Every Gate, Center, Channel and planetary placement — all 26 activations, house cusps and the method behind the numbers.
18 April 1963 · 1:48 PM EST · Brookline, Massachusetts Rodden AA
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18 April 1963 · 1:48 PM EST · Brookline, Massachusetts · Rodden AA
7 of the nine Centers are defined. Defined Centers run consistently — they operate the same way regardless of who is in the room. Open Centers take in and amplify whatever is around them, which is where conditioning enters a design.
Defined — 7:
Open — 2:
4 Channels are fully defined, meaning both partner Gates are activated.
| Channel | Connects |
|---|---|
| 3-60 The Channel of Mutation | Sacral — Root |
| 4-63 The Channel of Logic | Ajna — Head |
| 13-33 The Channel of the Prodigal | G — Throat |
| 19-49 The Channel of Synthesis | Root — Solar Plexus |
Definition: Triple Split Definition.
Every Human Design chart has 26 activations. Thirteen sit in the Personality column, calculated from the moment of birth — this is what a person is conscious of, the part they can describe about themselves. Thirteen sit in the Design column, calculated from roughly 88 days before birth — the body’s side, running without anyone’s say-so.
| Planet | Personality (conscious) | Design (unconscious) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 3.2 Ordering | 60.4 Limitation |
| Earth | 50.2 Values | 56.4 Stimulation |
| North Node | 62.5 Details | 56.4 Stimulation |
| South Node | 61.5 Inner Truth | 60.4 Limitation |
| Moon | 13.6 The Listener | 34.3 Power |
| Mercury | 2.4 The Direction of the Self | 60.4 Limitation |
| Venus | 36.1 Crisis | 5.2 Fixed Rhythms |
| Mars | 33.4 Privacy | 4.2 Formulization |
| Jupiter | 25.6 The Spirit of the Self | 63.2 Doubt |
| Saturn | 49.3 Principles | 19.5 Wanting |
| Uranus | 59.2 Sexuality | 59.5 Sexuality |
| Neptune | 1.2 Self Expression | 1.3 Self Expression |
| Pluto | 40.5 Aloneness | 64.1 Confusion |
The four Gates that form the Incarnation Cross are the two Suns and two Earths: Personality Sun in Gate 3 and Earth in Gate 50, Design Sun in Gate 60 and Earth in Gate 56. Together they make the Right Angle Cross of Laws 1 (3/50 | 60/56).
Tropical zodiac, Placidus houses, calculated for Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.
Because the Western chart and the Human Design Personality column are the same calculation read against different wheels, each placement carries both addresses.
| Planet | Sign and Degree | House | Human Design Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 28°00′ Aries | 9 | 3.2 Ordering |
| Moon | 18°25′ Aquarius | 6 | 13.6 The Listener |
| Mercury | 16°04′ Taurus | 9 | 2.4 The Direction of the Self |
| Venus | 23°33′ Pisces | 7 | 36.1 Crisis |
| Mars | 10°58′ Leo | 12 | 33.4 Privacy |
| Jupiter | 3°26′ Aries | 8 | 25.6 The Spirit of the Self |
| Saturn | 21°27′ Aquarius | 6 | 49.3 Principles |
| Uranus | 1°20′ Virgo ℞ | 12 | 59.2 Sexuality |
| Neptune | 14°44′ Scorpio ℞ | 3 | 1.2 Self Expression |
| Pluto | 9°48′ Virgo ℞ | 1 | 40.5 Aloneness |
| North Node | 24°45′ Cancer ℞ | 11 | 62.5 Details |
| Ascendant | 4°20′ Virgo | — | 59.5 — wheel position only |
| Midheaven | 29°15′ Taurus | — | 8.6 — wheel position only |
The Ascendant and Midheaven are not Human Design activations. They sit on the same wheel, so they have a Gate address, but the BodyGraph is built from the thirteen planetary positions only — angles do not define Centers or Channels.
Chart Ruler: Mercury. The chart ruler is set by the rising sign. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, which sits at 16°04′ Taurus in house 9 — Gate 2.4 in Human Design terms. It is the planet the whole chart answers to.
| House | Cusp |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4°20′ Virgo |
| 7 | 4°20′ Pisces |
| 2 | 27°26′ Virgo |
| 8 | 27°26′ Pisces |
| 3 | 25°50′ Libra |
| 9 | 25°50′ Aries |
| 4 | 29°15′ Scorpio |
| 10 | 29°15′ Taurus |
| 5 | 4°22′ Capricorn |
| 11 | 4°22′ Cancer |
| 6 | 6°34′ Aquarius |
| 12 | 6°34′ Leo |
The 10th House governs public standing — reputation, career, what a person becomes known for. It is perception at a distance, as distinct from the Ascendant, which is perception up close.
His Midheaven is at 29°15′ Taurus. The 10th House contains no planets, so the convention is to read the planet ruling the sign on its cusp.
| Source | ||
|---|---|---|
| Life Path | 5 | Birth date |
| Birth Day | 9 | Day of the month |
| Expression | 6 | Full birth name |
| Soul Urge | 11 — Master Number | Vowels in the full name |
| Personality | 4 | Consonants in the full name |
Expression, Soul Urge and Personality are calculated from the full birth name, Conan Christopher O’Brien, using the Pythagorean system.
| Animal | Rabbit |
| Element | Water |
| Polarity | Yin |
| Sexagenary year | Gui-Mao (癸卯) |
Chinese New Year in 1963 fell on 25 January. Born 18 April, Conan O’Brien falls well after the cutoff, making him a Rabbit.
Birth data. 18 April 1963 · 1:48 PM EST · Brookline, Massachusetts · Rodden AA. Rodden AA is the highest reliability grade, meaning the time comes from a birth certificate.
Why the rating matters. The Ascendant moves roughly one degree every four minutes. Houses, the chart ruler, the Midheaven and the entire Human Design chart all depend on an accurate time. A chart published from a rounded or unverified time can be wrong in every one of those places while still looking authoritative.
How these values were produced. Calculated directly from the Swiss Ephemeris. Human Design Gates are mapped on the standard 64-Gate mandala with Gate 41 beginning at 2° Aquarius. The Design column uses the 88-degree solar arc — the moment the Sun sat exactly 88 degrees earlier in the zodiac, which falls roughly 88 days before birth.
Every chart has the same 26 activations and a completely different set of Gates behind them. Generate your free chart and see your Centers, Channels, placements and Incarnation Cross laid out the same way.
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