Birth Chart
Merv Griffin
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr
Sun Cancer
Moon Capricorn
Ascendant Cancer
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Cancer - 13°54' - in house 1
↣ Moon in Capricorn - 18°34' - in house 7
↣ Mercury in Leo - 01°25' - in house 2
↣ Venus in Leo - 03°34' - in house 2
↣ Mars in Leo - 06°24' - in house 2
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 18°07' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 07°39' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 25°28' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Leo - 20°55' - in house 3
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 13°05' - in house 1
↣ North Node in Leo - 04°42' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Cancer - 11°00' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Pisces - 22°17' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Gemini - 23°29'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 1
↣ Moon in house 7
↣ Mercury in house 2
↣ Venus in house 2
↣ Mars in house 2
↣ Jupiter in house 7
↣ Saturn in house 5
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 3
↣ Pluto in house 1
↣ North Node in house 2
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon opposition (4°40' separating)
↣ Sun and Mercury parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter opposition (4°13' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Saturn trine (6°15' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto conjunction (0°49' separating)
↣ Sun and Ascendant conjunction (2°54' applying) parallel
↣ Moon and Mercury antiparallel
↣ Moon and Venus antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mars antiparallel
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (0°27' separating)
↣ Moon and Pluto opposition (5°29' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Ascendant opposition (7°34' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (3°43' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (2°10' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (4°59' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus trine (5°57' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto parallel
↣ Mercury and North Node conjunction (3°17' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (2°50' applying) parallel
↣ Venus and Saturn square (4°05' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto parallel
↣ Venus and North Node conjunction (1°07' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn square (1°15' applying)
↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (1°42' separating) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto opposition (5°02' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant opposition (7°07' applying) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven sextile (4°10' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto trine (5°26' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node square (2°57' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant trine (3°21' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°58' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (3°11' applying) parallel
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (2°35' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant conjunction (2°05' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr
- Chart date
- 06/07/1925
- Chart time
- 04:45
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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San Mateo (CA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 37°34' North · 122°19' West
- Time zone
- 08:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Merv Griffin was a central figure in American entertainment, known as a television host, singer, pianist, actor, and media entrepreneur. He began his career in the era of radio and big bands, finding success with recordings and nightclub appearances; his 1950 hit "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" was a commercial milestone. He moved into film and Broadway before establishing a long-running presence on television.
From 1965 to 1986 he hosted The Merv Griffin Show, a syndicated program that mixed interviews with cultural and political figures and won multiple Emmys, making him an influential television interlocutor. At the same time he worked as a producer and format creator: he founded Merv Griffin Enterprises and originated game shows with global reach, including Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, programs that shaped the entertainment industry and endured across generations.
As a businessman, Griffin was regarded as a media magnate, moving between performance and the creation of television products. His legacy survives primarily through the game-show formats he developed and the talk-show model he helped professionalize in the United States.
