President of Ireland
Michael D. Higgins
President of Ireland since 2011, and a poet and sociologist before politics. Born in Limerick and raised in County Clare.
Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet and broadcaster who served as the president of Ireland from November 2011 to November 2025. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 and a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1981 to 1982, returning to the Seanad from 1983 to 1987 and the Dáil from 1987 to 2011. He served as minister for arts, culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997 and as mayor of Galway from 1981 to 1982 and 1990 to 1991.
- Born
- 1941-04-18, Limerick, IrelandA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-04-18, Limerick, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 28°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 26°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 10°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 27°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 21°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 25°29′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°01′ | Direct |
Michael D. Higgins is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Michael D. Higgins was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.