The life of Barack Obama
Who is Barack Obama?
Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States in November 2008, the first Black person to hold the office. He came to the White House from Chicago, where he had worked as a community organizer and taught constitutional law, and married Michelle Robinson in October 1992. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2009, less than a year into his first term, in a decision debated even by his supporters. He served two terms, leaving office in January 2017.
Defining moments
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama marry
Seventeen days before their wedding, Saturn opposing the twelfth-house Sun marked a powerful threshold of lifelong duty and private commitment.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Barack Obama's child Sasha Obama is born
Saturn met his fourth-house Moon 23 days before the birth, marking a serious threshold of domestic duty as his family prepared to grow.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Barack Obama becomes United States senator
Uranus squaring his first-house Moon 87 days before he entered the Senate reflected a volatile personal surge during his swift rise.
The Position Held in the timeline ↓Grammy Awards 2006
Arriving 325 days after the 2006 Grammys, Neptune's conjunction to the 12th-house Ascendant dissolved public ego, casting that earlier award in a surreal, spiritual glow.
The Award in the timeline ↓Barack Obama: first inauguration of Barack Obama
Nineteen days before the inauguration, Saturn meeting his seventh-house Mars set a disciplined tone for his public partnerships.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Barack Obama's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Barack Obama's placements at the moment of birth, and the three below anchor everything else on this page. Try it on your own chart to run the same read on a chart of your own.
☾ Born Aug 4, 1961 · 7:24 PM HST · Honolulu · Birth data: AA · See sources
3 placements that explain this chart
With a Leo Sun placed in the sixth house of duty and a Gemini Moon resting on the Imum Coeli, his chart couples oratorical ease with methodical discipline.
The core drive: warm, performative, and happiest when it has an audience worth the effort.
The emotional undercurrent: quick, curious, and fluent in more than one version of itself.
The first impression: independent, idea-driven, and a little ahead of the room.
How Barack Obama's chart holds together
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Barack Obama's.
This is what a whole chart looks like at once, before it breaks into individual placements: where the element and modality weight sits, and how the four quadrants divide.
Elements and modalities
fixed-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🜂 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 🜃 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 🜁 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 🜄 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Quadrant emphasis is not shown because no quadrant stands out.
Some charts hold a recognizable shape across several placements at once. This is what a pattern reading looks like when one is present.
Chart patterns that stand out
Moon conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune loading up one modality
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Twelve systems read Barack Obama's chart
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →The same birth data, read through each system in turn: this is what a full multi-system reading looks like on one chart.
Natal Chart
placidus houses
Full natal readingCollapse
Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | ♊︎ Gemini 3°21' | 4 | - | — | — |
| Venus | ♋︎ Cancer 1°47' | 5 | - | — | — |
| Mercury | ♌︎ Leo 2°20' | 6 | - | — | — |
| Sun | ♌︎ Leo 12°33' | 6 | - | — | — |
| Lilith | ♌︎ Leo 20°35' | 7 | - | — | — |
| Uranus | ♌︎ Leo 25°16' | 7 | - | — | — |
| North node | ♌︎ Leo 27°18' | 7 | ℞ | — | — |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 6°59' | 7 | - | — | — |
| Mars | ♍︎ Virgo 22°35' | 7 | - | — | — |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 8°36' | 9 | - | — | — |
| Saturn | ♑︎ Capricorn 25°20' | 12 | ℞ | — | — |
| Jupiter | ♒︎ Aquarius 0°52' | 12 | ℞ | — | — |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 5°19' | 1 | ℞ | — | — |
| South node | ♒︎ Aquarius 27°18' | — | - | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 18°03' | ⚷ |
| House 2 | ♓︎ Pisces | 25°55' | - |
| House 3 | ♉︎ Taurus | 0°18' | - |
| House 4 | ♉︎ Taurus | 28°54' | ☽︎ |
| House 5 | ♊︎ Gemini | 23°59' | ♀︎ |
| House 6 | ♋︎ Cancer | 19°02' | ☿︎☉︎ |
| House 7 | ♌︎ Leo | 18°03' | ⚸♅︎☊♇︎♂︎ |
| House 8 | ♍︎ Virgo | 25°55' | - |
| House 9 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 0°18' | ♆︎ |
| House 10 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 28°54' | - |
| House 11 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 23°59' | - |
| House 12 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 19°02' | ♄︎♃︎ |
Full aspects · 24
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
- 1990s3 EVENTS
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama marry
Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 3
Barack Obama's read · timed chart
Editorial note · Saturn opposition Sun
Seventeen days before their wedding, Saturn opposing the twelfth-house Sun marked a powerful threshold of lifelong duty and private commitment.
Barack Obama's chart on the wedding day, 1992Collapse
Aug 28Oct 3Nov 8Aug 28 – Nov 8, 1992 · 72 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn opposition Sunslow
- Pluto sextile Marsslow
- Chiron opposition Ascendantslow
- North Node square Marsfast
- Jupiter sextile Midheavenfast
Michelle Obama's read
1 passage in force · Jupiter trine Sun
Estimated birth timeMichelle Obama's chart on the wedding day, 1992Collapse
Aug 28Oct 3Nov 8Aug 28 – Nov 8, 1992 · 72 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Jupiter trine Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Michelle Obama, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Read from Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars (without a recorded birth time, houses and the Moon aren't shown for Michelle Obama).
- 5 QUIET YEARS
Barack Obama becomes member of the State Senate of Illinois
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Uranus trine Moon
Five days before taking office, Uranus trined his twelfth-house Moon, stirring an emotional readiness for public breakthrough during a powerful astrological window.
Barack Obama's chart on the day the role began, 1997Collapse
Jul 12Jan 8Jul 7Jul 12, 1996 – Jul 7, 1997 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Neptune sextile Midheavenslow
- Pluto opposition Moonslow
- Chiron trine Venusslow
- Saturn trine Mercuryslow
- Uranus trine Moonslow
- Saturn sextile Moonslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- North Node sextile Mercuryfast
- North Node trine Moonfast
- North Node square Venusfast
Barack Obama's child Malia Obama is born
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Chiron square Sun
Four days before Malia's birth, Chiron square Sun in the 9th house marked a vital shift toward fatherhood during a power window of change.
Barack Obama's chart on the day of a birth, 1998Collapse
Jan 5Jul 4Dec 31Jan 5 – Dec 31, 1998 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Mercuryslow
- Uranus opposition Sunslow
- Chiron square Sunslow
- Saturn sextile Venusslow
- Saturn square Mercuryslow
- Pluto opposition Moonslow
- North Node sextile Venusfast
- North Node square Moonfast
- Jupiter trine Midheavenfast
- 2000s10 EVENTS
Barack Obama's child Sasha Obama is born
Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Moon
Saturn met his fourth-house Moon 23 days before the birth, marking a serious threshold of domestic duty as his family prepared to grow.
Barack Obama's chart on the day of a birth, 2001Collapse
Apr 2Jun 10Aug 18Apr 2 – Aug 18, 2001 · 138 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Sunslow
- Saturn conjunction Moonslow
- Jupiter square Marsfast
- 4 YEARS UNRECORDED
Barack Obama becomes United States senator
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Uranus square Moon
Uranus squaring his first-house Moon 87 days before he entered the Senate reflected a volatile personal surge during his swift rise.
Barack Obama's chart on the day the role began, 2005Collapse
Oct 8Jan 3Mar 31Oct 8, 2004 – Mar 31, 2005 · 174 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Moonslow
- Pluto square Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Ascendantfast
47th Annual Grammy Awards
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 3
Editorial note · Neptune conjunction Ascendant
Neptune reached the 12th house Ascendant 96 days after the ceremony, marking a period of dissolving old self-images to fully absorb the artistic recognition.
Barack Obama's chart on award day, 2005Collapse
Oct 8Feb 13Jun 21Oct 8, 2004 – Jun 21, 2005 · 256 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Moonslow
- Pluto square Marsslow
- Chiron sextile Midheavenslow
- Saturn sextile Marsslow
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- Jupiter trine Ascendantfast
Grammy Awards 2006
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Neptune conjunction Ascendant
Arriving 325 days after the 2006 Grammys, Neptune's conjunction to the 12th-house Ascendant dissolved public ego, casting that earlier award in a surreal, spiritual glow.
Barack Obama's chart on award day, 2006Collapse
Aug 12Feb 8Aug 7Aug 12, 2005 – Aug 7, 2006 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
- Chiron opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron trine Moonslow
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
Barack Obama becomes United States senator
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Neptune conjunction Ascendant
Four days before he took office, Neptune conjunct his Ascendant cast an aura of quiet mystique and higher purpose over his ascent to the Senate.
Barack Obama's chart on the day the role began, 2007Collapse
Dec 4Jan 3Feb 2Dec 4, 2006 – Feb 2, 2007 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune conjunction Ascendantslow
Elected 44th US President
First Black president of the United States.Source ↗
Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Pluto opposition Venus
His election to president involved intense power dynamics within his political alliances and a significant transformation of his public appeal.
Barack Obama's chart on a career milestone, 2008Collapse
May 8Nov 4May 3May 8, 2008 – May 3, 2009 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node opposition Sunfast
Barack Obama becomes President-elect of the United States
Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · North Node opposition Sun
Eighteen days after his victory, the North Node opposed his twelfth-house Sun, framing his historic ascension within heavy private burdens and the fateful demands of the presidency.
Barack Obama's chart on the day the role began, 2008Collapse
May 8Nov 4May 3May 8, 2008 – May 3, 2009 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node opposition Sunfast
Barack Obama: first inauguration of Barack Obama
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Mars
Nineteen days before the inauguration, Saturn meeting his seventh-house Mars set a disciplined tone for his public partnerships.
Barack Obama's chart on a career milestone, 2009Collapse
Aug 11Jan 20Jul 1Aug 11, 2008 – Jul 1, 2009 · 324 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
- Uranus opposition Marsslow
- Saturn conjunction Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- Jupiter opposition Mercuryfast
Barack Obama becomes President of the United States
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Mars
Saturn met Mars in his seventh house 19 days before his inauguration, setting a tone of disciplined resolve and heavy relational responsibility as he prepared to assume the presidency.
Barack Obama's chart on the day the role began, 2009Collapse
Aug 11Jan 20Jul 1Aug 11, 2008 – Jul 1, 2009 · 324 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
- Chiron conjunction Ascendantslow
- Uranus opposition Marsslow
- Saturn conjunction Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- Jupiter opposition Mercuryfast
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Recognized less than a year into his presidency.Source ↗
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Jupiter conjunction Ascendant
During this power window, Jupiter's conjunction with the Ascendant in the twelfth house signaled a moment of expansive public honor for service.
Barack Obama's chart on award day, 2009Collapse
Jul 1Oct 9Jan 17Jul 1, 2009 – Jan 17, 2010 · 200 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Venusslow
- Saturn sextile Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Marsslow
- Jupiter conjunction Ascendantfast
- 2010s2 EVENTS
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Presidential Medal of Distinction
Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Saturn square Sun
Thirty days before the award, Saturn squaring the ninth-house Sun highlighted the weighty demands of leadership, setting a formal tone for this state honor.
Barack Obama's chart on award day, 2013Collapse
Sep 22Mar 21Sep 17Sep 22, 2012 – Sep 17, 2013 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune square Moonslow
- Saturn square Sunslow
- North Node square Ascendantfast
Order of Sikatuna
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Uranus trine Sun
Uranus trine the second-house Sun peaked in a power window 24 days before the honor, aligning with sudden public prestige and elevated personal standing.
Barack Obama's chart on award day, 2014Collapse
Dec 23Apr 28Sep 1Dec 23, 2013 – Sep 1, 2014 · 252 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn sextile Marsslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Uranus trine Sunslow
- 2020s2 EVENTS
- 6 QUIET YEARS
A Promised Land is released
Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 7
Editorial note · Saturn sextile Midheaven
Arriving 19 days after the book release, Saturn sextile Midheaven in the twelfth house stabilized his public legacy with quiet, lasting authority.
Barack Obama's chart on a career milestone, 2020Collapse
Sep 15Nov 17Jan 19Sep 15, 2020 – Jan 19, 2021 · 126 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Marsslow
- Saturn sextile Midheavenslow
- Chiron sextile Moonslow
- Jupiter trine Marsfast
- North Node square Marsfast
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
Primetime Emmy Award 2022
Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 7
Editorial note · Saturn conjunction Ascendant
Saturn crossing the Ascendant 50 days after the Emmy marked a sober transition, cementing the industry honor into lasting professional authority.
Barack Obama's chart on award day, 2022Collapse
Jul 15Sep 3Oct 23Jul 15 – Oct 23, 2022 · 100 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Ascendantslow
- Saturn conjunction Ascendantslow
- North Node square Ascendantfast
Human Design
projector · 6_2 · emotional
This chart doesn't include centre data, so the bodygraph and the centres list aren't shown.
Full Human Design readingCollapse
This chart doesn't include centre data, so the bodygraph and the centres list aren't shown.
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Incarnation crossThe Left Angle Cross of Refinement
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Hologenetic profile & activation sequence
Hologenetic profile & activation sequence
Full Gene Keys readingCollapse
Hologenetic Profile
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
Sidereal lunar mansions & dashas
Full Vedic readingCollapse
Ayanamsa: 23.3206 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 132 · Red Skywalker · Lunar
Ben · Lunar tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin readingCollapse
Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 2
Full Numerology readingCollapse
Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
ox · metal
Full Chinese Zodiac readingCollapse
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 辛 | 丑 |
| Month | 乙 | 未 |
| Day | 己 | 丑 |
| Hour | 甲 | 戌 |
Day master
己 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
Feng Shui
Kua 3
Favorable: South, North, Southeast, East
Full Feng Shui readingCollapse
Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Barack Obama
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Barack Obama's birth chart
What is Barack Obama's zodiac sign?
Barack Obama's Sun sign is Leo.
What is Barack Obama's moon and rising sign?
Barack Obama has a Gemini Moon and a Aquarius rising.
When was Barack Obama born?
Barack Obama was born on Aug 4, 1961.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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