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Michael Shermer Birth Chart
Virgo Sun, Capricorn Moon, Virgo Rising — calculated from the public birth record cited below.
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- Date
- September 8, 1954
- Time
- 07:30
- Place
- Glendale, CA, United States
- Timezone
- -07:00
- Coordinates
- 34.1480, -118.2460
- House system
- Placidus
Michael Shermer's Big Three
Sun
Virgo Sun
Virgo 15.40°
Traditionally associated with discernment, craft, and attention to useful detail; this point describes identity and conscious direction.
Moon
Capricorn Moon
Capricorn 20.71°
Traditionally associated with discipline, structure, and long-range ambition; this point describes emotional rhythms and instinctive needs.
Rising
Virgo Rising
Virgo 26.95°
Traditionally associated with discernment, craft, and attention to useful detail; this point describes approach, presentation, and the chart's house structure.
This is an astrological interpretation of chart symbols, not a factual claim about Michael Shermer's personality.
Planetary placements
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 15.40° | 12 | No |
| Moon | Capricorn | 20.71° | 4 | No |
| Mercury | Libra | 0.44° | 1 | No |
| Venus | Scorpio | 1.55° | 2 | No |
| Mars | Capricorn | 5.84° | 4 | No |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 23.06° | 10 | No |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 5.76° | 2 | No |
| Uranus | Cancer | 26.37° | 10 | No |
| Neptune | Libra | 24.36° | 2 | No |
| Pluto | Leo | 25.36° | 11 | No |
| North Node | Capricorn | 11.48° | 4 | Yes |
| Chiron | Capricorn | 23.39° | 4 | Yes |
Houses
| House | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Virgo | 26.95° |
| House 2 | Libra | 23.91° |
| House 3 | Scorpio | 24.28° |
| House 4 | Sagittarius | 26.67° |
| House 5 | Capricorn | 29.09° |
| House 6 | Aquarius | 29.61° |
| House 7 | Pisces | 26.95° |
| House 8 | Aries | 23.91° |
| House 9 | Taurus | 24.28° |
| House 10 | Gemini | 26.67° |
| House 11 | Cancer | 29.09° |
| House 12 | Leo | 29.61° |
Major aspects
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Mars Sextile Saturn | 0.08° |
| Jupiter Opposition Chiron | 0.32° |
| Neptune Square Chiron | 0.98° |
| Neptune Sextile Pluto | 1.00° |
| Jupiter Square Neptune | 1.30° |
| Uranus Square Neptune | 2.01° |
| Moon Opposition Jupiter | 2.35° |
| Moon Conjunction Chiron | 2.67° |
| Uranus Opposition Chiron | 2.99° |
| Jupiter Conjunction Uranus | 3.31° |
| Moon Square Neptune | 3.65° |
| Mercury Sextile Uranus | 4.07° |
| Venus Conjunction Saturn | 4.21° |
| Venus Sextile Mars | 4.29° |
| Venus Square Uranus | 5.18° |
| Sun Trine Moon | 5.31° |
| Mercury Square Mars | 5.41° |
| Moon Opposition Uranus | 5.66° |
| Mercury Trine Chiron | 7.05° |
| Venus Conjunction Neptune | 7.19° |
| Sun Trine Chiron | 7.99° |
Birth-data source and confidence
Publisher-reported Rodden rating AA · Rating supplied by the dataset publisher; AskCelesta has not independently inspected the original birth document.
This birth input comes from the VedAstro 15,000 Famous People Birth Date & Location dataset, published under the MIT license. Dataset record: MichaelShermer1954. The rating is carried forward from that dataset; AskCelesta has not independently verified the underlying certificate or record. Corrections are welcome. A chart is only as precise as its recorded birth time.
Calculation and reading disclosure
AskCelesta calculates the chart from date, local time, place coordinates, timezone, and the displayed house system. Planetary positions and aspect geometry are calculated by software. Interpretations describe traditional astrological symbolism and may include AI-assisted text; they are not scientific findings or predictions.