Rod McKuen
Singer-songwriter and poet; 'Stanyan Street', 'If You Go Away'
Sun
Taurus
Moon
Cancer
Rising
Cancer
Birth details
Rod McKuen
Born
April 29, 1933
Time
10:30 AM
Place
Oakland, California, United States
Timezone
UTC −8:00
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.
B · good
Planets
Sun in Taurus8° 58′
Moon in Cancer3° 43′
Mercury in Aries13° 40′
Venus in Taurus11° 06′
Mars in Virgo2° 38′
Jupiter in Virgo13° 28′
Saturn in Aquarius15° 46′
Uranus in Aries24° 16′
Neptune in Virgo7° 30′
Pluto in Cancer21° 22′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Cancer27° 27′
MC in Aries13° 34′
North Node in Pisces4° 37′
Chiron in Taurus27° 13′
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 · by strength
Mercury conjunction MC
0° 06′
Moon sextile Mars
1° 05′
Sun trine Neptune
1° 29′
Sun conjunction Venus
2° 07′
Mercury quincunx Jupiter
0° 13′
Jupiter quincunx MC
0° 07′
Moon trine North Node
0° 54′
Uranus square Ascendant
3° 11′
Chiron sextile Ascendant
0° 14′
Venus trine Jupiter
2° 22′
Pluto conjunction Ascendant
6° 05′
Mercury sextile Saturn
2° 06′
Mars conjunction Neptune
4° 52′
Mars opposition North Node
1° 59′
Saturn sextile MC
2° 12′
Venus trine Neptune
3° 36′
Sun trine Jupiter
4° 29′
Moon sextile Neptune
3° 47′
Uranus square Pluto
2° 54′
Venus square Saturn
4° 41′
Neptune opposition North Node
2° 53′
Mars square Chiron
5° 25′
Jupiter conjunction Neptune
5° 58′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 27° 27′ Cancer
Ascendant

Your 1st house contains:

Ascendant27° 27′ Cancer
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 18° 15′ Leo
MarsNeptune

Your 2nd house contains:

Mars2° 38′ Virgo
Neptune7° 30′ Virgo
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 12° 54′ Virgo
Jupiter

Your 3rd house contains:

Jupiter13° 28′ Virgo
IV
Home & roots
IC · 13° 34′ Libra
Empty

Your 4th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Libra) still shapes its texture.

V
Expression & play
Cusp · 19° 43′ Scorpio
Empty

Your 5th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.

VI
Work & service
Cusp · 25° 55′ Sagittarius
Empty

Your 6th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.

VII
Partnership
Descendant · 27° 27′ Capricorn
Saturn

Your 7th house contains:

Saturn15° 46′ Aquarius
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 18° 15′ Aquarius
North Node

Your 8th house contains:

North Node4° 37′ Pisces
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 12° 54′ Pisces
Empty

Your 9th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Pisces) still shapes its texture.

X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 13° 34′ Aries
SunMercuryVenusUranusMC

Your 10th house contains:

Sun8° 58′ Taurus
Mercury13° 40′ Aries
Venus11° 06′ Taurus
Uranus24° 16′ Aries
MC13° 34′ Aries
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 19° 43′ Taurus
Chiron

Your 11th house contains:

Chiron27° 13′ Taurus
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 25° 55′ Gemini
MoonPluto

Your 12th house contains:

Moon3° 43′ Cancer
Pluto21° 22′ Cancer
No classic patterns in this chart — the configurations here are in Extended.
01
Wedge
Focus: Moon
Mars · Moon · Neptune · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars2° 38′ Virgo
Moon3° 43′ Cancer
Neptune7° 30′ Virgo
North Node4° 37′ Pisces
Chart signature
By element
Fire
2
Earth
4
Air
0
Water
2
By modality
Cardinal
4
Fixed
2
Mutable
2
Nine planets on the eastern side
Most of the chart sits on the self-directed, Asc-ward side.
No personal planets on the western side
The other-directed, Desc-ward side is empty.
Neptune sits at the centre of the aspect web
Six aspects involve Neptune — it ties the rest of the chart together.
Moon rules its own sign
Cancer rises, and its ruler Moon sits in Cancer — a self-anchored chart whose ruler doesn't depend on another body.
Mercury and Mars in mutual reception
Mercury sits in Aries, Mars sits in Virgo — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
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