Sun♌︎Leo

Ilona Maher's Birth Chart: Leo Sun

Rugby union player; Olympic bronze medalist, Bristol Bears

"A powerhouse athlete whose Leo Sun and out-of-bounds Mars channel sheer kinetic force and magnetic public candor."

The life of Ilona Maher

Who is Ilona Maher?

Ilona Maher is an American rugby union player who took up the sport at seventeen and won three National Intercollegiate Rugby Association championships at Quinnipiac University. She debuted for the United States national sevens team in 2018 and represented it at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, winning bronze in Paris in 2024. She signed with the Bristol Bears in Premiership Women's Rugby in December 2024 and is widely followed online for her body positivity advocacy.

Ilona Maher's defining moments, and the transits behind them

2024 · 30 July

Olympic bronze medal in rugby sevens

“Peaking 9 days after the Olympic bronze medal, Jupiter square Mercury brought amplified public buzz and media celebration to the achievement.”

The Award in the timeline ↓

Ilona Maher's birth chart

This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Ilona Maher'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.

3 things stand out

☾ Born Aug 12, 1996 · time unknown · Burlington · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.Birth data: X See sources

1 placement that explains this chart

Ilona Maher pairs high-impact physical drive with an unapologetic stage presence, turning elite sports performance into a viral platform for self-acceptance.

☉

Leo Sun

Her Sun in Leo fuels an expressive, charismatic public presence that effortlessly commands both the rugby pitch and global social media audiences.

Elements, modalities and chart signature

Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Ilona Maher'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

Chart Signature

10 of 10 bodies mapped

cardinal-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.

Elements × modalities

Elements × modalities
	Cardinal	Fixed	Mutable	Total
	1	1	1	3
	2	0	1	3
	0	1	0	1
	3	0	0	3
Total	6	2	2	10

Elements

🜂1.2× expected

🜃1.2× expected

🜁0.4× expected

🜄1.2× expected

Modalities

Cardinal1.8× expected

Fixed0.6× expected

Mutable0.6× expected

No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.

Quadrant emphasis is not shown because house positions need a birth time recorded to the minute.

Sun unaspected

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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

Angle-based patterns are not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.

Unaspected Sun

Sun unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it

1 body0.0° orbin 4% of charts

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Balsamic Phase

Sun and Moon in a notable lunation phase

2 bodies1.8° orbin 11% of charts

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Mars Out-of-Bounds

Mars out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules

1 body0.1° orbin 13% of charts

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Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.

Ilona Maher in twelve systems: Human Design, Vedic, Gene Keys and more

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

Natal Chart snapshot

Sun decan

Leo

2nd decan

Moon phase

Waning Crescent

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Exact planetary positions

● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde

Exact planetary positions
Body	Position	Motion	Theme	Sabian
Saturn	♈︎ Aries 6°54'	℞	—	Interpenetration
Venus	♋︎ Cancer 4°29'	-Direct	—	Disruption
Mars	♋︎ Cancer 11°45'	-Direct	—	Destiny
● Moon	♋︎ Cancer 29°16'	-Direct	—	Heritage
Lilith	♌︎ Leo 5°38'	-Direct	—	Contrast
● Sun	♌︎ Leo 19°58'	-Direct	—	Devotion
Mercury	♍︎ Virgo 15°40'	-Direct	—	Confrontation
North node	♎︎ Libra 9°08'	℞	—	Arrival
Chiron	♎︎ Libra 12°01'	-Direct	—	Playfulness
Pluto	♐︎ Sagittarius 0°20'	-Direct	—	Reflection
Jupiter	♑︎ Capricorn 8°35'	℞	—	Inspiration
Neptune	♑︎ Capricorn 25°43'	℞	—	Enchantment
Uranus	♒︎ Aquarius 1°54'	℞	—	Catharsis
South node	♈︎ Aries 9°08'	-Direct	—	—

Full aspects · 32

Mars Square Chiron
0.3°
Sun Semi square Venus
0.5°
Jupiter Square North node
0.6°
Moon Trine Pluto
1.1°
Venus Semi sextile Lilith
1.1°
Mercury Sesquiquadrate Uranus
1.2°
Saturn Trine Lilith
1.3°
Moon Semi square Mercury
1.4°
Uranus Sextile Pluto
1.6°
Jupiter Square Saturn
1.7°
Sun Sesquiquadrate Saturn
1.9°
Saturn Opposition North node
2.2°
Venus Square Saturn
2.4°
Venus Quincunx Uranus
2.6°
Mars Square North node
2.6°
Moon Opposition Uranus
2.6°
North node Conjunction Chiron
2.9°
Jupiter Quincunx Lilith
3.0°
Mars Opposition Jupiter
3.2°
Jupiter Square Chiron
3.4°
North node Sextile Lilith
3.5°
Moon Opposition Neptune
3.5°
Uranus Opposition Lilith
3.7°
Mercury Sextile Mars
3.9°
Venus Opposition Jupiter
4.1°
Venus Square North node
4.7°
Mars Square Saturn
4.8°
Saturn Opposition Chiron
5.1°
Pluto Trine Lilith
5.3°
Uranus Conjunction Neptune
6.2°
Moon Conjunction Lilith
6.4°
Venus Conjunction Mars
7.3°

Chart patterns

T-SquaresT-Square: Venus, Jupiter & Saturn in dynamic tension

T-SquaresT-Square: Mars, Jupiter & Saturn in dynamic tension

Out-of-Bounds PlanetsMars out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules

Splay ShapesSplay shape: planets breaking into several irregular clusters

Element SingletonsUranus standing alone in its element

Heavy ModalitiesMoon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune loading up one modality

Unaspected PlanetsSun unaspected: running with no major aspect to anchor it

Lunation PhasesSun and Moon in a notable lunation phase

Retrograde EmphasisHeavy retrograde emphasis: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune all turned inward

House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used

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Transits

Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows

Birth time unknown: the transits below are Sun and planet-to-planet only, never Ascendant, Midheaven, house, or Moon placements.

202430 JulyAwardDefining moment
Olympic bronze medal in rugby sevens
Maher and the United States women's sevens team took bronze at the Paris Olympics on the final day of the tournament at the Stade de France, the first Olympic rugby medal for the American women's side.Source (opens in new tab)
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 11
Editorial note · Jupiter square Mercury
Peaking 9 days after the Olympic bronze medal, Jupiter square Mercury brought amplified public buzz and media celebration to the achievement.
Ilona Maher's chart on award day, 2024ExpandCollapse
Jun 25Jul 30Sep 3
Jun 25 – Sep 3, 2024 · 70 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
North Node square Marsfast0.03°1/1Jun 25
Jupiter square Mercuryfast0.06°1/3Aug 8
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Ilona Maher, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.

Human Design

Manifesting Generator on the Cross of Explanation

Her multi-passionate design responds to physical challenges with quick bursts of energy, translating athletic mastery into clear, relatable communication.

Human Design snapshot

Type

manifesting_generator

Strategy

to_respond

Authority

emotional

Profile

2/4

The Right Angle Cross of Explanation

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Bodygraph

Centers · 8 defined / 1 open

Centers · 8 defined / 1 open
Centre	State	What it governs
Head	Open	—
Ajna	Defined	—
Throat	Defined	—
G identity	Defined	—
Heart will	Defined	—
Sacral	Defined	—
Solar plexus	Defined	—
Spleen	Defined	—
Root	Defined	—

Chart properties

Signature

When the strategy is working

—

Not-self theme

When it isn't

—

Personality activations · 12

Personality activations · 12
Planet	Gate.Line
☉︎ Sun	4.2
· Earth	49.2
☽︎ Moon	56.4
☊ North node	18.6
☋ South node	17.6
☿︎ Mercury	64.5
♀︎ Venus	52.1
♂︎ Mars	39.3
♃︎ Jupiter	58.6
♅︎ Uranus	60.6
♆︎ Neptune	61.6
♇︎ Pluto	34.1

Design activations · 13

Design activations · 13
Planet	Gate.Line
☉︎ Sun	23.4
· Earth	43.4
☽︎ Moon	22.4
☊ North node	57.2
☋ South node	51.2
☿︎ Mercury	8.2
♀︎ Venus	12.5
♂︎ Mars	27.6
♃︎ Jupiter	54.3
♄︎ Saturn	25.6
♅︎ Uranus	41.3
♆︎ Neptune	60.2
♇︎ Pluto	34.3

Defined channels · 5

12–2218–5823–4325–5134–57

Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.

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Gene Keys

Gene Key 4 in Life's Work: From Intolerance to Forgiveness

Her core path moves beyond mental rigidity into practical understanding, channeling acute mental sharpness into inclusive, wholehearted leadership.

Gene Keys snapshot

Activation Sequence

Key 4 · Understanding

Intolerance

Venus Sequence

Key 22 · Graciousness

Dishonour

Pearl Sequence

Key 27 · Altruism

Selfishness

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Hologenetic Profile

Activation Sequence

Activation Sequence
Sphere	Key	Shadow → Gift → Siddhi
Life's Work	Gene Key 4 Conscious Sun	Intolerance Understanding Forgiveness
Evolution	Gene Key 49 Conscious Earth	Reaction Revolution Rebirth
Radiance	Gene Key 23 Unconscious Sun	Complexity Simplicity Quintessence
Purpose	Gene Key 43 Unconscious Earth	Deafness Insight Epiphany

Venus Sequence

Venus Sequence
Sphere	Key	Shadow → Gift → Siddhi
Attraction	Gene Key 22	Dishonour Graciousness Grace
IQ	Gene Key 52	Stress Restraint Stillness
EQ	Gene Key 39	Provocation Dynamism Liberation
SQ	Gene Key 12	Vanity Discrimination Purity

Pearl Sequence

Pearl Sequence
Sphere	Key	Shadow → Gift → Siddhi
Vocation	Gene Key 27	Selfishness Altruism Selflessness
Culture	Gene Key 54	Greed Aspiration Ascension
Pearl	Gene Key 58	Dissatisfaction Vitality Bliss

Rings, codons & partners

Programming Partner Gene Key 49Amino Acid ValineCodon Ring Ring of union

Programming Partner Gene Key 11Amino Acid LeucineCodon Ring Ring of fire

Programming Partner Gene Key 47Amino Acid LeucineCodon Ring Ring of divinity

Programming Partner Gene Key 43Amino Acid AlanineCodon Ring Ring of seeking

Programming Partner Gene Key 28Amino Acid IsoleucineCodon Ring Ring of life and death

Programming Partner Gene Key 38Amino Acid AsparagineCodon Ring Ring of the whirlwind

Programming Partner Gene Key 23Amino Acid LeucineCodon Ring Ring of seeking

Programming Partner Gene Key 4Amino Acid SerineCodon Ring Ring of the whirlwind

Programming Partner Gene Key 58Amino Acid Stop codonCodon Ring Ring of trials

Programming Partner Gene Key 53Amino Acid HistidineCodon Ring Ring of the whirlwind

Programming Partner Gene Key 52Amino Acid Glutamic acidCodon Ring Ring of seeking

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.

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Vedic Nakshatras

Sidereal lunar mansions & dashas

Vedic Nakshatras snapshot

Moon nakshatra

—

Ruling planet

—

Current period

Mercury

until 2029

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Nakshatra circle

Nakshatra placements · 14

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Nakshatra placements · 14
Body	Nakshatra	Pada	Sidereal	Ruler	Deity	Animal
Venus	Ardra	2	Gemini 10°	Rahu	Rudra	Female Dog
Mars	Ardra	4	Gemini 17°	Rahu	Rudra	Female Dog
● Moon	Pushya	1	Cancer 5°	Saturn	Brihaspati	Male Goat
Lilith	Pushya	3	Cancer 11°	Saturn	Brihaspati	Male Goat
Sun	Ashlesha	3	Cancer 26°	Mercury	Nagas	Male Cat
Ascendant	Ashlesha	3	Cancer 26°	Mercury	Nagas	Male Cat
Mercury	Purva phalguni	3	Leo 21°	Venus	Bhaga	Female Rat
North node	Hasta	2	Virgo 15°	Moon	Savitar	Female Buffalo
Chiron	Hasta	3	Virgo 18°	Moon	Savitar	Female Buffalo
Pluto	Anuradha	1	Scorpio 6°	Saturn	Mitra	Female Deer
Jupiter	Purva ashadha	1	Sagittarius 14°	Venus	Apas	Male Monkey
Neptune	Uttara ashadha	2	Capricorn 1°	Sun	Vishvadevas	Female Cow
Uranus	Uttara ashadha	4	Capricorn 8°	Sun	Vishvadevas	Female Cow
Saturn	Uttara bhadrapada	3	Pisces 13°	Saturn	Ahir Budhnya	Female Cow

Maha Dasha timeline · 9

Maha Dasha timeline · 9
Ruler	Span	Flag
Saturn	Aug 12, 1996 → Jul 31, 2012	-
Mercury	Jul 31, 2012 → Jul 31, 2029	Now
Ketu	Jul 31, 2029 → Jul 31, 2036	-
Venus	Jul 31, 2036 → Jul 31, 2056	-
Sun	Jul 31, 2056 → Jul 31, 2062	-
Moon	Jul 31, 2062 → Jul 31, 2072	-
Mars	Jul 31, 2072 → Jul 31, 2079	-
Rahu	Jul 31, 2079 → Jul 31, 2097	-
Jupiter	Jul 31, 2097 → Jul 31, 2113	-

Antardashas within Mercury

Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.

Antardashas within Mercury
Ruler	Span
Mercury	Jul 31, 2012 → Dec 27, 2014
Ketu	Dec 27, 2014 → Dec 24, 2015
Venus	Dec 24, 2015 → Oct 24, 2018
Sun	Oct 24, 2018 → Aug 31, 2019
Moon	Aug 31, 2019 → Jan 29, 2021
Mars	Jan 29, 2021 → Jan 26, 2022
Rahu	Jan 26, 2022 → Aug 15, 2024
Jupiter	Aug 15, 2024 → Nov 20, 2026
Saturn	Nov 20, 2026 → Jul 31, 2029

Ayanamsa: 23.8098 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time

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Mayan Tzolkin

Kin 175 · Yellow Warrior · Rhythmic

Mayan Tzolkin snapshot

175

Yellow Warrior

Cib · Rhythmic tone

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●Seal & tone

Solar seal

15 · Yellow Warrior

Intelligence and fearlessness; the questioner who probes cosmic truth

Galactic tone

6 · Rhythmic

Organizes equality; balances and creates dynamic equilibrium

Oracle relations

Wavespell

Blue Monkey

Guide

Yellow Warrior

Analog

Blue Hand

Antipode

White Worldbridger

Occult

Blue Hand

Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13

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Numerology

Life Path 9: The Global Humanitarian and Advocate

A 9 Life Path highlights broad public service and advocacy, aligning with her global reach as an ambassador for female strength and athletic diversity.

Numerology snapshot

Life path

Personal year

For 2026

Current pinnacle

to age 36

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Core numbers

Expression

Soul urge

Personality

Birthday

Maturity

Pinnacles

Pinnacle I11to 27

●Pinnacle II1to 36

Pinnacle III3to 45

Pinnacle IV6

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Chinese Zodiac

Fire Rat: Resourceful, Spirited, and Highly Ambitious

Born in the year of the Fire Rat, she pairs sharp strategic instincts with fiery vitality, thriving in dynamic group environments.

Chinese Zodiac snapshot

Animal

rat

Element

fire

Day master

辛

The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.

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Four Pillars (BaZi)

Four Pillars (BaZi)
Pillar	Stem	Branch
Year	丙	子
Month	丙	申
Day	辛	丑

Day master

辛 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

Inner · month

Monkey

Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.

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Tarot Birth Cards

The Hermit

Tarot Birth Cards snapshot

Personality & Soul

The Hermit

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The reduction

Ruled by

Mars

The three cards

The three cards
Card	Title	Keywords	Description
● Personality & Soul	The Hermit	introspection, solitude, guidance, search	Withdrawal from the world to find an answer that only stillness can reveal.

Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027

The Hanged Man

Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild

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Arabic Parts

Lots, formulas & sensitive points

Arabic Parts snapshot

Part of Fortune

Cancer

29°44'

Part of Spirit

Virgo

11°07'

Lots

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Lots on the wheel

Lots · 8

Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.

Hermetic lots

Part of Fortune

Cancer

29°44'

Formula · Asc + ☽ − ☉

The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.

Part of Spirit

Virgo

11°07'

Formula · Asc + ☉ − ☽

The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.

Fortune and adversity

Part of Victory

Taurus

22°07'

Formula · Asc + ♃ − ♄

Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.

Part of Necessity

Scorpio

18°44'

Formula · Asc + ♄ − ♃

Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.

Part of Nemesis

Aries

7°22'

Formula · Asc + ♄ − ☉

Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.

Lineage and bonds

Part of Eros

Leo

13°09'

Formula · Asc + ♀ − ♂

Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.

Part of Marriage

Scorpio

18°00'

Formula · Asc + ♀ − ♄

Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.

Body and vitality

Part of Courage

Gemini

16°30'

Formula · Asc + ♂ − ☿

Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.

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Sabian Symbols

Degree-by-degree archetypal imagery

Sabian Symbols snapshot

Sun · Leo 19°58'

Zuni Indians perform a ritual to the sun

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Degree symbols · 14

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Feng Shui

Kua 2

Feng Shui snapshot

West group

Favorable: Northeast, West, Northwest, Southwest

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Directions

Supportive directions

NortheastSheng Chibest

WestTien Yihealth

NorthwestNien Yenrelationships

SouthwestFu Weistability

Directions to avoid

EastHo Haimishaps

SoutheastWu Kweifive ghosts

SouthLui Shasix killings

NorthChueh Mingtotal loss

Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender

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Questions about Ilona Maher's birth chart

What is Ilona Maher's zodiac sign?

Ilona Maher's Sun sign is Leo.

When was Ilona Maher born?

Ilona Maher was born on Aug 12, 1996.

How reliable is this birth data?

This chart carries a Rodden rating of X: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. No birth time on record, so houses and the rising sign are not shown.