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J.J. McCarthy

New York Giants · Quarterback (QB) · #18

Born Jan 20, 2003 (age 23) · College: Michigan

Drafted 2024, round 1, 10th overall by MIN at 21

Profile

Think Fast, Hit Hard

The Sun moved from Capricorn into Aquarius on his birthday. Rule follower or rule breaker, and he knows when to be which. The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo on his birthday. Showman or perfectionist, and maybe a perfectionist about the show. His Sun and Mars cooperate. He knows how to turn effort into results without wasting much. Air outside, fire inside. The calm processing is real, and so is the temper waiting behind it.

  • Year of the Horse: built to run. Energy, freedom, and a motor that doesn't shut off. With Yang Water underneath, he keeps flowing forward no matter what gets in the way.
  • Life path 8: the power number. Ambitious, driven, and built to win big.
  • On the field, the fire shows up as burst. First step, first hit, first to celebrate.
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  • Mars in Sagittarius gives him a high-risk, high-reward style. He'll take the shot.
  • Born as the full Moon started to wane. Big presence, and a voice others learn from.
  • North Node in Gemini. His growth comes from curiosity, communication, and staying open.
  • A mix of fixed and mutable: commitment that can still bend.
  • With Mercury retrograde in his chart, his best ideas come from going back over the tape.

Placements

Sun (changed sign that day)
♑︎ Capricorn or ♒︎ Aquarius
Aquarius from 06:52 ET; 29% of the day in Capricorn
Moon (two possible signs)
♌︎ Leo or ♍︎ Virgo
Virgo from 13:29 ET; 56% of the day in Leo
Mercury
♑︎ Capricorn Rx
12°41' at noon, retrograde
Venus
♐︎ Sagittarius
13°38' at noon
Mars
♐︎ Sagittarius
2°16' at noon
Jupiter
♌︎ Leo Rx
14°46' at noon, retrograde
Saturn
♊︎ Gemini Rx
23°06' at noon, retrograde
North Node
♊︎ Gemini
5°59'
Birth Moon phase
Full or Waning gibbous
Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
Yang
Life path
8
Element mix (Sun to Mars)
  • Fire 60%
  • Earth 20%
  • Air 20%
  • Water 0%
Modality mix (Sun to Mars)
  • Cardinal 20%
  • Fixed 40%
  • Mutable 40%

Aspects in the chart

  • Sun sextile Mars
  • Moon square Mars (possible)

The 2026 season

He's in his Jupiter return. Growth, optimism, and new opportunity are the theme. Pluto is crossing his Sun. A once-in-a-lifetime transformation. Whatever he was, he's becoming something else. In effect until Nov 9, hovering near exact without getting there this season.

In his Jupiter return
  • Jupiter returnAug 14 to Oct 1
  • Pluto conjunction natal SunSep 21 to Nov 9
  • Uranus opposition natal MarsOct 13 to May 18, 2027exact Jan 1

Transits use a 3° orb (5° for returns). Listed ones are in range at some point during the regular season; exact dates are within the season.