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Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952, Cincinnati, United States), aged 73, is an American novelist and screenwriter. Cunningham's honours include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Lambda Literary Award and Guggenheim Fellowship.

Michael Cunningham’s zodiac sign is Scorpio, Chinese zodiac is Water Dragon, with Life Path 7 in numerology.

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Michael Cunningham’s AsterNym identity

The Radiant Lightkeeper

Fire represents warmth, visibility and momentum. Fire-led charts are associated with enthusiasm, expression and the ability to encourage other people. Life Path 7 represents inquiry: study, solitude and the need to understand what others may simply accept.

Fire Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 7, on the intuitive plane.

How common is the name Michael in the U.S.?

#21

US rank in 2025

~4,448,633

Americans share it since 1880

1957

its peak year

Michael ranked 4th among boys and 647th among girls in 1952, the year of this birth, with 79,037 American boys and 190 girls on the register.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Michael’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

11

Expression · sensing what is coming

1

Soul Urge · independence

1

Personality · self-directed

The name opens on M (4) and closes on L (3). Two values tie for most repeated, 3 and 5: voice against movement.

Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again

Michael’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

7 · 1 · 6

Lucky colours

Blue & Black

Lucky day

Tuesday

Direction

↑ North

Season

winter

Stones

Topaz, Red Coral, Aquamarine

Flower constellation

🌼 Chrysanthemum · 🌺 Red Dahlia · 🪷 Lotus

Gold · Crimson · Soft pink

The record

What sets Michael apart

Sally Field (1946) and Ethan Hawke (1970) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

Michael, according to the stars

Core essence

Michael does not do surface. The core of Michael is intensity, the kind that wants the real story and can tell when it is not getting it. They love completely or not at all, keep their own counsel, and have a private loyalty that runs deeper than anyone outside it will ever know. Trust from Michael is earned slowly and never given lightly.

The vibe

Underneath, Michael is all feeling, tide in and tide out. The Moon in Cancer means moods are weather, real and passing, and memory is long: they keep every kindness and, quietly, every slight. What Michael needs to feel safe is a soft place to land that is not going anywhere. Give them that and they give you everything.

How Michael wants to be loved

Michael wants to be loved by someone who is also their favourite travel companion. Venus in Sagittarius needs laughter, honesty and a long leash, and gives the same. Possessiveness kills it; adventure feeds it. Go somewhere new with Michael and watch them fall for you again.

How Michael creates

How Michael makes things happen: they light the room. A Yang Fire day master is the sun, warm, visible, impossible to ignore, generous with energy and expecting the same back. Michael creates in front of people and is at their best with an audience and a cause. The work is learning to rest before the fire does it for them.

Instinct

Instinct: Michael is larger than life, a Dragon year, and their gut reaction is to go big. Confident, lucky, a natural at the centre of things, and warm-hearted underneath the spectacle. The Water year softens it: intuitive, adaptable, feeling their way through people.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 7 is the seeker. Michael is here to understand, to go deep rather than wide, to keep a private inner world that most people never see. Thoughtful, intuitive, happiest with time alone, and learning to let the right people in.

Triggers

Triggers: incompetence, and disrespect. Mars in Capricorn means Michael does not waste energy on anger; they use it. Controlled, strategic, relentless, the person who will outlast the problem. Cold when crossed, and quietly forgiving once you have earned it back.

Computed from Michael's birth date. Working below.

Where Michael sits

Six lines

Michael’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.

Intimate circleWide network
Michael

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
Michael

You likely think things through before you act. Haste rarely feels safe.

PrivateExpressive
Michael

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Michael

You may need space before addressing conflict. Cooling off comes first.

PracticalVisionary
Michael

You may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Michael

You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to Michael Cunningham

Three stars chosen from the real sky above Cincinnati on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

Michael’s birth-night reference starScheatdeep red · PegasusScheat, in Pegasus. A deep red star, 77.6° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Scheat →The warmest lightCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 29.1° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Capella →

A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.

The sky over Cincinnati that night

Computed for 39.10°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Overhead at Cincinnati at 9 p.m. that evening: Scheat of Pegasus, within 12.4° of the exact zenith.

Of the 93 catalog stars above the horizon, Vega was the brightest.

From 39.1°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman cannot be seen from Cincinnati at all: they sit past the −50.9° declination limit this latitude imposes.

The Moon was at waning gibbous, 74% lit, and already below the horizon, with the Sun 40° down.

How unusual Michael's chart is

Chart pattern score

34 / 100 · Quietly distinctive

T-square onto Saturn · 1 unaspected planet

An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart. Without a birth time the houses are left out of it.

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Michael Cunningham in 15 seconds

Scorpio Sun

All in or nowhere near.

Michael Cunningham's Sun was in Scorpio for the whole of November 6, 1952, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Scorpio means →

Water Dragon

Big energy, bigger plans.

Michael Cunningham was born on November 6, 1952, which falls in a Water Dragon year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Dragon means →

Life Path 7

Thinks more than it says.

Michael Cunningham's birth date, November 6, 1952, reduces to Life Path 7 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 7 means →

What stands out in Michael’s chart

Michael’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 5° to 17° Cancer depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mars faces off with Uranus · Opposition, 0.2° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 0.9° orbSaturn fuses with Neptune · Conjunction, 1.2° orbSun faces off with Jupiter · Opposition, 1.9° orbSaturn opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 2.1° orbVenus opens doors for Saturn · Sextile, 2.2° orbJupiter opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 2.3° orbSun flows with Moon · Trine, 2.4° orbSun in Scorpio · 14°14′☉14°Moon in Cancer · 11°51′☽11°Mercury in Sagittarius · 6°46′☿6°Venus in Sagittarius · 18°55′♀18°Mars in Capricorn · 18°37′♂18°Jupiter in Taurus · 16°08′ · retrograde♃℞16°Saturn in Libra · 21°07′♄21°Uranus in Cancer · 18°27′ · retrograde♅℞18°Neptune in Libra · 22°17′♆22°Pluto in Leo · 23°11′♇23°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.

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Lines drawn
Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

  • stableMarsoppositionUranus0.0° to 0.5° orb

    Michael’s drive pulls against their need for freedom from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto0.9° orb

    Michael’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSaturnconjunctionNeptune1.1° to 1.2° orb

    Michael’s discipline and imagination act as one. Each makes the other louder.

  • stableSunoppositionJupiter1.3° to 2.5° orb

  • stableVenussextileSaturn1.7° to 2.8° orb

  • stableMarstrineJupiter2.0° to 2.9° orb

  • stableSaturnsextilePluto2.0° to 2.1° orb

  • stableMarssquareSaturn2.2° to 2.8° orb

  • stableJupitersextileUranus2.3° to 2.4° orb

  • stableSaturnsquareUranus2.6° to 2.7° orb

  • stableVenussextileNeptune2.8° to 4.0° orb

  • stableMarssquareNeptune3.3° to 4.0° orb

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth2 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water3 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal5 of 10
  • Fixed3 of 10
  • Mutable2 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign.

Michael’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironCapricorn 8°43′ (moves 0.07° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

  • ⚳ Ceres ℞Gemini 15°48′ (moves 0.15° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

  • ♡ ErosSagittarius 16°47′ (moves 0.61° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

  • ⚕ Hygiea ℞Taurus 22°13′ (moves 0.20° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 24°47′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Hygiea square Pluto 1.0°
  • Black Moon Lilith conjunction Pluto 1.6°
  • Eros conjunction Venus 2.1°
  • Black Moon Lilith sextile Neptune 2.5°

Michael’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♇ Pluto7 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Scorpio; disposes Sun; 3 major aspects

  2. 2. ♂ Mars6.5 pts

    traditionally rules the Sun sign, Scorpio; 5 major aspects

  3. 3. ♀ Venus6 pts

    disposes Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune; 3 major aspects

Configurations in Michael’s chart

  • t square, the shape it makesT-square onto Saturn · Mars, Uranus, SaturnAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.
  • t square, the shape it makesT-square onto Neptune · Mars, Uranus, NeptuneAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.

  • Venus semi-sextile Mars 0.3°
  • Mercury semi-square Neptune 0.5°
  • Venus quincunx Uranus 0.5°
  • Mercury semi-square Saturn 0.6°
  • Mars biquintile Pluto 1.4°

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Michael’s cards

Computed from November 6, 1952. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The Chariot

AsterNym identity card

The Radiant Lightkeeper

Western zodiac

Scorpio

Chinese zodiac

Dragon 辰

Life Path

7 · Seeker

♂ Ruled by Mars

Iron Fe

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Fire.

Year

壬

yang Water

辰

Dragon

Earth

roots & early life

Month

庚

yang Metal

戌

Dog

Earth

work & drive

Day

day master

丙

yang Fire

辰

Dragon

Earth

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Michael’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q310257 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. With no documented birth time this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. The banner above lists what that leaves out. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.

Portrait by David Shankbone, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons.

The same Michael Cunningham at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.

Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Michael Cunningham.

Quick answers about Michael Cunningham’s chart

How old is Michael Cunningham?
Michael Cunningham is 73 years old, born November 6, 1952 in Cincinnati, United States.
What zodiac sign is Michael Cunningham?
Michael Cunningham is a Scorpio: born November 6, 1952, which puts the Sun in Scorpio for the whole of that day.
What is Michael Cunningham's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Dragon, with the Water element, from the Chinese lunar year of the November 6, 1952 birth.
What is Michael Cunningham's Life Path number?
Life Path 7, calculated in numerology.
What is Michael Cunningham's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Capricorn at 8°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is Michael Cunningham's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 24°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Michael Cunningham's dominant planet?
Pluto, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Scorpio; disposes Sun; 3 major aspects). Mars is second and Venus third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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