Sidney Poitier — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1927-02-20 (time unknown) · Miami, United States
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). Wikipedia states the date and that the birth happened in Miami; no hour of birth appears.
Bahamian-American actor and director, the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Lilies of the Field in 1964. He was born two months prematurely in Miami while his Bahamian parents were there on business, which gave him United States citizenship. No time of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Pisces Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Jupiter carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (domicile); in its own domicile.
T-square: Sun opposite Neptune, both square Mars — the apex (Mars) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Water is the leading element (70% weighted), while air is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Mutable modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is adapting — adjusting and redistributing energy.
Sun at 1°04′ Pisces: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates porously, imaginatively, dissolving hard edges — the keynote is empathy.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 189.1397° → 201.0046° (Libra).
T-square: Sun opposite Neptune, both square Mars — the apex (Mars) marks a recurring pressure point and growth engine.
Stellium in Pisces: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus — a concentrated emphasis that colors the whole chart.
Sun square Mars (orb 1°45′, separating, out of sign): Sun and Mars grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Jupiter square Saturn (orb 0°37′, separating): Jupiter and Saturn grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Uranus opposition Lilith (mean apogee) (orb 0°46′, separating): Uranus and Lilith (mean apogee) face each other across an axis — awareness tends to arrive through other people and counterweights.
Western natal chart
Sun Pisces 1°04′ · Moon Libra (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces 1°04′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Moon | Libra (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Pisces 17°55′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Venus | Pisces 22°45′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Mars | Taurus 29°19′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces 7°45′ | — | domicile | direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius 7°07′ | — | — | direct |
| Uranus | Pisces 27°48′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Leo 25°27′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer 14°01′ | — | — | retrograde |
Strongest aspects
- Sun □ Mars (square, orb 1.7°)
- Jupiter □ Saturn (square, orb 0.6°)
- Uranus ☍ Lilith (mean apogee) (opposition, orb 0.8°)
- Jupiter △ North Node (trine, orb 2.3°)
- Mars ⚹ Uranus (sextile, orb 1.5°)
- Sun △ North Node (trine, orb 4.3°)
- Sun ☍ Neptune (opposition, orb 5.6°)
- Mercury ☌ Venus (conjunction, orb 4.8°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Wood (乙). Luck pillars run backward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 丁卯 Dīng Mǎo | 壬寅 Rén Yín | 乙酉 Yǐ Yǒu |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 1932 | 辛丑 | sevenKillings |
| 15.3 | 1942 | 庚子 | directOfficer |
| 25.3 | 1952 | 己亥 | indirectWealth |
| 35.3 | 1962 | 戊戌 | directWealth |
| 45.3 | 1972 | 丁酉 | eatingGod |
| 55.3 | 1982 | 丙申 | hurtingOfficer |
| 65.3 | 1992 | 乙未 | friend |
| 75.3 | 2002 | 甲午 | robWealth |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||