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Mochtar Riady

Mochtar Riady (born May 12, 1929, Malang, Indonesia), aged 97, is an Indonesian businessman and financier.

Mochtar Riady’s zodiac sign is Taurus, Chinese zodiac is Earth Snake, with Life Path 11 in numerology.

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Mochtar Riady’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 11 is traditionally called a master path. It represents intuition, sensitivity and noticing patterns before they become obvious.

Fire Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 11, on the intuitive plane.

What Mochtar’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

9

Expression · the bigger picture

8

Soul Urge · achievement

1

Personality · self-directed

The name opens on M (4) and closes on R (9). The value it repeats most is 9, which numerology reads as empathy.

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

Mochtar’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

11 · 2 · 8 · 9

Lucky colours

Yellow & Ochre

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

• Center

Season

the turning of seasons

Stones

Emerald, Diamond, Citrine

Flower constellation

🌿 Lily of the Valley · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌻 Zinnia

Ivory · Blush · Terracotta

Eight Mansions · Kua number

Kua 7, trigram Dui 兌, West group. Best direction Northwest, worst North.

A different tradition from the Direction above, and a different question: feng shui reads it from the solar year 1929, which turns at Li Chun rather than at New Year, and from sex, which Wikidata records as male. Work out your own →

The record

What sets Mochtar apart

Mochtar Riady took the honorary doctor of the Southeast University in 2005, at 76.

The classrooms behind this chart: Nanjing University.

On the family side, Mochtar Riady was born to Si Be Lau and Li A Pi, married Suryawati Lidya and raised 5 children.

Rishi Sunak (1980) and Dorothy Hodgkin (1910) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

Educated at
Nanjing University
Awards
Asia's Most Influential Indonesia (2021) and honorary doctor of the Southeast University (2005)
Citizenship
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian
Wikipedia editions
10

What the chart says

Mochtar, according to the stars

Core essence

Mochtar is the steady one, the person whose yes means yes and whose Sunday looks the same as it did last year because it was a good Sunday. The core of Mochtar is a deep loyalty to what is real: good food, a good bed, people who show up. They move slowly on purpose. Once they have decided something, it is decided, and that is a comfort to everyone around them.

How Mochtar wants to be loved

Mochtar wants to be loved boldly. Venus in Aries falls fast, says so, and wants you to chase back. Grand gestures land, so does a fight followed by a proper make-up. What bores them is hesitation. Be direct, be a little brave about them, and keep the spark lit on purpose.

How Mochtar creates

How Mochtar makes things happen: they hold the flame steady. A Yin Fire day master is the candle, the lamp, the light that is close and personal rather than blazing. Mochtar creates intimacy, one room, one conversation, one person made to feel seen. Moody when the fuel runs low, magnetic when it does not.

Instinct

Instinct: Mochtar is wise and watchful, a Snake year, and their gut reaction is to observe before moving. Elegant, intuitive, private, and usually right about people long before saying so. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 11 is the visionary, a master number. Mochtar is here to see what others cannot yet and to say it, an antenna for the mood of the moment. Intuitive, inspiring, sometimes overwhelmed by their own sensitivity, and learning to ground the vision in something real.

Triggers

Triggers: feeling unsafe, or seeing their people treated badly. Mars in Cancer means Mochtar does not fight for themselves easily but will go to war for someone they love. The anger comes out sideways at first, then all at once. Protectiveness is the whole engine.

Computed from Mochtar's birth date. Working below.

Where Mochtar sits

Six lines

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

Intimate circleWide network
Mochtar

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

DeliberateSpontaneous
Mochtar

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

PrivateExpressive
Mochtar

You may keep feelings close, working through them before anyone sees.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Mochtar

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
Mochtar

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Mochtar

You may build trust slowly, letting closeness earn its way in.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to Mochtar Riady

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

Mochtar’s birth-night reference starAlgorabblue-white · CorvusAlgorab, in Corvus. A blue-white star, 81.8° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Algorab →The warmest lightArcturuswarm orange · BoötesArcturus, in Boötes. A warm orange star, 52.7° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Arcturus →

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

The sky over Malang that night

Computed for 7.97°S, 9 p.m. local sky.

At 9 p.m. the star closest to straight overhead at Malang was Algorab, in Corvus, 81.8° up.

Of the 88 catalog stars above the horizon, Sirius was the brightest.

From 8.0°S not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Sun 48° below the horizon, Moon down and 15% lit at waxing crescent.

How unusual Mochtar's chart is

Chart pattern score

30 / 100 · Quietly distinctive

2 planets at a critical degree · 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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The quick version

Taurus Sun

Comfort first, then everything else.

Mochtar Riady's Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 12, 1929, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Taurus means →

Earth Snake

Calm surface, fast strike.

Mochtar Riady was born on May 12, 1929, which falls in a Earth Snake year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Snake means →

Life Path 11

Intuition before evidence.

Mochtar Riady's birth date, May 12, 1929, reduces to Life Path 11 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 11 means →

What stands out in Mochtar’s chart

Mochtar’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 24° to 9° Gemini or Cancer depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Saturn flows with Neptune · Trine, 1.1° orbSun fuses with Jupiter · Conjunction, 1.7° orbMoon faces off with Saturn · Opposition, 2° orbMercury opens doors for Uranus · Sextile, 2.6° orbMoon opens doors for Neptune · Sextile, 3.1° orbSun opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 4.4° orbVenus grinds against Pluto · Square, 5.1° orbJupiter grinds against Neptune · Square, 5.9° orbSun in Taurus · 20°57′☉20°Moon in Cancer · 1°42′☽1°Mercury in Gemini · 12°19′☿12°Venus in Aries · 21°39′♀21°Mars in Cancer · 29°30′♂29°Jupiter in Taurus · 22°40′♃22°Saturn in Sagittarius · 29°41′ · retrograde♄℞29°Uranus in Aries · 9°44′♅9°Neptune in Leo · 28°36′♆28°Pluto in Cancer · 16°34′♇16°

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

Tap a planet, a sign, a house, an aspect line or an element to see what it means and what sits in it.
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

  • stableSaturntrineNeptune1.1° orb

    Mochtar’s discipline flows straight into their imagination. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.

  • stableSunconjunctionJupiter1.3° to 2.1° orb

    Mochtar’s core identity and growth act as one.

  • stableMercurysextileUranus2.0° to 3.2° orb

    Mochtar’s mind opens doors for their need for freedom. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSunsextilePluto3.9° to 4.9° orb

  • stableVenussquarePluto5.1° orb

  • stableJupitersquareNeptune5.8° to 6.0° orb

  • stableUranussquarePluto6.8° orb

  • stableVenustrineNeptune6.9° orb

  • possibleMoonoppositionSaturnorb from 0.0° to 9.5° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileNeptuneorb from 0.1° to 10.6° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareUranusorb from 0.6° to 15.3° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsextileVenusorb from 2.7° to 17.5° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire4 of 10
  • Earth2 of 10
  • Air1 of 10
  • Water3 of 10

Modalities

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

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Fire leads this chart.

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

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironTaurus 10°34′ (moves 0.06° over the day)

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

  • ⚳ CeresTaurus 4°41′ (moves 0.40° over the day)

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

  • ♡ ErosCancer 12°54′ (moves 0.93° over the day)

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

  • ⚕ HygieaAries 0°23′ (moves 0.30° over the day)

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

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithSagittarius 28°59′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Black Moon Lilith trine Neptune 0.4°
  • Hygiea square Saturn 0.7°
  • Black Moon Lilith conjunction Saturn 0.7°
  • Hygiea trine Mars 0.9°

Mochtar’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♀ Venus7 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Jupiter; 2 major aspects

  2. 2. ☽ Moon4 pts

    in its own sign, Cancer; disposes Mars, Pluto

  3. 3. ☉ Sun3 pts

    disposes Neptune; 2 major aspects

Configurations in Mochtar’s chart

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite — the common case.

Minor aspects

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

  • Mars quincunx Saturn 0.2°
  • Sun semi-sextile Venus 0.7°
  • Mars semi-sextile Neptune 0.9°
  • Venus semi-sextile Jupiter 1.0°
  • Jupiter biquintile Saturn 1.0°

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Mochtar’s cards

Computed from May 12, 1929. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

Judgement

AsterNym identity card

The Radiant Lightkeeper

Western zodiac

Taurus

Chinese zodiac

Snake 巳

Life Path

11 · Visionary

♀ Ruled by Venus

Copper Cu

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Fire.

Year

己

yin Earth

巳

Snake

Fire

roots & early life

Month

己

yin Earth

巳

Snake

Fire

work & drive

Day

day master

丁

yin Fire

巳

Snake

Fire

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Mochtar’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q8995080 (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.

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

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Mochtar Riady.

Quick answers about Mochtar Riady’s chart

How old is Mochtar Riady?
Mochtar Riady is 97 years old, born May 12, 1929 in Malang, Indonesia.
What zodiac sign is Mochtar Riady?
Mochtar Riady is a Taurus: born May 12, 1929, which puts the Sun in Taurus for the whole of that day.
What is Mochtar Riady's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Snake, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the May 12, 1929 birth.
What is Mochtar Riady's Life Path number?
Life Path 11, calculated in numerology.
What is Mochtar Riady's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Taurus at 10°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where is Mochtar Riady's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius at 28°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What is Mochtar Riady's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Jupiter; 2 major aspects). Moon is second and Sun third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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