16 jul 2008: Sun Cancer, Moon Capricorn · Day pillar Ding-Si · Year of the Rat

Planetary positions Noon UTC (12:00 chart point)

☉	Sun	24°12′	Cancer	trine ⛢ (Uranus)
☽	Moon	3°43′	Capricorn	trine ♄ (Saturn)
☿	Mercury	9°33′	Cancer	sextile ♂ (Mars)
♀	Venus	4°27′	Leo	—
♂	Mars	8°47′	Virgo	sextile ☿ (Mercury)
♃	Jupiter	16°26′	Capricorn	—
♄	Saturn	5°54′	Virgo	trine ☽ (Moon)
⛢	Uranus	22°23′	Pisces	trine ☉ (Sun)
♆	Neptune	23°30′	Aquarius	—
♇	Pluto	29°04′	Sagittarius	conj. ☽ (Moon)

Major aspects same window

☿ sextile ♂	Sextile	—	orb 0.77°
☉ trine ⛢	Trine	—	orb 1.81°
☽ trine ♄	Trine	—	orb 2.19°
♂ conj. ♄	Conjunction	—	orb 2.89°
☿ sextile ♄	Sextile	—	orb 3.66°
☽ conj. ♇	Conjunction	—	orb 4.64°

Famous births

Clare of Assisi (1194)
Andrea del Sarto (1486)
Frances Grey (1517)
Petrus Peckius the Elder (1529)
Cecilia Renata of Austria (died 1644) (1611)

On this day

622: The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
997: Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
1054: Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches through the act of placing a papal bull of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East–West Schism.
1212: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the forces of kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.

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Na Yin: 霹雳火天上火沙中土天河水

Pillar	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten god	伤官	食神	日主	劫财
Stem	戊	己	丁	丙
Branch	子	未	巳	午
Hidden stems	癸	己丁乙	丙庚戊	丁己
Branch gods	七杀	食神比肩偏印	劫财正财伤官	比肩食神

Deep dive for this date Nine stars · narrative

2 二黑

6 六白

4 四绿

3 三碧

1 一白

8 八白

7 七赤

5 五黄

9 九紫

Nine star chart

Cancer is deeply nurturing, intuitive, and oriented toward emotional security. This sign’s nature is protective and closely tied to home, family, and memory. A nuanced view comes from the full chart, which needs the exact time and place of birth.

Fire over Fire—the flickering intensity of a candle's flame. This pillar is linked to sharp intellect, captivating charm, and transformative energy. It can indicate a persuasive communicator with a passionate, sometimes volatile, inner drive.