MatPat's Birth Chart: Scorpio Sun
YouTuber, Game Theorists
"A relentless analytical drive transforms lore into an empire of digital theory."
The life of MatPat
Who is MatPat?
American internet personality who created and hosted the YouTube series Game Theorists and its spin-off channels covering film, food and fashion. He stepped back from hosting in 2024.
MatPat's defining moments, and the transits behind them
MatPat and Stephanie Patrick marry
Occurring 162 days after their wedding, Pluto sextile Venus reflected a deepening emotional bond and lasting commitment in their shared life.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓MatPat's child Oliver Patrick is born
The Birth in the timeline ↓MatPat's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots MatPat'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 Nov 15, 1986 · time unknown · Medina · The rising sign is not shown because this birth time is not recorded to the minute.Birth data: XSee sources
1 placement that explains this chart
MatPat pairs intense investigative focus with an unyielding appetite for solving obscure puzzles, building a lasting legacy across online media.
This Scorpio Sun is built for what sits under the surface. It treats a plain explanation as the start of the question, and it follows a thread well past the point where most would stop.
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 MatPat'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 mappedWater-led and fixed by a slight margin.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
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.
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.
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter & Pluto loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Neptune standing alone in its modality
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
MatPat 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
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | ♈︎ Aries 20°43' | ℞ | — | Self-Assertion |
| ● Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 6°59' | -Direct | — | Awakening |
| Chiron | ♊︎ Gemini 20°05' | ℞ | — | Revolution |
| Lilith | ♊︎ Gemini 29°03' | -Direct | — | Exhibition |
| Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio 7°22' | ℞ | — | Serenity |
| Pluto | ♏︎ Scorpio 7°54' | -Direct | — | Serenity |
| Mercury | ♏︎ Scorpio 17°57' | ℞ | — | Mimicry |
| ● Sun | ♏︎ Scorpio 22°27' | -Direct | — | Transfiguration |
| Saturn | ♐︎ Sagittarius 9°55' | -Direct | — | Fortune |
| Uranus | ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°49' | -Direct | — | Pretension |
| Neptune | ♑︎ Capricorn 4°01' | -Direct | — | Mobilization |
| Mars | ♒︎ Aquarius 22°40' | -Direct | — | Playfulness |
| Jupiter | ♓︎ Pisces 13°03' | -Direct | — | Luxury |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 20°43' | -Direct | — | — |
Full aspects · 30
- Uranus Trine North node0.1°
- Sun Square Mars0.2°
- Moon Opposition Venus0.4°
- Venus Conjunction Pluto0.5°
- North node Sextile Chiron0.6°
- Uranus Opposition Chiron0.7°
- Moon Opposition Pluto0.9°
- Mercury Semi square Neptune1.1°
- Moon Sesquiquadrate Uranus1.2°
- Venus Semi square Uranus1.6°
- Sun Semi sextile Uranus1.6°
- Sun Quincunx North node1.7°
- Mars Sextile Uranus1.9°
- Moon Semi square Chiron1.9°
- Mars Sextile North node2.0°
- Mercury Quincunx Chiron2.1°
- Sun Quincunx Chiron2.4°
- Mars Trine Chiron2.6°
- Mercury Quincunx North node2.8°
- Moon Quincunx Saturn2.9°
- Moon Trine Neptune3.0°
- Jupiter Square Saturn3.1°
- Venus Sextile Neptune3.3°
- Neptune Sextile Pluto3.9°
- Sun Conjunction Mercury4.5°
- Mercury Square Mars4.7°
- Mercury Trine Jupiter4.9°
- Neptune Opposition Lilith5.0°
- Jupiter Trine Pluto5.2°
- Venus Trine Jupiter5.7°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: estimated · Angles not used
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.
MatPat and Stephanie Patrick marry
Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Pluto sextile Venus
Occurring 162 days after their wedding, Pluto sextile Venus reflected a deepening emotional bond and lasting commitment in their shared life.
MatPat's chart on the wedding day, 2012Collapse
Dec 9May 19Oct 28Dec 9, 2011 – Oct 28, 2012 · 324 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Pluto sextile Venusslow
- Saturn trine Marsslow
- Jupiter square Marsfast
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for MatPat, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
- 6 QUIET YEARS
MatPat's child Oliver Patrick is born
Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 8
2 passages in force · Neptune trine Mercury · North Node square Venus
MatPat's chart on the day of a birth, 2018Collapse
May 31Jul 9Aug 17May 31 – Aug 17, 2018 · 78 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune trine Mercuryslow
- North Node square Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for MatPat, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Human Design
Right Angle Cross of Explanation
Built to translate intricate concepts into accessible breakdowns for a broad digital audience.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of Explanation
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Centers · 8 defined / 1 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Defined | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
—
Personality activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 43.4 |
| · Earth | 23.4 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 27.6 |
| ☊ North node | 51.6 |
| ☋ South node | 57.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 1.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 28.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 49.5 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 63.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 9.5 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 26.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 58.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 44.1 |
Design activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 4.6 |
| · Earth | 49.6 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 61.6 |
| ☊ North node | 42.3 |
| ☋ South node | 32.3 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 31.6 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 48.1 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 38.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 22.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 34.4 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 26.2 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 10.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 28.4 |
Defined channels · 7
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
Tracks the creative journey from intricate complexity toward direct insight and clear epiphanies.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 43 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 23 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 4 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 49 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 61 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 28 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 49 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 48 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 38 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 22 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 63 |
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 → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
Sidereal lunar mansions & dashas
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● Moon | Ashwini | 4 | Aries 13° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Chiron | Mrigashira | 1 | Taurus 26° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Lilith | Mrigashira | 4 | Gemini 5° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Venus | Swati | 3 | Libra 13° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Pluto | Swati | 3 | Libra 14° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Ascendant | Swati | 4 | Libra 19° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Mercury | Vishakha | 2 | Libra 24° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Sun | Vishakha | 3 | Libra 28° | Jupiter | Indra-Agni | Male Tiger |
| Saturn | Anuradha | 4 | Scorpio 16° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Uranus | Jyeshtha | 4 | Scorpio 27° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Neptune | Mula | 4 | Sagittarius 10° | Ketu | Nirrti | Male Dog |
| Mars | Dhanishta | 2 | Capricorn 29° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
| Jupiter | Shatabhisha | 4 | Aquarius 19° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| North node | Revati | 4 | Pisces 27° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Ketu | Nov 15, 1986 → Nov 19, 1986 | - |
| Venus | Nov 19, 1986 → Nov 19, 2006 | - |
| Sun | Nov 19, 2006 → Nov 19, 2012 | - |
| Moon | Nov 19, 2012 → Nov 19, 2022 | - |
| Mars | Nov 19, 2022 → Nov 19, 2029 | Now |
| Rahu | Nov 19, 2029 → Nov 19, 2047 | - |
| Jupiter | Nov 19, 2047 → Nov 19, 2063 | - |
| Saturn | Nov 19, 2063 → Nov 19, 2082 | - |
| Mercury | Nov 19, 2082 → Nov 19, 2099 | - |
Antardashas within Mars
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mars | Nov 19, 2022 → Apr 17, 2023 |
| Rahu | Apr 17, 2023 → May 4, 2024 |
| Jupiter | May 4, 2024 → Apr 10, 2025 |
| Saturn | Apr 10, 2025 → May 20, 2026 |
| Mercury | May 20, 2026 → May 17, 2027 |
| Ketu | May 17, 2027 → Oct 13, 2027 |
| Venus | Oct 13, 2027 → Dec 13, 2028 |
| Sun | Dec 13, 2028 → Apr 19, 2029 |
| Moon | Apr 19, 2029 → Nov 19, 2029 |
Ayanamsa: 23.6737 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Numerology
Life Path 5
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Fire Tiger
Combines energetic presentation and dramatic flair with ambitious media production.
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
The hour pillar and secret animal need a recorded birth time, so they aren't shown.
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 丙 | 寅 |
| Month | 己 | 亥 |
| Day | 癸 | 未 |
Day master
癸 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
Year, month and day pillars need only the birth date.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Hierophant
Represents the role of an educator and analyst who decodes structured systems for a community.
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Personality & Soul | The Hierophant | tradition, conformity, institutions, belief | Inherited wisdom and shared belief systems — the structures that bind a community together. |
Year card for 2026 · 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
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
Houses aren't shown for this chart because the birth time is estimated.
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
A Rabbit Metamorphoses Into a Nature Spirit
Marks his Scorpio Sun degree with a theme of evolving playful curiosity into enduring mastery.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Scorpio 22°27'
A rabbit metamorphoses into a nature spirit
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Feng Shui
Kua 2
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: Northeast, West, Northwest, Southwest
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about MatPat
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what MatPat's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about MatPat's birth chart
What is MatPat's zodiac sign?
MatPat's Sun sign is Scorpio.
When was MatPat born?
MatPat was born on Nov 15, 1986.
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.
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Sources
Sources & further reading
Birth data
Photo: Photo: Yvette Clarke / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) · Public Domain