Portrait of Tokyo

Tokyo

capital and largest city of Japan

city
VirgoTaurus

Photo: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

Founded
September 6, 1868
Origin
Japan
Sun sign
Virgo

Tokyo, capital and largest city of Japan, was founded on September 6, 1868 in Japan. With the Sun in Virgo, Tokyo's chart begins from a Virgo core. The chart is cast for the event date (noon), the standard approach for founding charts.

Astrological profile

The chart’s core identity is rooted in a Virgo Sun (14°) paired with a Taurus Moon (3°). Virgo’s analytical, service‑oriented energy gives a precise, detail‑driven intellect, while the Taurus Moon supplies a calm, sensory‑rich emotional base that values stability and material comfort. Together they produce a personality that is methodical yet grounded, preferring practical results over flights of fancy. With the time unknown, the Ascendant can only be approximated; nevertheless the strong Earth emphasis and cardinal mode suggest a forward‑moving, purposeful demeanor that seeks to organize the outer world as efficiently as the inner self.

The tightest aspect, Venus trine Saturn, blends the Cancerian Venus (30°) of nurturing affection with the Sagittarius Saturn (0°) of disciplined structure, tempering emotional expression with responsibility and a cautious approach to intimacy. The Sun sextile Mars (1°) links Virgo’s analytical Sun to the Cancer Mars (15°), gifting the native the ability to channel meticulous planning into decisive action, especially in matters of care and protection. Mars’ conjunction with Uranus (1°) injects sudden, inventive bursts of energy into that same Cancer drive, creating a restless urge to break routine and experiment with unconventional methods of service. Finally, Uranus square Neptune (1°) pits the inventive Uranian impulse (Cancer 16°) against the visionary Neptunian ideal (Aries 17° retrograde), generating tension between sudden insights and dreamy aspirations, a push‑pull that can cause both brilliant innovation and occasional disorientation.

Earth’s dominance (four Earth placements versus three Fire and three Water) grounds the chart in practicality, while the cardinal modality (five cardinal planets) supplies a strong initiatory drive. This combination yields a pragmatic pioneer: a disciplined, detail‑oriented individual who steadily pushes forward new ideas. Overall read: a steadfast Earth‑sign mind channeling disciplined creativity into tangible progress.

An interpretation of the chart above, generated from the computed placements.

Natal placements

SunVirgo 14°
MoonTaurus 3°
MercuryVirgo 22°
VenusCancer 30°
MarsCancer 15°
JupiterAries 12°
SaturnSagittarius 0°
UranusCancer 16°
NeptuneAries 17°
PlutoTaurus 17°
ChironAries 5°
CeresGemini 24°
PallasAries 23°
JunoVirgo 14°
VestaLibra 11°
LilithAquarius 20°
North NodeLeo 25°

Computed from the birth date (noon). The Moon is approximate and angles are omitted without a birth time.

Tokyo is a precise and practical Virgo Sun, with a steady and grounded Taurus Moon. The chart leans earth and cardinal.

Major aspects

Venus Saturn 0°Sun Mars 1°Mars Uranus 1°Uranus Neptune 1°Uranus Pluto 1°Sun Jupiter 2°Sun Uranus 2°Mars Neptune 2°Mars Pluto 2°Sun Neptune 3°

△ trine · ⚹ sextile flow easily · □ square · ☍ opposition create tension · ☌ conjunction fuses energies · ⚻ quincunx asks for adjustment

Element & modality balance

Fire
3
Earth
4
Air
0
Water
3
Cardinal
5
Fixed
2
Mutable
3

Founded the same day

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