Alex Trebek was born on July 22, 1940 at 11:15am. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. An American game show host and personality, he was most well known as the host of Jeopardy! which ran for 37 years. He served as host up until a few days before his death on November 8, 2020. He had a strength of character and a personality we will not soon forget!
What does his chart show us? Let’s take a look.
Trebek is a Virgo ascendant. He has the node of the Moon, Rahu, in his first house. Rahu in the first house can give a life of fate and destiny. Things can seem to happen out of the blue and while he may have had a plan for his life it may have changed and swept him in a different direction. This placement can indicate diseases that confuse or mystify doctors, to this point there is still so much doctors don’t understand about pancreatic cancer. He was someone who could work well with foreigners and was able to provide excellent service. The ruler of his chart is Mercury, the planet of communication. Likely for him social events involving influential people and connections directed his life in a positive, beneficial way. Friends were likely a very important part of his life. His Rahu is placed in the lunar mansion of Hasta indicating that he would take advantage of opportunities in new areas or foreign lands. He could make an entertaining speaker. Interestingly, he does have Neptune in his first house and Neptune is the indicator of film, television and movies.
In his sixth house, Aquarius, is the Moon. The Moon in the sixth can indicate constantly changing co-workers and employees. He was creative and had a desire to fulfill his dreams. He was someone who could age gracefully but could also be emotionally guarded. He could be prone to heart ailments including heart attacks as well as lower leg or ankle problems. Moon is in one of the harder lunar mansions Shatabhishak. This can indicate diseases that are hard to cure. He was visionary and most likely could be opinionated and possibly stubborn. He could be prone to many surgeries throughout life. Interestingly, in 2007 he had a minor heart attack. In 2011 he injured his Achilles tendon and in 2012 he again suffered another minor heart attack. In 2017 he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain. Then in 2019 he was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer.
In his seventh house, Pisces, is the other node of the Moon, Ketu. He is someone who could achieve a sense of confidence from the ability to help. He could be ingenious in business and his partner could be flexible and innovative. He is someone that could be an inspiration to others and he may have preferred to lead a simple life. However, there could be changes that turned into opportunities for growth. Trebek had a love of connecting to humanity and society. He likely had a love of fine arts and may have benefitted from living by the water.
In his eighth house, Aries, is Jupiter and Saturn. This is a powerful connection and point of manifestation. They are even more powerful as they are within a degree of each other. Jupiter in the eighth gives a deep quest to understand the meaning and workings of the universe. He was capable of gaining wealth and a prominent career. He had leadership abilities and a good reputation and partner. Saturn in the eighth can indicate wisdom coming from life experiences. For him, life would be better as he aged. Saturn is at its weakest state in Aries as well as being at the exact degree of debilitation. It is uplifted by the fact that in the navamsha it is exalted. He is someone who worked hard to accomplish his goals and was able to stay focused on the task at hand. He was likely an accomplished scholar of books and may have even enjoyed fantasy or science fiction. Jupiter and Saturn are in the lunar mansion Bharani for him. Struggles and obstacles, for him, would result in personal breakthroughs. He was quick-minded and was someone who would stick by family and friends.
In his tenth house, Gemini, is Venus. For Trebek, great gains could come from his career. He would constantly have had opportunities throughout his life. He could be very fortunate in his career. He was supportive of others. He would always make money through his career and profession. He could be a spokesperson. He was likely to get income through his own reputation and initiative. He used his voice to influence others. He was prone to being married more than once. A career using creativity would be most beneficial to him. He was known for his grace and charm. Venus is in the lunar mansion Mrigashira. He may have been a collector or enjoyed finding a special deal. He was a highly intelligent researcher and investigator and was mentally sharp and curious.
In his eleventh house, Cancer, are Mercury, Sun and Mars. Sun in the eleventh house could make humanitarian efforts dear to his heart. His father was likely successful and friendships were a valuable part of his life. He had the capacity to fulfill his desires. Again, he could be prone to heart problems – as mentioned earlier he did in fact have this. Sun as ruler of the twelfth house of film in his eleventh house can indicate the great gains coming to him from film and television. Mercury here indicates that he could capitalize on opportunities and have the capacity to cultivate contacts with influential and intellectual people. He had the ability to say the right thing. It would just come to him. He was politically astute and had a sense of humor and an open-mindedness that gave him popularity. He had the ability to speak well and appeal to diverse groups of people. Mars here can give drive and ambition as well as a love of sporting events. His father may have been a motivating part of his life. He gained benefits from acting and could have success through sales or communication.
On November 8, 2020 Alex Trebek lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. On this day transiting Mars was in his seventh house a maraka house. Transiting Ketu was sending its energy to his natal Ketu and transiting Mars. Transiting Ketu, loss, was sending its energy to the ruler of his chart Mercury. Transiting Venus was debilitated in his first house of who he is. Venus rules his second house another maraka (killer) house. Transiting Saturn, death, was in opposition to his natal Mercury and was sending its energy to his seventh house, maraka. Transiting Mercury, was in his second house.
Many grew up watching Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek becoming a household name. He will be missed but not forgotten.
