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Steve Jobs's Birth Chart

Complete astrological analysis of Co-founder of Apple born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA

Sun in Pisces
Moon in Aries
Virgo Rising

Steve Jobs

February 24, 1955 at 19:15

San Francisco, California, USA

37.77°N, 122.42°W

💧 WaterCardinal
♓ 5°
♈ 7°
♍ 22°
AC♍ 22°
MC♊ 21°

Planetary Positions

Sun
5°
Moon
7°
Mercury
14° Rx
Venus
21°
Mars
29°
Jupiter
20° Rx
Saturn
21°
Uranus
24° Rx
Neptune
28° Rx
Pluto
25° Rx
North Node
3° Rx
Chiron
2°
Lilith
28°
South Node
3° Rx
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About Steve Jobs's Birth Chart

Born February 24, 1955, at 7:15 PM in San Francisco, Steve Jobs' chart features the Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aries, and Virgo rising. This creates a contrast between dreamy intuition and fiery emotional drive, grounded by a public persona focused on precision. The water-fire-earth blend gives both vision and the restless energy to pursue it.

Sun in Pisces

Core Identity

The Sun in Pisces is ruled by Jupiter (traditional) and Neptune (modern), linking this placement to imagination, intuition, and a connection to something larger than the self. Pisces sees what isn't yet visible to others. There is an artistic quality here, a sensitivity to aesthetics and meaning. This is not a linear, logical placement—it operates through feeling and vision. The Pisces Sun often struggles with boundaries but excels at synthesis, bringing together elements others wouldn't think to combine.

Moon in Aries

Emotional Nature

The Moon in Aries brings impulsive, direct emotional responses. Feelings are experienced quickly and intensely, but they also pass quickly. There is little patience for emotional complexity or drawn-out processing. This placement needs action—sitting with discomfort is difficult. The Aries Moon can bring a competitive edge to emotional life, a need to win or be first. It provides drive and courage but requires learning to tolerate frustration without immediate reaction.

Virgo Rising

Public Persona

Virgo rising shapes how others first perceive the individual. This Ascendant brings attention to detail, a focus on craft, and a critical eye. There is concern with how things work, how they can be improved, how to eliminate what is unnecessary. The presentation is often understated—quality speaks for itself. Virgo rising tends toward discrimination in the classical sense: distinguishing what is excellent from what is merely adequate.

🔗Pisces Dreamer, Virgo Perfectionist: The Tension That Built Apple

Connecting the chart to the biography

Anyone who's read Walter Isaacson's biography knows the famous story: Jobs spent weeks agonizing over the shade of yellow in the original iMac's packaging. Weeks. On a box people would throw away. And yet this is the same person who, during product brainstorming sessions, would sketch grand visions on a whiteboard with the sweep of someone who could already see the finished thing floating in the air. How do you reconcile those two people? You look at the chart. Pisces Sun opposite Virgo Rising. The dreamer and the perfectionist aren't two different people — they're the same axis, pulling in both directions at once.

The temper is worth talking about because it was so central to his management style. Every account from inside Apple tells the same story: Jobs could go from zero to absolutely furious in under a second. Staff meetings where he'd berate engineers. Hallway encounters where a single wrong answer meant you were fired. That's the Aries Moon, and it's not subtle. Aries processes everything fast — anger, excitement, boredom — and moves on just as quickly. The "reality distortion field" everyone talks about was probably this: the sheer emotional force of an Aries Moon in someone already operating from deep Piscean conviction. He didn't persuade people with logic. He overwhelmed them with certainty.

His Mercury lands in Aquarius, which tells you something about the kind of intelligence at work. Aquarius doesn't improve categories — it replaces them entirely. Jobs didn't make a better phone. He spent years asking what a phone would look like if you designed it from scratch with zero respect for how phones had been done before. The calligraphy class at Reed College, the years in India studying Zen, the well-documented use of psychedelics — these aren't random biographical details. They're all expressions of Mercury in Aquarius: a mind that seeks understanding outside conventional channels, that gets bored by incremental improvement, that only comes alive when the question is "what if none of this existed?"

And then there's the aesthetic sensibility — probably the part of Jobs that influenced culture the most. Venus in Capricorn. People with this placement don't care about trends. They care about whether something will still look right in twenty years. Apple's entire design language — the clean aluminum, the absence of decoration, the almost monastic restraint — that's Capricorn Venus taste. It's the opposite of flash. It says: if it's built properly, you won't need to embellish it. Jobs reportedly told Hartmut Esslinger that good design should make you feel like the object "always existed." That's a very Capricorn Venus thing to say.

📋Chart At A Glance

Every planet's position, zodiac sign, house placement, and essential dignity in Steve's chart.

PlanetSignDegreeHouseRxDignity
Sun
Pisces🌊
5° 44'D
Moon
Aries🔥
7° 44'D
Mercury
Aquarius💨
14° 21'Rx ℞
Venus
Capricorn🌍
21° 10'D
Mars
Aries🔥
29° 5'D🏠 Domicile
Jupiter
Cancer🌊
20° 30'Rx ℞⬆️ Exalted
Saturn
Scorpio🌊
21° 9'D
Uranus
Cancer🌊
24° 8'Rx ℞
Neptune
Libra💨
28° 3'Rx ℞
Pluto
Leo🔥
25° 19'Rx ℞
North Node
Capricorn🌍
3° 24'Rx ℞
Chiron
Aquarius💨
2° 19'D
Lilith
Scorpio🌊
28° 31'D
South Node
Cancer🌊
3° 24'Rx ℞
🏠 Domicile — Planet in its own sign (strongest)⬆️ Exalted — Planet at peak expression⬇️ Detriment — Planet in opposite sign (challenged)⤵️ Fall — Planet at weakest expression

⚖️Dominant Patterns

The elemental balance, modal emphasis, and geometric shape that define how Steve's chart energy flows.

Elemental Balance

🔥 Fire3 planets
🌍 Earth2 planets
💨 Air4 planets
🌊 Water7 planets

Dominant: 🌊 WaterEmotion, intuition, empathy, and depth. Water-dominant charts navigate through feeling and instinct.

Modal Emphasis

🏁 Cardinal9 planets
🔒 Fixed5 planets
🔄 Mutable2 planets

Dominant: 🏁 CardinalInitiators — these charts start things, lead the charge, and catalyze change.

🔮 Chart Shape: Splay

Planets form distinct clusters with irregular spacing — this suggests strong individualism and versatility across multiple life areas.

🧭 Hemispheric Emphasis

Eastern HemisphereE:14 | W:0

Self-driven — tends to create their own opportunities and forge an independent path.

Northern HemisphereN:14 | S:0

Privately focused — draws strength from inner life, family, and personal foundations.

Key Aspects

The most significant planetary relationships in Steve's chart, ranked by tightness of orb. Tighter orbs mean stronger influence.

North NodeSouth Node
Challenging
opposition(180°)Orb: 0.0°

life direction and growth and south node pull in opposite directions — mastering this polarity unlocks profound balance.

VenusSaturn
Harmonious
sextile(60°)Orb: 0.0°

values and relationships and discipline and structure form a productive alliance — opportunities emerge when both are engaged.

UranusPart of Fortune
Challenging
square(90°)Orb: 0.2°

innovation and disruption clashes with part of fortune — this friction generates enormous drive but requires conscious integration.

MarsLilith
Adjusting
quincunx(150°)Orb: 0.6°

drive and ambition and lilith don't naturally understand each other — adjustment and adaptation are required.

JupiterSaturn
Harmonious
trine(120°)Orb: 0.7°

growth and expansion flows naturally with discipline and structure — an effortless harmony creating innate talent and ease.

VenusJupiter
Challenging
opposition(180°)Orb: 0.7°

values and relationships and growth and expansion pull in opposite directions — mastering this polarity unlocks profound balance.

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Reading aspects: The orb measures how tight (exact) an aspect is — a 0° orb is a perfect aspect. Tighter orbs have stronger influence. Aspects under 1° orb are considered highly significant in shaping personality and life patterns. Harmonious aspects flow naturally, challenging aspects create tension that fuels growth.

Key Planetary Influences

Mercury in Aquarius

Thinking is unconventional, drawn to ideas that challenge existing frameworks.

Venus in Capricorn

Values quality over quantity; appreciation for timeless design.

Uranus in Cancer

Innovation directed toward creating products that feel personal and intimate.

How This Chart Was Calculated

This birth chart is calculated using professional-grade astronomical data:

  • NASA JPL Ephemeris Data
  • Whole Sign House System
  • Tropical Zodiac (Western)
  • ±1 Arcminute Precision

Birth data source: Birth certificate and biographical records

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Steve Jobs's Sun Sign?
Steve Jobs is a Pisces. People born between the dates corresponding to this sign are known for the traits described in the Sun section above.
What time was Steve Jobs born?
Steve Jobs was born at 19:15 on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA. This precise time is essential for calculating the Rising Sign and house placements.
What is Steve Jobs's Rising Sign?
Steve Jobs's Rising Sign (Ascendant) is Virgo. This determines how they present themselves to the world and their approach to life.
How accurate is this birth chart?
This chart uses NASA JPL ephemeris data with ±1 arcminute precision, the same data source used by professional astrologers worldwide.
Can I get my own birth chart?
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