An astrological analysis of Apple at the earnings call January 2022

It is initially surprising to see a chart with Saturn so close to the Ascendant but then when you recall that the founder died it becomes clearer- the company couldn’t truly become the mega corporation it has until that happened. But we are not focussing on history here, we are interested in the present. There are a lot of positives in it too.

Apple’s chart for January is not as intuitive as the others. It has an Ascendant of 23 Cancer and transiting Pluto opposite is Saturn very close to this axis. Now this is not as odd as it may seem. Apple has experienced challenges throughout the pandemic in terms of supply limitations etc and its result were despite the more recent of those. Fortunately the progressed Sun is sextile its Saturn and the progressed MC at 23 degrees is sextile the Ascendant, both having a mitigating effect.

Some of the challenges are likely to continue as Pluto forms a quincunx with the progressed Ascendant while continuing to oppose the progressed Saturn.

On the other hand we can also see the positives. Neptune was conjunct the Foundation Venus and close enough to a sextile with progressed Venus and Moon to ensure that the faith investors had in the value of Apple was unaffected by the constraints and that other elements ( strong price positioning) compensated for them. When Neptune conjoins Jupiter in April that will be trine the Company’s Ascendant and sextile its progressed MC. Apple will continue to be a bellwether for the sector.

It is also worth noting that progressed Venus has spent the last decade in conjunction with progressed Jupiter a hugely beneficial combination. Before that both the progressed Sun and MC made the same connection with Jupiter- indicative of the long positive story . Since progressed Venus will now sextile natal Venus for a few years the story can continue a bit longer. I the earnings chart we see Saturn square the progressed Jupiter- Venus conjunction, here Saturn is only serving to dilute the good news rather than to bring bad news.

The fact that transiting Jupiter sextiles the Moon and trines natal Mars is another positive aspect. The negatives didn’t really have a chance.

Indeed the MC of the earnings call was sextile the natal Jupiter and the transiting Mars was trine that Jupiter. Great for good news and trading. The fact that transiting Jupiter is also trine natal Uranus means that we are seeing the best of the company on that day.Although the Ascendant of the call is 24 Gemini and in quincunx to Pluto, not ideal, the excess of Jupiter overcomes it. Notice how that contrasts with some of the other FAANG calls where Pluto or Saturn dominates.

So, what about the IPO chart? It was so long ago that the market was still only opening at 10am then! 



I love how this chart has a Jupiter Saturn conjunction, a great sign of longevity.   It also has a Sun Neptune conjunction at 20/22 Sagittarius. We’ll come back to that one later!!!



More specifically at present it has progressed Venus applying to a conjunction with the IPO Mars- no wonder Apple is seen as a value refuge for everyone no matter what happens. The fact that at that time in January ( and even today) this is reinforced by transiting Venus conjoining them is just the icing on the cake.

Once again we see that the 2020-21 Pluto- Saturn-Jupiter conjunction was in effect for this chart. ? The natal Pluto is at 23 Libra ( Square the Foundation chart) .And this time we have the call MC at 24 Aries – right opposite the natal Pluto. That looks bad doesn’t it?

However we again have mitigating factors – in the natal chart with the Sun-Neptune conjunction and also the natal Venus/Uranus conjunction in sextile to the transiting Pluto. During both 2020-21 and more recently these have provided support in a difficult environment. We also note that the IPO MC is at 24 Scorpio- so transiting Pluto has been in sextile to this which actually can have the opposite effect of making things massively strong, especially when combined with the Venus-Uranus.

There is something else that mirrors the Foundation chart at earnings call time too. The Ascendant of the earnings call is 7 Leo sextile the IPO Jupiter- Saturn. Not only that but, although the Sun is on the Descendant at the time of the call, there is a sextile/trine to the transiting Moon. The transiting Jupiter makes a quincunx to the Ascendant but that is turned into a benefit because it simultaneously sextile the progressed MC. All that is directed into positive trade by a transiting Mars trine the progressed Moon which is mirroring a progressed Mars-Mercury approaching the IPO Moon ( something that will complete over the next few years).

 All in all, there are lots of positives, more than enough to offset the broader environmental negatives.

However we also note that Neptune at 21 Pisces is square the natal IPO Sun-Neptune. We must be aware that there is a large element of illusion involved in this. Part of that is in the brand value, so less likely to collapse overnight than is sometimes the case, but illusion it is nevertheless. With the Sun there it ties to the founder and current CEO too. In the short term not a problem, in the longer term something to be conscious of.

Furthermore that point is going to be emphasised by the April Jupiter-Neptune conjunction. However, it is not clear cut. While Neptune-Jupiter will square the Sun-Neptune, they will also trine the Venus-Uranus-MC point. That looks like the potential for a major top because it doesn’t get much more inflated than this. On the other hand we know that Masr- Saturn will make a similar conjunction in Aquarius a few days before. That will sextile the Sun-Neptune but square the Venus-Uranus-MC. The latter is a good deal more challenging. It will certainly mark an interesting point in the story but is rather difficult to call in this case due to the very mixed mitigating and supporting factors. I can’t wait.