The life of Madonna
Who is Madonna?
Madonna has sold more records than any other female artist, across a career of deliberate reinvention since 1984. Like a Virgin and Ray of Light bookend that range. She trained as a dancer and moved to New York at nineteen with almost nothing. Her work has repeatedly drawn condemnation from religious authorities, which she has generally treated as material. She played Live Aid in Philadelphia in July 1985.
Madonna's defining moments, and the transits behind them
Madonna and Guy Ritchie divorce
Neptune opposing her sixth-house Sun 245 days before the divorce marked a potent window of dissolving certainty, eroding the daily foundations of the marriage long before the split.
The Divorce in the timeline โMadonna's child Mercy James is born
Fifty-three days after the birth, Uranus opposed the Moon in the seventh house, marking an intense power window of sudden maternal shifts.
The Birth in the timeline โSean Penn and Madonna marry
Saturn squared the third-house Sun 68 days before the wedding, testing their private dialogue during a high-stakes power window that challenged their personal boundaries ahead of the high-profile union.
The Marriage in the timeline โMadonna and Akim Moris begin a relationship
The Partnership in the timeline โMadonna and Josh Popper end their relationship
The Separation in the timeline โMadonna's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Madonna'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.
โพ Born Aug 16, 1958 ยท 7:05 AM EDT ยท Bay CityBirth data: AASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Madonna pairs dramatic performance with meticulous physical precision. Her chart reflects an intense work ethic wrapped in deliberate reinvention.
Sun in Leo in the twelfth house: Her core creative drive operates from the house of seclusion, channeling religious and esoteric motifs into large-scale theatrical mythologies.
Moon in Virgo in the first house: Conjunct the Ascendant, this placement channels emotional needs directly into physical dance discipline, daily rehearsal routines, and sharp self-editing.
Virgo Rising puts the same sign on the mask and the mood. The first impression is precise, self-edited and hard to catch off guard, a narrower opening than the Leo Sun behind it would suggest.
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 Madonna'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 mappedfixed-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements ร modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
No dominant planet is named because two planets score equally.
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
Mercury conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern โMoon conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern โJupiter standing alone in its modality
See celebrities with this pattern โFrequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Madonna in twelve systems: Human Design, Vedic, Gene Keys and more
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature โThe 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
Full natal readingCollapse
Exact planetary positions
โ Sun, Moon or chart ruler ยท โ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilith | โ๏ธ Aries 19ยฐ44' | 8 | -Direct | โ | Compassion |
| Mars | โ๏ธ Taurus 15ยฐ23' | 9 | -Direct | โ | Obsolescence |
| Venus | โ๏ธ Leo 0ยฐ32' | 11 | -Direct | โ | Mobilization |
| Uranus | โ๏ธ Leo 12ยฐ42' | 12 | -Direct | โ | Reminiscence |
| โ Sun | โ๏ธ Leo 23ยฐ07' | 12 | -Direct | โ | Absorption |
| Pluto | โ๏ธ Virgo 1ยฐ43' | 12 | -Direct | โ | Consecration |
| โ Mercury | โ๏ธ Virgo 5ยฐ39' | 12 | โ | โ | Amusement |
| โ Moon | โ๏ธ Virgo 11ยฐ33' | 1 | -Direct | โ | Unveiling |
| North node | โ๏ธ Libra 24ยฐ02' | 2 | โ | โ | Maturity |
| Jupiter | โ๏ธ Libra 26ยฐ24' | 2 | -Direct | โ | Elevation |
| Neptune | โ๏ธ Scorpio 2ยฐ18' | 3 | -Direct | โ | Community |
| Saturn | โ๏ธ Sagittarius 19ยฐ09' | 4 | โ | โ | Foresight |
| Chiron | โ๏ธ Aquarius 19ยฐ59' | 6 | โ | โ | Mission |
| South node | โ๏ธ Aries 24ยฐ02' | โ | -Direct | โ | โ |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | โ๏ธ Virgo | 8ยฐ15' | Moon |
| House 2 | โ๏ธ Libra | 1ยฐ29' | North node, Jupiter |
| House 3 | โ๏ธ Scorpio | 0ยฐ06' | Neptune |
| House 4 | โ๏ธ Sagittarius | 3ยฐ45' | Saturn |
| House 5 | โ๏ธ Capricorn | 8ยฐ57' | - |
| House 6 | โ๏ธ Aquarius | 10ยฐ56' | Chiron |
| House 7 | โ๏ธ Pisces | 8ยฐ15' | - |
| House 8 | โ๏ธ Aries | 1ยฐ29' | Lilith |
| House 9 | โ๏ธ Taurus | 0ยฐ06' | Mars |
| House 10 | โ๏ธ Gemini | 3ยฐ45' | - |
| House 11 | โ๏ธ Cancer | 8ยฐ57' | Venus |
| House 12 | โ๏ธ Leo | 10ยฐ56' | Uranus, Sun, Pluto, Mercury |
Full aspects ยท 28
- Moon Semi square Jupiter0.1ยฐ
- Chiron Sextile Lilith0.3ยฐ
- Neptune Sextile Pluto0.6ยฐ
- Saturn Trine Lilith0.6ยฐ
- Saturn Sextile Chiron0.8ยฐ
- Mercury Sesquiquadrate Lilith0.9ยฐ
- Sun Sextile North node0.9ยฐ
- Moon Semi sextile Uranus1.1ยฐ
- Venus Semi sextile Pluto1.2ยฐ
- Venus Square Neptune1.8ยฐ
- Saturn Semi square Neptune1.8ยฐ
- Jupiter Conjunction North node2.4ยฐ
- Mars Square Uranus2.7ยฐ
- Sun Opposition Chiron3.1ยฐ
- Sun Sextile Jupiter3.3ยฐ
- Mercury Sextile Neptune3.4ยฐ
- Sun Trine Lilith3.4ยฐ
- Moon Trine Mars3.8ยฐ
- Mercury Conjunction Pluto3.9ยฐ
- Sun Trine Saturn4.0ยฐ
- North node Trine Chiron4.0ยฐ
- Venus Square Jupiter4.1ยฐ
- North node Opposition Lilith4.3ยฐ
- Mars Square Chiron4.6ยฐ
- Moon Conjunction Mercury5.9ยฐ
- Jupiter Conjunction Neptune5.9ยฐ
- Jupiter Opposition Lilith6.7ยฐ
- Uranus Opposition Chiron7.3ยฐ
Chart patterns
House system: placidus ยท Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA ยท Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
- 1980s19 EVENTS
Madonna and Dan Gilroy end their relationship
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Moon dasha ยท Personal year 6 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Dan Gilroy begin a relationship
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Moon dasha ยท Personal year 6 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Jean-Michel Basquiat begin a relationship
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Moon dasha ยท Personal year 8 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Jean-Michel Basquiat end their relationship
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Moon dasha ยท Personal year 9 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Like a Virgin is released
Moon dasha ยท Personal year 1 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Jupiter trine Ascendant
Nine days before the release, Jupiter trine the Ascendant in the fourth house opened a power window of expansive confidence, priming her image for a massive career milestone.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 1984Collapse
Aug 22Nov 6Jan 21Aug 22, 1984 โ Jan 21, 1985 ยท 152 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto square Venusslow
- Chiron square Ascendantslow
- Uranus square Moonslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
- Jupiter trine Ascendantfast
Madonna and Sandra Bernhard begin a relationship
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Moon dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and John Benitez end their relationship
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Moon dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Live Aid
Moon dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Saturn square Sun
Thirty-four days before Live Aid, Saturn squared the Sun in the third house, framing this milestone with demanding logistics and intense preparation during a potent power window.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 1985Collapse
Jun 9Jul 13Aug 16Jun 9 โ Aug 16, 1985 ยท 68 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Saturn square Sunslow
- Chiron square Moonslow
- Pluto square Venusslow
- Jupiter square Marsfast
- North Node conjunction Marsfast
Live Aid
Moon dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Saturn square Sun
Saturn squared the Sun in the third house 34 days before Live Aid, marking a heavy preparatory window that demanded discipline and strategic focus ahead of the massive performance.
Madonna's chart on a festival appearance, 1985Collapse
Jun 9Jul 13Aug 16Jun 9 โ Aug 16, 1985 ยท 68 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Saturn square Sunslow
- Chiron square Moonslow
- Pluto square Venusslow
- Jupiter square Marsfast
- North Node conjunction Marsfast
Sean Penn and Madonna marry
Moon dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 6
Madonna's read ยท timed chart
Editorial note ยท Saturn square Sun
Saturn squared the third-house Sun 68 days before the wedding, testing their private dialogue during a high-stakes power window that challenged their personal boundaries ahead of the high-profile union.
Madonna's chart on the wedding day, 1985Collapse
Jun 9Aug 16Oct 23Jun 9 โ Oct 23, 1985 ยท 136 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Saturn square Sunslow
- Chiron square Moonslow
- Pluto square Venusslow
- Uranus square Moonslow
- North Node trine Moonfast
- North Node conjunction Marsfast
Sean Penn's read
Editorial note ยท Uranus conjunction Ascendant
Ten days before the wedding, Uranus meeting the twelfth-house Ascendant marked a volatile shift in public persona during this high-impact window.
Open Your Heart is released
Moon dasha ยท Personal year 3 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Saturn square Moon
Ten days after the single dropped, Saturn squared her fourth house Moon, framing the career milestone with heavy emotional demands and grounded pressure.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 1986Collapse
May 23Nov 19May 18May 23, 1986 โ May 18, 1987 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Jupiter opposition Moonfast
La Isla Bonita is released
Moon dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Pluto sextile Moon
Thirteen days before the single arrived, Pluto sextile the third-house Moon signaled a surge of emotional magnetism that helped seal the track as an enduring classic.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 1987Collapse
Aug 29Feb 25Aug 24Aug 29, 1986 โ Aug 24, 1987 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Mercuryslow
- Neptune trine Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Moonslow
- Jupiter trine Venusfast
7th Golden Raspberry Awards
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Saturn trine Sun
Arriving two days after the ceremony during a power window, Saturn trine Sun in the fourth house brought grounding perspective and quiet endurance following the public Razzie recognition.
Madonna's chart on award day, 1987Collapse
Oct 5Mar 29Sep 20Oct 5, 1986 โ Sep 20, 1987 ยท 350 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Ascendantslow
- Saturn trine Sunslow
Madonna and John F. Kennedy Jr. begin a relationship
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Mars dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Sandra Bernhard end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
8th Golden Raspberry Awards
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Neptune trine Moon
Two days after the Razzie ceremony, a convergent power transit of Neptune trine the fifth-house Moon softened public criticism into creative detachment.
Madonna's chart on award day, 1988Collapse
Dec 29Apr 10Jul 22Dec 29, 1987 โ Jul 22, 1988 ยท 206 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Sunslow
- Pluto sextile Moonslow
- Neptune trine Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Moonslow
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter trine Ascendantfast
Madonna and Warren Beatty begin a relationship
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Mars dasha ยท Personal year 6 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Sean Penn and Madonna divorce
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 6 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Sean Penn divorce
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 6 ยท Pinnacle 6
Madonna's read ยท timed chart
Editorial note ยท Neptune trine Ascendant
Neptune trine the Ascendant in the fifth house peaked seven days after the divorce, offering a gentle, creative release for her public persona following the romantic rupture.
Madonna's chart on the day of the divorce, 1989Collapse
Mar 18Sep 14Mar 13Mar 18, 1989 โ Mar 13, 1990 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Neptune trine Moonslow
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
- Saturn trine Ascendantslow
- Chiron sextile Marsslow
- Pluto sextile Moonslow
- Neptune trine Ascendantslow
- Saturn trine Mercuryslow
- Jupiter sextile Ascendantfast
- North Node opposition Sunfast
Sean Penn's read
Editorial note ยท Saturn opposition Moon
Three days before the divorce, Saturn opposing her first-house Moon marked a heavy emotional reckoning that crystallized personal boundaries.
Sean Penn's chart on the day of the divorce, 1989Collapse
Mar 18Sep 14Mar 13Mar 18, 1989 โ Mar 13, 1990 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Uranus square Midheavenslow
- Neptune trine Venusslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Saturn opposition Moonslow
- North Node opposition Sunfast
- Jupiter conjunction Moonfast
- 1990s15 EVENTS
Madonna and Vanilla Ice begin a relationship
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Mars dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Warren Beatty end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
10th Golden Raspberry Awards
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Uranus trine Ascendant
Uranus trined the Ascendant from the fourth house 37 days before the ceremony, setting an unpredictable tone for the Razzie spotlight.
Madonna's chart on award day, 1990Collapse
Jan 1Mar 25Jun 16Jan 1 โ Jun 16, 1990 ยท 166 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Uranus trine Ascendantslow
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
- Chiron sextile Moonslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- North Node square Marsfast
Madonna and Jose Canseco begin a relationship
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Mars dasha ยท Personal year 8 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Tony Ward end their relationship
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Mars dasha ยท Personal year 8 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
12th Golden Raspberry Awards
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 9 ยท Pinnacle 6
Editorial note ยท Jupiter square Midheaven
Jupiter squared the 12th house Midheaven 33 days after the Razzies, marking a delayed reckoning with career visibility and public missteps.
Madonna's chart on award day, 1992Collapse
Jan 30Mar 29May 27Jan 30 โ May 27, 1992 ยท 118 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Midheavenslow
- Saturn square Marsslow
- Chiron conjunction Venusslow
- Jupiter conjunction Mercuryfast
- Jupiter conjunction Ascendantfast
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
- Jupiter square Midheavenfast
Madonna and Jenny Shimizu end their relationship
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Mars dasha ยท Personal year 1 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Jenny Shimizu begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 1 ยท Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Tupac Shakur and Madonna begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q6107, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Mars dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna: Madonna on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1994
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 3
Editorial note ยท Saturn opposition Ascendant
Saturn opposed her Ascendant from the seventh house 10 days after the broadcast, marking a period of intense public scrutiny and critical boundary testing.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 1994Collapse
Jan 3Mar 31Jun 26Jan 3 โ Jun 26, 1994 ยท 174 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Chiron conjunction Mercuryslow
- Saturn opposition Ascendantslow
- Saturn opposition Mercuryslow
- North Node square Sunfast
- Jupiter sextile Moonfast
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
Tupac Shakur and Madonna end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q6107, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 3 ยท Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Carlos Leon begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 3 ยท Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
15th Golden Raspberry Awards
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 3 ยท Pinnacle 3
3 passages in force ยท Pluto trine Venus ยท Uranus opposition Venus ยท North Node sextile Mercury
Madonna's chart on award day, 1995Collapse
Feb 14Mar 26May 5Feb 14 โ May 5, 1995 ยท 80 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Venusslow
- Uranus opposition Venusslow
- North Node sextile Mercuryfast
Madonna's child Lourdes Leon is born
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 3
Editorial note ยท Pluto trine Venus
Pluto trine Venus peaked 92 days before the birth, marking a potent power window that began reshaping Madonna's emotional life ahead of motherhood.
Madonna's chart on the day of a birth, 1996Collapse
Apr 17Oct 14Apr 12Apr 17, 1996 โ Apr 12, 1997 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto opposition Midheavenslow
- Pluto trine Venusslow
- Saturn sextile Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Venusslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
Madonna and Carlos Leon end their relationship
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Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 3
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 2000s12 EVENTS
42nd Annual Grammy Awards
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 8 ยท Pinnacle 3
Editorial note ยท Jupiter square Venus
Peaking five days before the ceremony, this powerful ninth-house Jupiter-Venus square reflected a surge of glamorous prestige and grand artistic recognition.
Madonna's chart on award day, 2000Collapse
Aug 27Feb 23Aug 21Aug 27, 1999 โ Aug 21, 2000 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto square Moonslow
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Saturn trine Moonslow
- North Node sextile Midheavenfast
- Jupiter square Venusfast
- North Node conjunction Venusfast
Madonna's child Rocco Ritchie is born
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 8 ยท Pinnacle 3
Editorial note ยท Pluto square Moon
Occurring 220 days before Rocco's birth, Pluto squaring her fourth-house Moon signaled intense domestic upheavals as motherhood began reshaping her private foundations.
Madonna's chart on the day of a birth, 2000Collapse
Feb 13Aug 11Feb 7Feb 13, 2000 โ Feb 7, 2001 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto square Moonslow
- Chiron square Moonslow
- Saturn sextile Venusslow
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Pluto square Ascendantslow
- Chiron square Ascendantslow
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
Madonna and Guy Ritchie marry
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 8 ยท Pinnacle 3
Editorial note ยท Saturn square Sun
Arriving 34 days after the wedding, Saturn square Sun in the ninth house set a demanding tone of duty, public scrutiny, and legal weight over the newly formed union.
Madonna's chart on the wedding day, 2000Collapse
Jun 25Dec 22Jun 20Jun 25, 2000 โ Jun 20, 2001 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto square Moonslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Saturn square Sunslow
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Jupiter conjunction Midheavenfast
- North Node sextile Marsfast
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
22nd Golden Raspberry Awards
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 1 ยท Pinnacle 3
Editorial note ยท Saturn square Moon
Twenty-one days after the Razzie win, Saturn squared her tenth-house Moon, marking a period of sober professional reckoning and public scrutiny.
Madonna's chart on award day, 2002Collapse
Jan 24Mar 23May 20Jan 24 โ May 20, 2002 ยท 116 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Chiron trine Ascendantslow
- Jupiter sextile Mercuryfast
- Jupiter sextile Ascendantfast
- North Node sextile Sunfast
Madonna's child David Ciccone Ritchie is born
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 9
Editorial note ยท Pluto trine Sun
Operating 255 days before his birth, Pluto trine Sun in house 4 formed a power window that marked deep shifts in Madonna's core home life.
Madonna's chart on the day of a birth, 2005Collapse
Mar 28Sep 24Mar 23Mar 28, 2005 โ Mar 23, 2006 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Ascendantslow
- Neptune square Marsslow
- Pluto trine Sunslow
- Chiron opposition Venusslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Jupiter sextile Sunfast
Madonna's child Mercy James is born
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 9
Editorial note ยท Uranus opposition Moon
Fifty-three days after the birth, Uranus opposed the Moon in the seventh house, marking an intense power window of sudden maternal shifts.
Madonna's chart on the day of a birth, 2006Collapse
Jul 26Jan 22Jul 21Jul 26, 2005 โ Jul 21, 2006 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Uranus opposition Ascendantslow
- Neptune square Marsslow
- Uranus opposition Moonslow
- Chiron trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus opposition Mercuryslow
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
49th Annual Grammy Awards
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 6 ยท Pinnacle 9
Editorial note ยท Saturn conjunction Sun
Saturn aligned with the Sun in the twelfth house 19 days before the Grammy Awards, crystallizing private discipline and endurance into public recognition during this power window.
Madonna's chart on award day, 2007Collapse
Oct 8Feb 11Jun 17Oct 8, 2006 โ Jun 17, 2007 ยท 252 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Uranus sextile Marsslow
- Uranus opposition Moonslow
- Saturn conjunction Sunslow
- North Node sextile Marsfast
Madonna and Jesus Luz begin a relationship
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Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 9
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
50th Annual Grammy Awards
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 9
Editorial note ยท Neptune opposition Sun
Neptune opposed the sixth-house Sun forty days after the Grammys, marking a power window that dissolved daily routines into surreal creative acclaim.
Madonna's chart on award day, 2008Collapse
Sep 30Feb 10Jun 22Sep 30, 2007 โ Jun 22, 2008 ยท 266 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Sunslow
- Saturn conjunction Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Marsslow
- Saturn square Midheavenslow
- Saturn conjunction Mercuryslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Moonfast
Madonna and Alex Rodriguez begin a relationship
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 9
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Alex Rodriguez end their relationship
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 9
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie divorce
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 9
Editorial note ยท Neptune opposition Sun
Neptune opposing her sixth-house Sun 245 days before the divorce marked a potent window of dissolving certainty, eroding the daily foundations of the marriage long before the split.
Madonna's chart on the day of the divorce, 2008Collapse
May 25Nov 21May 20May 25, 2008 โ May 20, 2009 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Sunslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- North Node square Marsfast
- 2010s9 EVENTS
Madonna and Jesus Luz end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 9 ยท Pinnacle 9
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Brahim Zaibat begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 9 ยท Pinnacle 9
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna: Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
Rahu dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 4
Editorial note ยท Pluto trine Ascendant
Pluto trined her Ascendant from the fourth house 8 days before the show, anchoring a period of commanding personal presence and renewed authority for her massive stage return.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 2012Collapse
Dec 10Feb 5Apr 2Dec 10, 2011 โ Apr 2, 2012 ยท 114 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Ascendantslow
- Chiron opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Uranus sextile Midheavenslow
- Uranus trine Venusslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Jupiter square Venusfast
- North Node square Moonfast
Madonna's child Esther Ciccone is born
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 2 ยท Pinnacle 4
Editorial note ยท Neptune square Midheaven
Eighty-three days before Esther's birth, Neptune square the Midheaven stirred an ethereal shift in Madonna's public and maternal path.
Madonna's chart on the day of a birth, 2012Collapse
Feb 29Aug 27Feb 23Feb 29, 2012 โ Feb 23, 2013 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Pluto trine Ascendantslow
- Chiron opposition Mercuryslow
- Chiron opposition Ascendantslow
- Neptune square Midheavenslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Venusfast
- Jupiter square Moonfast
Madonna and Brahim Zaibat end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 3 ยท Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
70th Golden Globe Awards
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 3 ยท Pinnacle 4
Editorial note ยท Jupiter square Mercury
Seventeen days after the ceremony, a 10th-house Jupiter square to Mercury amplified public recognition and media discourse around the award.
Madonna's chart on award day, 2013Collapse
Jul 17Jan 13Jul 12Jul 17, 2012 โ Jul 12, 2013 ยท 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Neptune square Midheavenslow
- Pluto trine Ascendantslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Chiron opposition Mercuryslow
- Saturn sextile Moonslow
- Chiron opposition Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Midheavenslow
- Chiron square Midheavenslow
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
- North Node square Sunfast
- Jupiter square Mercuryfast
Madonna and Timor Steffens begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Timor Steffens end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna: Paradise Papers
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 7 ยท Pinnacle 4
Editorial note ยท Jupiter sextile Mercury
A day after the Paradise Papers leak, Jupiter sextiling natal third-house Mercury sharpened global scrutiny and amplified public discourse around her finances.
Madonna's chart on a career milestone, 2017Collapse
Jul 5Nov 5Mar 8Jul 5, 2017 โ Mar 8, 2018 ยท 246 days
Birth time recorded to the minute ยท all contacts shown
- Neptune opposition Moonslow
- Saturn trine Sunslow
- Pluto trine Marsslow
- North Node conjunction Sunfast
- Jupiter sextile Mercuryfast
- 2020s3 EVENTS
- 6 QUIET YEARS
Madonna and Josh Popper begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 22 ยท Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Akim Moris begin a relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Madonna and Josh Popper end their relationship
Wikidata P451 claim on Q1744, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha ยท Personal year 5 ยท Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Madonna's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Human Design
Generator with 5/1 Profile on Cross of Revolution
Her Sacral authority and 5/1 profile anchor practical solutions and universal leadership through continuous cultural disruption.
Human Design snapshot
The Left Angle Cross of Revolution
Full Human Design readingCollapse
Centers ยท 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | โ |
| Ajna | Defined | โ |
| Throat | Defined | โ |
| G identity | Defined | โ |
| Heart will | Open | โ |
| Sacral | Defined | โ |
| Solar plexus | Open | โ |
| Spleen | Open | โ |
| Root | Open | โ |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
โ
Not-self theme
When it isn't
โ
Personality activations ยท 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| โ๏ธ Sun | 4.5 |
| ยท Earth | 49.5 |
| โฝ๏ธ Moon | 64.1 |
| โ North node | 32.4 |
| โ South node | 42.4 |
| โฟ๏ธ Mercury | 59.6 |
| โ๏ธ Venus | 56.5 |
| โ๏ธ Mars | 2.3 |
| โ๏ธ Jupiter | 50.1 |
| โ๏ธ Saturn | 26.3 |
| โ ๏ธ Uranus | 33.6 |
| โ๏ธ Neptune | 28.1 |
Design activations ยท 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| โ๏ธ Sun | 8.1 |
| ยท Earth | 14.1 |
| โฝ๏ธ Moon | 3.4 |
| โ North node | 50.6 |
| โ๏ธ Venus | 21.3 |
| โ๏ธ Mars | 63.4 |
| โ๏ธ Jupiter | 32.3 |
| โ๏ธ Saturn | 11.2 |
| โ ๏ธ Uranus | 33.1 |
| โ๏ธ Neptune | 28.1 |
| โ๏ธ Pluto | 29.6 |
Defined channels ยท 3
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88ยฐ solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 4 Life Work and Gene Key 49 Evolution
Her core sequence moves from mental reaction into collective revolution, driven by the gift of understanding and purposeful competence.
Gene Keys snapshot
Full Gene Keys readingCollapse
Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow โ Gift โ Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 4 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 49 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 8 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 14 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow โ Gift โ Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 3 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 56 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 2 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 21 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow โ Gift โ Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 63 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 32 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 50 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow โ gift โ siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
Sidereal lunar mansions & dashas
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
Full Vedic readingCollapse
Nakshatra placements ยท 14
โ shown in snapshot ยท scrolls โ
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Bharani | 3 | Aries 22ยฐ | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Venus | Pushya | 2 | Cancer 7ยฐ | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Uranus | Ashlesha | 1 | Cancer 19ยฐ | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Sun | Ashlesha | 4 | Cancer 29ยฐ | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Pluto | Magha | 3 | Leo 8ยฐ | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Mercury | Magha | 4 | Leo 12ยฐ | Ketu | Pitris | Male Rat |
| Ascendant | Purva phalguni | 1 | Leo 14ยฐ | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| โ Moon | Purva phalguni | 2 | Leo 18ยฐ | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| North node | Chitra | 3 | Libra 0ยฐ | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Jupiter | Chitra | 3 | Libra 3ยฐ | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Neptune | Swati | 1 | Libra 9ยฐ | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Saturn | Jyeshtha | 3 | Scorpio 25ยฐ | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Chiron | Dhanishta | 2 | Capricorn 26ยฐ | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Lilith | Revati | 3 | Pisces 26ยฐ | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline ยท 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | Aug 16, 1958 โ Mar 24, 1971 | - |
| Sun | Mar 24, 1971 โ Mar 24, 1977 | - |
| Moon | Mar 24, 1977 โ Mar 24, 1987 | - |
| Mars | Mar 24, 1987 โ Mar 24, 1994 | - |
| Rahu | Mar 24, 1994 โ Mar 24, 2012 | - |
| Jupiter | Mar 24, 2012 โ Mar 24, 2028 | Now |
| Saturn | Mar 24, 2028 โ Mar 24, 2047 | - |
| Mercury | Mar 24, 2047 โ Mar 24, 2064 | - |
| Ketu | Mar 24, 2064 โ Mar 24, 2071 | - |
Antardashas within Jupiter
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Jupiter | Mar 24, 2012 โ May 12, 2014 |
| Saturn | May 12, 2014 โ Nov 22, 2016 |
| Mercury | Nov 22, 2016 โ Feb 28, 2019 |
| Ketu | Feb 28, 2019 โ Feb 4, 2020 |
| Venus | Feb 4, 2020 โ Oct 5, 2022 |
| Sun | Oct 5, 2022 โ Jul 24, 2023 |
| Moon | Jul 24, 2023 โ Nov 22, 2024 |
| Mars | Nov 22, 2024 โ Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rahu | Oct 29, 2025 โ Mar 24, 2028 |
Ayanamsa: 23.2792 ยท Dasha system: Vimshottari ยท Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 89 ยท White Dog ยท Spectral
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Oc ยท Spectral tone
Full Mayan Tzolkin readingCollapse
โSeal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation ยท Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 2
Numerology snapshot
Full Numerology readingCollapse
Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
dog ยท earth
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
Full Chinese Zodiac readingCollapse
| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | ๆ | ๆ |
| Month | ๅบ | ็ณ |
| Day | ไน | ้ |
| Hour | ๅบ | ่พฐ |
Day master
ไน 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.
Tarot Birth Cards
Justice and The High Priestess
These cards reflect a blend of rigorous discernment, structural control over creative assets, and intuitive mystery behind the public persona.
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
Full Tarot readingCollapse
The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| โ Personality | Justice | fairness, truth, cause and effect, balance | Outcomes that follow directly from action โ accountability rendered in clear terms. |
| โ Soul | The High Priestess | intuition, mystery, the subconscious | Knowledge that comes from within rather than from the outside world โ quiet, receptive wisdom. |
Year card for 2026 ยท turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Arabic Parts snapshot
Full Arabic Parts readingCollapse
Lots on the wheel
Lots ยท 8
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
Sabian Symbols
Leo 24 Degree of Inner Spiritual Concentration
Her Sun degree depicts an ascetic focused on inner attainment, echoing the contemplative themes woven through her Ray of Light era.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun ยท Leo 23ยฐ07'
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
Full Sabian readingCollapse
Feng Shui
Kua 9
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: East, Southeast, North, South
Full Feng Shui readingCollapse
Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method ยท Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Madonna
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Madonna's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Madonna's birth chart
What is Madonna's zodiac sign?
Madonna's Sun sign is Leo.
What is Madonna's moon and rising sign?
Madonna has a Virgo Moon and a Virgo rising.
When was Madonna born?
Madonna was born on Aug 16, 1958.
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.
Madonna compatibility: pairings with other charts
Famous people connected to Madonna
More famous Leos
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Sources
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Birth data
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