rising
Taurus
Birth details
David Letterman by (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College,, is licensed under cc-by-2.0, resized from the original.
Born
April 12, 1947
Time
6:00 AM
Place
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Timezone
UTC −6:00
Time credit
Rodden
Rodden
A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
A · excellent
Planets
Sun in Aries21° 44′
Moon in Capricorn9° 47′
Mercury in Pisces25° 05′
Venus in Pisces14° 55′
Mars in Aries0° 25′
Jupiter in Scorpio26° 17′℞
Saturn in Leo2° 01′
Uranus in Gemini18° 40′
Neptune in Libra9° 06′℞
Pluto in Leo11° 01′℞
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It shapes outward manner. On the wheel, the horizontal axis is the Ascendant / Descendant axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky at birth. It points to vocation and public self. On the wheel, the vertical axis is the MC / IC axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where lessons live.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Taurus8° 17′
MC in Capricorn21° 55′
North Node in Gemini4° 46′℞
Chiron in Scorpio6° 35′℞
Your chart next
The sky at your birth.
Drawn freely, read at your own pace. And if you want a closer study, the report walks through every planet and pattern in your sky.
Aspects are the angles between two planets — the geometric relationships that shape how those planets talk to each other in a chart. A conjunction fuses them; an opposition sets them at odds; a trine lets them flow.
We sort them here by strength. Tight orbs come first — the closer the angle, the louder the aspect sings.
Sun square MC
0° 11′
Moon square Neptune
0° 41′
Moon trine Ascendant
1° 30′
Mercury trine Jupiter
1° 12′
Mars trine Saturn
1° 36′
Neptune quincunx Ascendant
0° 49′
Sun sextile Uranus
3° 04′
Moon quincunx Pluto
1° 13′
Mercury sextile MC
3° 10′
Venus square Uranus
3° 45′
Mars trine Jupiter
4° 08′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
1° 42′
Pluto square Ascendant
2° 44′
Mercury conjunction Mars
5° 20′
Neptune sextile Pluto
1° 55′
Saturn sextile North Node
2° 45′
Moon sextile Chiron
3° 13′
Jupiter sextile MC
4° 22′
Jupiter trine Saturn
5° 44′
Pluto square Chiron
4° 26′
Saturn square Chiron
4° 34′
North Node quincunx Chiron
1° 49′
Houses · Placidus
Houses are the twelve areas of life planets move through — relationships, work, home, identity, and so on. A planet in a house tells you where its energy plays out. The four angular houses — self, home, partnerships, vocation — are the load-bearing corners of the chart.
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 8° 17′ Taurus
Your 1st house contains:
North Node4° 46′ Gemini
Ascendant8° 17′ Taurus
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 8° 20′ Gemini
Your 2nd house contains:
Uranus18° 40′ Gemini
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 0° 41′ Cancer
Empty
Your 3rd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Cancer) still shapes its texture.
IV
Home & roots
IC · 21° 55′ Cancer
Your 4th house contains:
Saturn2° 01′ Leo
Pluto11° 01′ Leo
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 16° 41′ Leo
Empty
Your 5th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Leo) still shapes its texture.
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 20° 58′ Virgo
Your 6th house contains:
Neptune9° 06′ Libra
Chiron6° 35′ Scorpio
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 8° 17′ Scorpio
Your 7th house contains:
Jupiter26° 17′ Scorpio
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 8° 20′ Sagittarius
Empty
Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 0° 41′ Capricorn
Your 9th house contains:
Moon9° 47′ Capricorn
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 21° 55′ Capricorn
Your 10th house contains:
MC21° 55′ Capricorn
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 16° 41′ Aquarius
Your 11th house contains:
Venus14° 55′ Pisces
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 20° 58′ Pisces
Your 12th house contains:
Sun21° 44′ Aries
Mercury25° 05′ Pisces
Mars0° 25′ Aries
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology.
01
Grand Trine
Harmonic
Jupiter · Mars · Saturn — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter26° 17′ Scorpio
Mars0° 25′ Aries
Saturn2° 01′ Leo
02
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Chiron · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant8° 17′ Taurus
Chiron6° 35′ Scorpio
Pluto11° 01′ Leo
01
Wedge
Focus: Moon
Ascendant · Chiron · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant8° 17′ Taurus
Chiron6° 35′ Scorpio
Moon9° 47′ Capricorn
02
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Jupiter · MC · Mercury — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter26° 17′ Scorpio
MC21° 55′ Capricorn
Mercury25° 05′ Pisces
Chart signature
The chart signature is the set of high-level patterns that shape the chart's overall character — elemental and modal balance, overall shape on the wheel, and a handful of structural observations.
By element
Fire
2
Earth
3
Air
0
Water
3
By modality
Cardinal
4
Fixed
2
Mutable
2
The chart forms a Splash shape
Planets are spread evenly around the wheel — a chart with breadth and many interests.
Six planets above the horizon
Most of the chart sits in the public, relational houses above the horizon.
No personal planets below the horizon
The private, formative houses below the horizon are empty.
Venus and Neptune in mutual reception
Venus sits in Pisces, Neptune sits in Libra — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
Mars is the sole dispositor
Sitting in Aries, Mars is the planet every other ruler-chain eventually traces back to — it anchors the whole chart.