Lyle Menendez's birth chart
Sign, rising and analysis by Clarisse Libene
- Sun
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- Rising
- Birth time not confirmed
- Moon
- ♉︎ Taurus
- Born: January 10, 1968, New York, États-Unis
- Reliability (Rodden): X - unknown time
Birth time unknown. Birth time not confirmed: no rising sign, no houses. - True Crime
"Sun and Mercury in Capricorn, Taurus Moon, Saturn and North Node in Aries: the older Menendez brother."
Chart wheel
Planetary positions
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| ☉︎Sun | ♑︎ Capricorn | 19°31′ |
| ☽︎Moon | ♉︎ Taurus | 23°05′ |
| ☿︎Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn | 27°20′ |
| ♀︎Venus | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 10°32′ |
| ♂︎Mars | ♓︎ Pisces | 1°00′ |
| ♃︎Jupiter℞ | ♍︎ Virgo | 5°14′ |
| ♄︎Saturn | ♈︎ Aries | 6°34′ |
| ♅︎Uranus℞ | ♍︎ Virgo | 29°11′ |
| ♆︎Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio | 25°54′ |
| ♇︎Pluto℞ | ♍︎ Virgo | 22°47′ |
| ☊︎North Node℞ | ♈︎ Aries | 24°00′ |
Birth time not confirmed: positions computed for noon, without Ascendant or houses. The Moon may vary by a few degrees.
Transits
Today's sky for Lyle Menendez
Inner wheel: natal chart · pink outer wheel: transiting planets. Birth time not confirmed: transits to planets only, no houses.
Main transit aspects
No tight transit aspect (2° orb) on that day.
Clarisse's analysis
Lyle Menendez was convicted in 1996, alongside his brother Erik, of murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in 1989 in Beverly Hills. The brothers said they acted after years of abuse by their father, a defense largely excluded at the second trial. Resentenced in May 2025, they became eligible for parole, which was denied in August 2025. A new hearing is scheduled for March 2027. Their story was the subject of the Netflix series Monsters and a documentary. His birth time isn't confirmed, so no rising sign or houses: we're reading the planets by sign. Good news, his Moon stays in the same sign all day.
Sun and Mercury in Capricorn: the responsible older brother
His Sun is in Capricorn, the sign of responsibility and control. Lyle, the older one, has often been described as the one who made the decisions and protected his younger brother.
Taurus Moon: the need for stability
His Moon is in Taurus. A deep need for safety and stability, in a childhood described as shaped by family pressure.
Saturn and North Node in Aries: the weight of authority
Saturn and the North Node in Aries point to a difficult relationship with authority and confrontation. His life mission runs through standing up for himself.
Mars in Pisces: muddled energy
Mars in Pisces is energy that struggles to express itself directly and can turn inward.
The bottom line
A Capricorn older brother, a Taurus Moon seeking safety and a relationship with authority shaped by Saturn. Astrology describes tendencies, never excuses.
Astrology describes tendencies, never excuses. Out of respect for the victims, this profile only covers facts established in court.
Clarisse Libene
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