Barack and Michelle Obama’s marriage is under scrutiny in the popular media because of her non-appearance at a couple of events with him. Although she has come out recently to defend her right to choose what she does for herself. Standing behind her husband’s political ambitions was a sacrifice for her, requiring she cut back and then give up on her previous legal profession.
Theirs is a Saturnine relationship giving longevity and endurance though cutting back on warmth as duty gets in the way of indulgence; with strong indications that both are independent-minded individuals Her Capricorn Sun falls on his Saturn and her Saturn is conjunct his Ascendant opposition his Uranus, which latter will throw up some tensions. He has Uranus, North Node and Pluto in his 7th house of close relationships which will make togetherness tricky since he’ll find it easier to slide back into doing his own thing. Her Uranus Pluto conjunction fall in his 7th – which may work in giving each other space most of the time.
Barack, 4 August 1961 7.24pm Honolulu, Hawaii, is in a low profile, less successful time in his life since early 2022 as tr Saturn moved below his Ascendant which is often when unresolved or unattended to emotional matters surface. Tr Uranus will move across his IC through this year which does suggest domestic upheavals or house moves; and then from 2026 tr Uranus is conjunct his 4th house Moon which again suggests domestic changes. His Sun/Moon midpoint will catch the tr Saturn square in 2026 and the tr Neptune square by 2028 – both of which will be questioning phases where their marriage is concerned.
In general he looks discouraged in 2025/26 and rattled in 2026/27; but in better spirits in 2027/28. The 2032 election looks more upbeat for him than the 2028 election.
Michelle Obama, 17 January 1964, no birth time, Chicago, is ploughing through deep frustrations and feeling blocked with tr Pluto conjunct her Mars in Aquarius through this year until late 2026, muddled in 2027 and blocked in 2028.
Their relationship chart has an affectionate composite Venus opposition Saturn which squares onto a cool Saturn and an adventurous power couple Uranus Pluto opposition Jupiter. Tr Pluto wending its way round in hard aspect to Venus, the composite Sun and Saturn now and until almost the end of the decade will bring pressures to bear and be a challenging time emotionally. There will be high points as well as tr Uranus squares their composite Uranus Pluto and Jupiter in 2026/27.