Born on 8 November, 1961 (Wednesday)

Zodiac Sign (Western)
Scorpio

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Libra

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
63 years, 10 months, 4 days

Your next birthday is 56 days away.

Life Path Number
9

Numerology

Day of the Week
Wednesday

312th day of the year 1961.

Chinese Zodiac Sign
Ox (牛)
Roman Numerals
VIII-XI-MCMLXI

LXIII years old

Timings
Sunrise: 07:04 Sunset: 16:24

London UTC


Personality Traits for people born on November 8, 1961

Born on November 8, 1961 : You feel deeply, speak with grace, and still surprise the room.

  • Emotional core: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune all conjunct your Moon — you think, feel and charm from the same center.
  • Life theme: Life Path 9 and Birth Number 08 point to service, leadership and tidy endings.
  • Work & money: Mars in the 2nd from Moon fuels drive around income; Jupiter & Saturn in the 4th steer resources toward home and property.
  • Public pulse: Rahu in the 10th with Uranus & Pluto in the 11th bring unusual public roles and transformative friendships.

You’ve lived enough seasons to know how to sit with strong feeling without losing your manners. Picture yourself as someone who keeps a stack of well-folded letters: refined, deliberate, and quietly persuasive. Your chart makes you both a listener and a persuasive speaker — a person others consult when they want steady counsel. Expect chapters where service and public visibility increase; planetary cycles will nudge those scenes forward.

Personality : Refined — and sometimes indecisive

Your Sun conjunct Moon gives you inner unity: what you think and what you feel usually line up. With Mercury and Venus also touching the Moon, you speak from the heart with polish — a calming tone, thoughtful phrasing. Neptune’s presence softens you further, making you compassionate and imaginative. Still, the urge for precision and the fear of making the "wrong" choice can slow you. When decisions matter, you weigh options until the moment passes — yet that same care often wins others’ trust. Notice how transit cycles (Saturn returns, Jupiter boosts) sharpen or loosen this tension.

Talent and Abilities : Eloquent service

You’re wired to turn feeling into useful work. With Moon-Mercury-Venus conjunctions you have verbal gifts, diplomacy and a knack for smoothing conflict. Life Path 9 adds a public-facing urge: teaching, counseling, or charitable leadership suit you. Unconscious motive: you want your words to heal and to be useful; criticism feels like a failure of duty. In practical terms you do well in media, teaching, caregiving or property management — roles that let you care and communicate. Watch for moments when a Jupiter transit opens a bigger stage for these talents.

Blind Spots : Perfection-driven self-doubt

Under the polish sits insecurity. You dislike self-indulgence and expect reliability from others — which can make you harsh on yourself when you don’t meet your own high bar. Socially you may second-guess compliments or read critique where none exists. That hesitation costs spontaneity and can make you appear reserved or distant. A short rule — decide in 48 hours — can be a small remedy. Notice how Venus or Mercury transits amplify sensitivity around praise and criticism.

Karmic Lessons : Let service push you beyond comfort

With the Moon’s South Node in the 4th, your default is comfort, roots and family duty. Life asks you to move outward: Rahu in the 10th pulls you toward public roles, reputation, and work that stretches you beyond home. Life Path 9 asks for compassionate endings and leadership in service. Expect recurring themes where letting go of private safety opens a broader calling — and know that Saturn and Rahu cycles will often be the triggers for that growth.

Family and Environment : Educated, steady roots

Your upbringing likely emphasized learning and persistence. Analysis shows educated parents and a generally happy childhood, with a mother who pushed steady effort. Family may include people in public service or medicine; you may feel proud of hometown ties. At times a relative’s blunt words left marks — but the overall atmosphere helped you build persistence and practical skills. Keep watching home-related transits; Jupiter and Saturn in the 4th can bring responsibilities or rewards tied to property and family.

Health and Habits : Sensitive nervous system

Your chart suggests emotional sensitivity that shows up physically: headaches, eye strain or stress-related digestion are possibilities. Some reports point to needing glasses early. Neptune-with-Moon makes you responsive to mood and environment, so routines matter. Small daily practices — steady sleep, light aerobic movement, eye checks — protect your best tools: attention and voice. Note that long planetary cycles (Saturn/Jupiter) can change slow health patterns, so keep regular check-ins.

Education and Student Life : Curious and articulate

You learned to think with feeling. Educated parents and a strong verbal bent gave you good memory and quick grasping skills. You may have shone in language, media, nursing, or science that needs careful attention. Campus placements, public-speaking roles or early responsibility in family affairs likely shaped your confidence. Later life study — community teaching or certification — suits you and often appears when a transit nudges public involvement.

Work, Money and Career : Public service, property and steady income

Mars in the 2nd from Moon pushes you to earn and defend resources; Jupiter and Saturn in the 4th steer investments toward home or property. Rahu in the 10th opens unconventional public careers — media, government, finance, or causes. You may gain from rentals, stock schemes or foreign income, and success often deepens after you move from your birthplace. Career swings tend to match big transits: Rahu cycles and Saturn returns will bring visible shifts and hard-earned advances.

Love Life and Romantic Partners : Devoted, idealistic, sometimes distant

You love with tenderness and a desire to serve. Neptune with the Moon gives romantic idealism; Venus joining the Moon makes you affectionate and persuasive. If you are male: your wife often appears intelligent, cultured, possibly from a respected or mobile background — she may earn and bring refinement. If you are female: your husband may come from a different cultural or professional background, perhaps linked to water, medicine or research, and he may be private or intense. You expect reliability and dislike self-indulgence; that makes you loyal but also exacting. Partners perceive you as nurturing but sometimes hard to read — they feel loved and occasionally corrected. Patterns show devotion, occasional marital tests, and growth through shared responsibility; Venus and Jupiter transits often mark turning points in romance, while Saturn can deepen commitment through challenge.

Areas of Improvement and Obstacles : Perfectionism, hesitation, and property knots

Be blunt with yourself: overthinking blocks good chances. Your perfectionism turns choices into procrastination. In relationships you can demand too much steadiness and clip spontaneity. Money-wise, property and paperwork sometimes cause friction; trust issues may stay active until you make clear agreements. Health neglect compounds stress. When Saturn or Rahu tighten, things feel heavier — act fast or they linger.

Actionable Insights, Tips, Techniques, Tools and Strategies : Small steps that change the course

  • Use a 48-hour decision rule: gather facts, then choose — no re-run.
  • Set quarterly financial reviews; focus on property titles and rental paperwork.
  • Practice 10 minutes daily of breathwork to calm Neptune-Moon sensitivity.
  • Volunteer once a month — service satisfies Life Path 9 and builds public standing.
  • Track key transits: watch Venus for relationships, Saturn/Jupiter for home and career shifts.

Yearly Predictions

As the year 2025 dawns upon you, a sense of determination and ambition fills your being. You are ready to take on new challenges and explore uncharted territories. Your career is likely to flourish as you find yourself presented with opportunities to showcase your skills and expertise. Collaborations and partnerships formed during this time have the potential to yield significant rewards. However, it is important to maintain a balance between your professional and personal life, ensuring that you nurture relationships and make time for activities that bring you joy and rejuvenation. The second half of the year brings about a...

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Some famous persons born on November 8, 1961

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What happened on November 8, 1961

  • Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8 crashes while attempting to land in Richmond, Virginia, killing 77 people.

November 8, 1961 Facts

What is my generation?

The person with birth year 1961 belongs to the Baby Boomers group.

When am I eligible to vote, open a bank account, buy a simcard and open a bank account? (Age of Majority)

  • United States: November 8, 1979
  • India: November 8, 1979
  • Philippines: November 8, 1979
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1979
  • Canada: November 8, 1979
According to data from the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, 205 countries and territories have a minimum voting age of 18 for national elections out of 237 countries and territories the organisation has data on as of October 2020. Some countries may issue additional requirements for voting eligibility from time to time.

When am I eligible to get a driving license?

Learner's Permit (Under supervision)

  • United States: November 8, 1976
  • India: November 8, 1977
  • Philippines: November 8, 1977
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1978
  • Canada: November 8, 1977

Light Vehicles (Mopeds or quad bikes, unsupervised)

  • United States: November 8, 1977
  • India: November 8, 1979
  • Philippines: November 8, 1979
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1978
  • Canada: November 8, 1977

Full Driving License

  • United States: November 8, 1979
  • India: November 8, 1981
  • Philippines: November 8, 1979
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1982
  • Canada: November 8, 1979

When do I reach age of consent?

  • United States: November 8, 1977
  • India: November 8, 1979
  • Philippines: November 8, 1977
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1977
  • Canada: November 8, 1977
Disclaimer: This is not legal advise. Age of consent is a complex legal system which can vary depending on individual situation and circumstances. In the United States, as of April 2021, of the total fifty U.S. states, approximately thirty have an age of consent of 16 (with this being the most common age of consent in the country), some set the age of consent at 17, and in about eleven states the age is 18.

When can I marry without parental consent?

  • United States: November 8, 1979
  • India: November 8, 1982
  • Philippines: November 8, 1979
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1979
  • Canada: November 8, 1979

When do I reach legal age of drinking (consuming alcohol)?

  • United States: November 8, 1982
  • India: November 8, 1982
  • Philippines: November 8, 1979
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1979
  • Canada: November 8, 1980

When do I reach legal age of smoking (consuming tobacco)?

  • India: November 8, 1979
  • Canada: November 8, 1980
  • United States: November 8, 1982
  • Philippines: November 8, 1982
  • United Kingdom: November 8, 1979

When Will I Become a Millionaire?

December 8, 2007

Yes, you can become a millionaire by saving small and investing. Believe in yourself and it's never too late to start.

Please note, this calculation assumes $100 monthly savings into US stocks with ARR 7% and that the monthly savings double every 10 years from the starting date. The actual outcome might vary based on additional factors not considered in this simple calculation, such as taxes, fees, changes in contribution, or more complex compounding scenarios.

Your next birthday

  • November 8, 2025 is on a Saturday.
  • Your next birthday is 56 days away.


Astrology Analysis

Ephemeris for November 8, 1961

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on November 8, 2024 Secondary Progressions for November 8, 2024
Sun 15 Scorpio 37 16 Scorpio 21 19 Capricorn 33
Moon 13 Scorpio 54 4 Aquarius 10 10 Pisces 33
Mercury 26 Libra 48 7 Sagittarius 22 4 Aquarius 14
Venus 26 Libra 18 25 Sagittarius 49 15 Capricorn 26
Mars 25 Scorpio 59 1 Leo 20 12 Capricorn 32
Jupiter 0 Aquarius 23 19 Gemini 51 12 Aquarius 25
Saturn 24 Capricorn 55 12 Pisces 40 1 Aquarius 1
Uranus 0 Virgo 14 25 Taurus 37 0 Virgo 2
Neptune 11 Scorpio 12 27 Pisces 22 13 Scorpio 8
Pluto 9 Virgo 49 29 Capricorn 48 9 Virgo 54
Rahu 22 Leo 51 4 Aries 20 19 Leo 31
Ketu 22 Aquarius 51 4 Libra 20 19 Aquarius 31

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