Tina Fey's Birth Chart: Taurus Sun
Comedian and writer; Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Mean Girls
"Tina Fey balances exacting craft with sharp subversive humor."
The life of Tina Fey
Who is Tina Fey?
Writer and performer who became the first female head writer at Saturday Night Live, then left to make 30 Rock out of the experience. Her work is built on precision rather than volume, and she tends to hand the biggest laughs to somebody else.
Tina Fey's defining moments, and the transits behind them
Tina Fey's child Penelope Richmond is born
Ninety-two days after her daughter was born, Neptune squaring her Sun signaled a dreamy, dissolving shift in Tina Fey's personal identity during a major power window of early motherhood.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond marry
Four days before their wedding, Uranus formed a harmonious trine to Venus, framing the marriage with an aura of joyful spontaneity and romantic freedom.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Fey and Poehler host the Golden Globes
Occurring 105 days before the event, the North Node opposition to the Sun signaled a shift in visibility that set the stage for their celebrated hosting debut.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Fey and Poehler take over Weekend Update
Saturn sextile Sun peaked 55 days after the debut, bringing a power window that anchored their new anchor partnership with lasting professional authority.
The Collaboration Start in the timeline ↓68th Primetime Emmy Awards
The Award in the timeline ↓Tina Fey's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Tina Fey'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 May 18, 1970 · time unknown · Upper Darby · 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
With Mercury conjunct Saturn and Venus square Pluto, her voice pairs disciplined comedic construction with an edge that cuts straight through pretense.
Her Taurus Sun highlights patience, grounded execution, and sustained persistence across demanding television writers' rooms and feature films.
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 Tina Fey'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 mappedAir-led, with no modality standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
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.
Mercury & Venus in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
See celebrities with this pattern →A missing element: no planets carrying that element at all
See celebrities with this pattern →Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Uranus loading up one element
See celebrities with this pattern →Venus out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Mars out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Tina Fey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiron | ♈︎ Aries 9°05' | -Direct | — | Revision |
| Mercury | ♉︎ Taurus 13°45' | ℞ | — | Innocence |
| Saturn | ♉︎ Taurus 14°06' | -Direct | — | Disguise |
| ● Sun | ♉︎ Taurus 27°03' | -Direct | — | Renewal |
| Mars | ♊︎ Gemini 20°06' | -Direct | — | Revolution |
| Venus | ♊︎ Gemini 24°58' | -Direct | — | Maintenance |
| Lilith | ♌︎ Leo 18°02' | -Direct | — | Community |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 24°46' | ℞ | — | Memorial |
| Uranus | ♎︎ Libra 4°55' | ℞ | — | Instruction |
| ● Moon | ♎︎ Libra 23°03' | -Direct | — | Mutation |
| Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra 27°56' | ℞ | — | Illumination |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 29°36' | ℞ | — | Mischief |
| North node | ♓︎ Pisces 8°37' | ℞ | — | Ambition |
| South node | ♍︎ Virgo 8°37' | -Direct | — | — |
Full aspects · 20
- Venus Square Pluto0.2°
- Mercury Conjunction Saturn0.3°
- North node Semi sextile Chiron0.5°
- Moon Sesquiquadrate North node0.6°
- Sun Quincunx Jupiter0.9°
- Jupiter Semi sextile Neptune1.7°
- Moon Semi sextile Pluto1.7°
- Uranus Semi square Lilith1.9°
- Moon Trine Venus1.9°
- Mars Sextile Lilith2.1°
- Sun Trine Pluto2.3°
- Sun Opposition Neptune2.5°
- Moon Trine Mars3.0°
- Venus Trine Jupiter3.0°
- Saturn Square Lilith3.9°
- Uranus Opposition Chiron4.2°
- Mercury Square Lilith4.3°
- Mars Square Pluto4.7°
- Venus Conjunction Mars4.9°
- Moon Conjunction Jupiter4.9°
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.
Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond marry
Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Uranus trine Venus
Four days before their wedding, Uranus formed a harmonious trine to Venus, framing the marriage with an aura of joyful spontaneity and romantic freedom.
Tina Fey's chart on the wedding day, 2001Collapse
Jan 15Jun 3Oct 20Jan 15 – Oct 20, 2001 · 278 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron opposition Venusslow
- Uranus trine Venusslow
- Uranus square Sunslow
- Jupiter conjunction Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Fey and Poehler take over Weekend Update
The first time two women anchored the segment together.Source (opens in new tab)
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn sextile Sun
Saturn sextile Sun peaked 55 days after the debut, bringing a power window that anchored their new anchor partnership with lasting professional authority.
Tina Fey's chart on when the collaboration began, 2004Collapse
Jul 14Oct 2Dec 21Jul 14 – Dec 21, 2004 · 160 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune square Mercuryslow
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
- Saturn sextile Sunslow
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Tina Fey's child Alice Zenobia Richmond is born
Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 4
4 passages in force · Chiron trine Sun · Neptune square Mercury · Pluto opposition Mars · Jupiter trine Mars
Tina Fey's chart on the day of a birth, 2005Collapse
Jul 25Sep 10Oct 27Jul 25 – Oct 27, 2005 · 94 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Neptune square Mercuryslow
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
- Jupiter trine Marsfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn trine Mercury
Saturn trined Mercury two days before the Emmy ceremony, reflecting disciplined preparation and professional recognition for crafted work.
Tina Fey's chart on award day, 2008Collapse
Apr 4Sep 21Mar 10Apr 4, 2008 – Mar 10, 2009 · 340 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Uranus square Marsslow
- Saturn trine Mercuryslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Chiron square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
61st Primetime Emmy Awards
Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Saturn trine Sun
Fourteen days after the ceremony, Saturn trine Sun cemented this Emmy recognition into lasting professional authority.
Tina Fey's chart on award day, 2009Collapse
Apr 26Sep 20Feb 14Apr 26, 2009 – Feb 14, 2010 · 294 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune trine Venusslow
- Uranus square Venusslow
- Saturn trine Sunslow
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Neptune square Sunslow
- Chiron trine Marsslow
- North Node trine Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Tina Fey's child Penelope Richmond is born
Personal year 9 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · Neptune square Sun
Ninety-two days after her daughter was born, Neptune squaring her Sun signaled a dreamy, dissolving shift in Tina Fey's personal identity during a major power window of early motherhood.
Tina Fey's chart on the day of a birth, 2011Collapse
Apr 19Aug 10Dec 1Apr 19 – Dec 1, 2011 · 226 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Neptune square Sunslow
- North Node opposition Marsfast
- North Node opposition Venusfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
Fey and Poehler host the Golden Globes
The first of three consecutive years hosting the ceremony together.Source (opens in new tab)
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 4
Editorial note · North Node opposition Sun
Occurring 105 days before the event, the North Node opposition to the Sun signaled a shift in visibility that set the stage for their celebrated hosting debut.
Tina Fey's chart on a career milestone, 2013Collapse
Sep 30Jan 13Apr 28Sep 30, 2012 – Apr 28, 2013 · 210 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- North Node opposition Sunfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
65th Primetime Emmy Awards
Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Tina Fey's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 4
5 passages in force · Chiron square Venus · Uranus sextile Venus · Chiron square Mars · Pluto trine Mercury · North Node trine Mercury
Tina Fey's chart on award day, 2016Collapse
Jun 2Sep 18Jan 4Jun 2, 2016 – Jan 4, 2017 · 216 days
Birth time estimated · Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars contacts only
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Uranus sextile Venusslow
- Chiron square Marsslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- North Node trine Mercuryfast
Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven contacts are not shown for Tina Fey, and no house is named — those depend on a birth time recorded to the minute, and this one is an estimate.
72nd Tony Awards (Nominations Announced)
Personal year 7 · Pinnacle 4
No dated transit window covers this date in Tina Fey's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
Human Design
Emotional Generator with a 3/5 Profile
Her 3/5 profile learns through practical experimentation and trial, responding to creative opportunities with emotional clarity.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of Contagion
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Centers · 6 defined / 3 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Open | — |
| Ajna | Open | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Defined | — |
| Heart will | Defined | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Defined | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 8.3 |
| · Earth | 14.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 32.3 |
| ☊ North node | 37.4 |
| ☋ South node | 40.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 2.1 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 12.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 45.4 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 50.2 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 18.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 6.3 |
Design activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 30.5 |
| · Earth | 29.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 62.4 |
| ☊ North node | 63.1 |
| ☋ South node | 64.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 41.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 55.6 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 51.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 28.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 27.3 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 18.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 34.1 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 6.5 |
Defined channels · 4
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
Gene Key 8 Life's Work
Moving from the shadow of Mediocrity to the gift of Style reflects authentic creative expression and distinct individual voice.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 8 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 14 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 30 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 29 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 62 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 12 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 45 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 55 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 51 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 28 | |
| 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 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Bharani | 3 | Aries 20° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Saturn | Bharani | 3 | Aries 20° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| Sun | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 3° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Ascendant | Krittika | 4 | Taurus 7° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Mars | Mrigashira | 1 | Taurus 26° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Venus | Mrigashira | 3 | Gemini 1° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Lilith | Ashlesha | 3 | Cancer 24° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| Pluto | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 1° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Uranus | Hasta | 1 | Virgo 11° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| ● Moon | Chitra | 2 | Virgo 29° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Jupiter | Chitra | 4 | Libra 4° | Mars | Tvashtar | Female Tiger |
| Neptune | Anuradha | 1 | Scorpio 6° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| North node | Shatabhisha | 3 | Aquarius 15° | Rahu | Varuna | Female Horse |
| Chiron | Uttara bhadrapada | 4 | Pisces 15° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | May 18, 1970 → Jan 30, 1974 | - |
| Rahu | Jan 30, 1974 → Jan 30, 1992 | - |
| Jupiter | Jan 30, 1992 → Jan 30, 2008 | - |
| Saturn | Jan 30, 2008 → Jan 30, 2027 | Now |
| Mercury | Jan 30, 2027 → Jan 30, 2044 | - |
| Ketu | Jan 30, 2044 → Jan 30, 2051 | - |
| Venus | Jan 30, 2051 → Jan 30, 2071 | - |
| Sun | Jan 30, 2071 → Jan 30, 2077 | - |
| Moon | Jan 30, 2077 → Jan 30, 2087 | - |
Antardashas within Saturn
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Saturn | Jan 30, 2008 → Feb 1, 2011 |
| Mercury | Feb 1, 2011 → Oct 12, 2013 |
| Ketu | Oct 12, 2013 → Nov 20, 2014 |
| Venus | Nov 20, 2014 → Jan 20, 2018 |
| Sun | Jan 20, 2018 → Jan 2, 2019 |
| Moon | Jan 2, 2019 → Aug 2, 2020 |
| Mars | Aug 2, 2020 → Sep 11, 2021 |
| Rahu | Sep 11, 2021 → Jul 18, 2024 |
| Jupiter | Jul 18, 2024 → Jan 30, 2027 |
Ayanamsa: 23.4433 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 219 · Yellow Sun · Spectral
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Ahau · Spectral tone
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●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 22 Master Builder
Life Path 22 focuses on turning ambitious structural concepts into lasting institutions like long-running comedy series.
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Metal Dog in Chinese Astrology
The Metal Dog combines loyalty, moral conviction, and a sharp protective instinct within collaborative creative environments.
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 | 庚 | 戌 |
| Month | 辛 | 巳 |
| Day | 戊 | 午 |
Day master
戊 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 Emperor
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Personality & Soul | The Emperor | authority, structure, control, stability | Order imposed through discipline and leadership — the architecture that lets things last. |
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
Taurus 28 Sabian Symbol
This degree highlights the sudden recognition of inherent worth and latent power discovered through mature self-possession.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Taurus 27°03'
A woman in middle life stands in rapt sudden realization of forgotten charms
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Feng Shui
Kua 3
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: South, North, Southeast, East
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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 Tina Fey
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Tina Fey's birth chart
What is Tina Fey's zodiac sign?
Tina Fey's Sun sign is Taurus.
When was Tina Fey born?
Tina Fey was born on May 18, 1970.
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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