PENGU: Birth of a Meme Coin
Late 2024, the Pudgy Penguins community sent shockwaves through crypto culture with the launch of PENGU, a meme coin spun directly from their now-iconic NFT brand. This isn’t just another Solana token. Pudgy Penguins thrives on whimsy, clever marketing, and community flair. It’s a cocktail of internet humour, collectable culture, and pure crypto speculation. In classic meme coin fashion, it walks the line between playful branding and serious financial flows.
Astrology, of course, begins at birth. For a blockchain asset, that means precise timestamps. On November 29, 2024, at 23:15:04 UTC, the first PENGU tokens hit the Solana mainnet. This is the literal moment this asset came into existence. For geographic location, I’m using Pudgy Penguins LLC in Lewes, Delaware, giving us a clean, blockchain-native genesis chart: the first breath of PENGU itself.
But the story doesn’t end at minting. Some might argue its true birth came weeks later. On December 17, 2024, at 13:01 UTC, the team announced the token was live and claimable via airdrop. Less than an hour later, Binance opened trading, unleashing the first wave of collective awareness and price discovery. From a financial astrology perspective, this moment is just as valid — the point when PENGU stepped out of the shadows and into the frenzy of the marketplace. Again, Delaware provides a consistent geographic anchor, meaning both charts can be cast with precision. The task now: reverse-engineer these two potential birth charts.
Comparing The Charts
Chart 1: PENGU Minting
The chart for the moment PENGU was minted on Solana is fascinating. It has a Cancer ascendant with the ruler of the ascendant in the 5th house in Scorpio.
This combination fits the Pudgy Penguins brand almost perfectly. Cancer rising brings emotional warmth, nurturing, protection, and a sense of belonging. Scorpio Moon in the 5th adds intensity, creativity, and a drive for community-centred fun, joy, and speculation. The 5th house rules games, play, and expressive creativity, which aligns with Pudgy Penguins’ playful, approachable art and collectable culture. The brand encourages community co-creation and self-expression, which mirrors the Moon’s passionate and transformative energy. The emotional appeal reminds me of the Jellycat craze, suggesting that cute, comforting designs are currently resonating with audiences. Jupiter transiting this sign could explain why this energy is expanding.
Beneath the playful surface is transformation. Scorpio finds strength in change, and the brand has repeatedly reinvented itself, empowering its community and emerging stronger after every pivot. That said, Scorpio also carries power and greed, so some of the token’s motivations are clearly financial.
Neptune is exactly conjunct the ascendant in this chart, introducing elements of illusion, mysticism, and imagination. If this is the correct chart, the asset carries a subtle but real mystical energy.
Kiron and Rahu sit in Aries in the 10th house. The wounded healer and obsessively driven Rahu in fiery Aries suggest potential hurdles, missteps, or challenges in the asset’s career and public reputation.
Next, we can compare these signatures to the second chart.
Chart 2: PENGU Release
The second chart shows a very different energy. It has a Capricorn ascendant, with Saturn, the ruler of the ascendant, in the 3rd house in Pisces. This points to structured networks, learning, and communication. It carries a more grounded, establishment-focused energy compared to the first chart.
This chart falls on a full moon in Cancer in the 7th house. Full moons highlight culmination and public awareness, and Cancer in the 7th supports partnerships, relationships, and mutually beneficial transactions. That fits perfectly with the PENGU airdrop launch, the first moment the token entered collective attention.
Uranus, the planet of innovation and crypto, sits in Taurus in the 5th house, the house of fun, games, and speculation. This placement adds playful unpredictability and upside potential, highlighting the speculative, meme-driven energy of the token.
Rectifying the Charts Based on Price Movements
Testing the 29th November 2024 Chart
PENGU’s chart is volatile, as expected for a meme-based crypto coin. Year to date, it’s down 47 percent and down 12 percent in the last month. A major drop occurred from January 15 to March 1, 2025.
The 29th November 2024 chart alone doesn’t reveal much from the mint through mid-January. Jupiter was retrograde and debilitated in the 12th house of loss, while Uranus opposed a weakened Moon, but that alone is insufficient to draw conclusions.
Looking at transits during the recovery period from July 7 to July 23, 2025, the astrology becomes striking. Transiting Uranus at 1° Gemini formed a supportive trine to natal Pluto, signalling rapid shifts, revolution, and potential wealth gains. Exalted Jupiter moved through the 1st house while the Sun hit the exact ascendant degree at 16° Cancer. This combination aligns closely with the sharp price rebound. Claude AI estimates the odds of these specific configurations coinciding with this price window at just 0.00002 percent, roughly 1 in 5 million.
Another strong period occurs from August 1 to August 10, 2025, when PENGU climbed from 0.034 USD to 0.04 USD, a 17.65 percent gain, again matching transits in the Cancer ascendant chart.
From September 16 to September 23, 2025, the price fell 9.5 percent, coinciding with a Sun-Neptune opposition and Jupiter-Venus opposition. This period reflects a clear “stop your delusions” warning in the astrology, and the market mirrored it.
Testing the 17th December 2024 Chart
Examining the July 7 to July 21, 2025 period, the Capricorn ascendant chart shows contrasting dynamics. Transiting Pluto opposed natal Mars, a harsh aspect associated with energy drain, obstacles, and setbacks. Mars also opposed natal Saturn, a classic “stop the gas” signal, while transiting Mercury in the 8th house opposed natal Venus in the 2nd, highlighting tension between financial resources and strategic moves.
These are clearly bearish influences and would not normally support a price rise. This chart also sheds light on PENGU’s weak performance in September, when Mars in Libra was strained in the 10th house, while the Sun and Ketu opposed natal Saturn. The astrology aligns closely with the market dip, illustrating how this Capricorn ascendant configuration captures periods of caution and restraint.
Testing Both Charts’ Future Transits
Looking ahead to October 16th, transiting Jupiter will be conjunct the natal Moon in its own sign in the Capricorn ascendant chart from December 17, 2024. This signals a likely period of price recovery, strengthened further by Venus, the planet of wealth, moving through Libra in the 10th house of reputation and status. Mars in Scorpio, transiting its own sign in the 11th house of gains, adds an extra layer of empowerment around this date.
The Cancer ascendant chart from November 29, 2024, also shows promising transits. On October 13th, a Moon-Jupiter conjunction in the 1st house sextiles natal Uranus, while Venus forms a trine to Pluto. However, transiting Saturn is compressing natal Neptune on the midheaven. Saturn struggles in Pisces, so its conjunction with Neptune at the midheaven suggests downward pressure, a reality check that could lead to short-term retracement.
Overall, the Capricorn ascendant chart points to a very positive window around October 16, 2025. I will be updating this analysis as these dates pass to see which chart better reflects PENGU’s true astrological signature.
Future Price Speculation
If the Capricorn ascendant chart from December 17, 2024, proves to be the true natal signature, the next major inflexion point comes with the November 6th full moon in Taurus. This full moon conjuncts transiting Uranus and lands at the end of the 5th house of joy and speculation. It forms a supportive trine to natal Pluto, planet of wealth and power, while Saturn also trines the moon, adding structural stability. Jupiter simultaneously trines Neptune and sextiles Uranus while remaining conjunct the natal Moon in its own sign. This alignment sets up a highly favourable window for PENGU from November 6th onward. The chart shows more significant positive aspects than the alternative, including multiple conjunctions and trines, which I’ve dubbed the “Bull Run Full Moon.” In speculative coins like PENGU, this could correspond to a noticeable price surge.
Leading up to this, I expect some price weakness through late September and early October. Recovery should begin around October 13th as transits align across both charts, though especially for the Capricorn ascendant. Observing the market response during this period will help confirm the true natal chart. After November, the coin could see strong upward momentum, but watch for the multiple opposing aspects in January 2026, which suggest a rapid correction is possible. With a coin this volatile, gains and retracements can come quickly. To be honest, I wouldn't trade PENGU. It’s inherently too volatile and lacks a solid use case compared to other projects, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some money to be made in a speculative frenzy likely to take place after November 6th.
Conclusion: Key Takeaways for PENGU Traders
PENGU’s astrology suggests two possible birth charts, but the Capricorn ascendant chart (December 17, 2024) currently aligns more strongly with price movements. The key dates to watch are late September through early October, where a minor dip is likely, followed by recovery starting around October 13th. The November 6th full moon in Taurus is the major bullish window, with multiple supportive aspects to Pluto, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, and the natal Moon—setting up a potentially strong surge in this highly speculative coin.
Traders should note the high volatility inherent in meme coins like PENGU. While upside is promising in the November window, the astrology also warns of a fast correction around January 2026, consistent with the coin’s pattern of rapid gains and pullbacks. Monitoring price action against these astrological inflexion points could provide strategic entry and exit opportunities, particularly for those looking to capitalise on altcoin season and speculative momentum.
Om Shanti,
Rowan
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. The author is not a financial advisor. This astrological analysis is for educational purposes only. Cryptocurrency investments are highly risky and speculative. Always do your own research and consult qualified professionals before making investment decisions.