Composer and conductor; Manhattan, Candide, Turkey Boy
Sun
Pisces
Moon
Aries
Rising
Libra
Birth details
Portrait
Born
March 11, 1948
Time
8:30 PM
Place
Ashland, Wisconsin, 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 Pisces21° 26′
Moon in Aries5° 04′
Mercury in Aquarius24° 35′
Venus in Taurus4° 21′
Mars in Leo20° 02′℞
Jupiter in Sagittarius27° 10′
Saturn in Leo16° 53′℞
Uranus in Gemini22° 10′
Neptune in Libra12° 10′℞
Pluto in Leo12° 58′℞
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 Libra19° 35′
MC in Cancer24° 21′
North Node in Taurus17° 03′℞
Chiron in Scorpio24° 43′℞
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.
Mars sextile Ascendant
0° 27′
Sun square Uranus
0° 44′
Mercury quincunx MC
0° 14′
Mercury square Chiron
0° 08′
Chiron trine MC
0° 21′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 47′
Sun quincunx Mars
1° 24′
Saturn sextile Ascendant
2° 43′
Neptune conjunction Ascendant
7° 25′
Saturn square North Node
0° 11′
Sun quincunx Ascendant
1° 51′
Mars sextile Uranus
2° 08′
Mercury sextile Jupiter
2° 35′
Uranus trine Ascendant
2° 35′
Sun trine MC
2° 55′
Mars conjunction Saturn
3° 10′
Mercury opposition Mars
4° 33′
Mercury trine Uranus
2° 25′
Mercury trine Ascendant
5° 00′
Mars conjunction Pluto
7° 05′
Sun square Jupiter
5° 44′
Sun trine Chiron
3° 16′
Saturn conjunction Pluto
3° 55′
Jupiter opposition Uranus
5° 00′
Mars square North Node
2° 59′
Mars square Chiron
4° 40′
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 · 19° 35′ Libra
Your 1st house contains:
Ascendant19° 35′ Libra
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 16° 22′ Scorpio
Your 2nd house contains:
Chiron24° 43′ Scorpio
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 18° 25′ Sagittarius
Your 3rd house contains:
Jupiter27° 10′ Sagittarius
IV
Home & roots
IC · 24° 21′ Capricorn
Your 4th house contains:
Mercury24° 35′ Aquarius
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 28° 27′ Aquarius
Your 5th house contains:
Sun21° 26′ Pisces
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 26° 53′ Pisces
Your 6th house contains:
Moon5° 04′ Aries
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 19° 35′ Aries
Your 7th house contains:
Venus4° 21′ Taurus
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 16° 22′ Taurus
Your 8th house contains:
North Node17° 03′ Taurus
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 18° 25′ Gemini
Your 9th house contains:
Uranus22° 10′ Gemini
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 24° 21′ Cancer
Your 10th house contains:
Mars20° 02′ Leo
Saturn16° 53′ Leo
Pluto12° 58′ Leo
MC24° 21′ Cancer
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 28° 27′ Leo
Empty
Your 11th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Leo) still shapes its texture.
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 26° 53′ Virgo
Your 12th house contains:
Neptune12° 10′ Libra
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
Water
Chiron · MC · Sun — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 43′ Scorpio
MC24° 21′ Cancer
Sun21° 26′ Pisces
02
Kite
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Mars · Mercury · Uranus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant19° 35′ Libra
Mars20° 02′ Leo
Mercury24° 35′ Aquarius
Uranus22° 10′ Gemini
03
Mystic Rectangle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Uranus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter27° 10′ Sagittarius
Mars20° 02′ Leo
Mercury24° 35′ Aquarius
Uranus22° 10′ Gemini
04
T-Square
Mutable
Jupiter · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter27° 10′ Sagittarius
Sun21° 26′ Pisces
Uranus22° 10′ Gemini
05
T-Square
Fixed
Chiron · Mars · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 43′ Scorpio
Mars20° 02′ Leo
Mercury24° 35′ Aquarius
01
Yod
Apex: Sun
Ascendant · Mars · Sun — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant19° 35′ Libra
Mars20° 02′ Leo
Sun21° 26′ 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
3
Earth
1
Air
2
Water
2
By modality
Cardinal
3
Fixed
3
Mutable
2
The chart forms a Splash shape
Planets are spread evenly around the wheel — a chart with breadth and many interests.
Moon is unaspected
Moon stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Venus is unaspected
Venus stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Six planets are retrograde
Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, North Node, and Chiron — an inward-turned chart.
Mars sits at the centre of the aspect web
Eight aspects involve Mars — it ties the rest of the chart together.