Birth chart

Arthur C. Clarke

Scientists1917 – 2008Born 16 December 1917 · Mineheadtime unknown

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Time unknown — no reliable birth time, so houses and the Ascendant are left out and the Moon is shown as a range.

Every figure gets a data-confidence rating for its birth time. Where the time is unknown, we compute a partial chart rather than guess. How we build this base

Sun

Sagittarius

Moon

Capricorn

Rising

Unknown

The Ascendant needs an exact birth time, which we don't have for this chart.

Chart wheel

Sun square Mars · orb 2°35′Sun sextile Uranus · orb 3°17′Sun conjunct North Node · orb 7°31′Sun opposite South Node · orb 7°31′Sun square Chiron · orb 1°28′Mercury trine Lilith · orb 0°45′Venus opposite Saturn · orb 3°59′Venus opposite Neptune · orb 3°26′Mars opposite Chiron · orb 4°03′Jupiter sextile Neptune · orb 2°34′Pluto opposite North Node · orb 3°12′Pluto conjunct South Node · orb 3°12′Sun — Sagittarius 23°59′ · +1.02°/day23°59′Mercury — Capricorn 14°13′ · +1.09°/day14°13′Venus — Aquarius 10°10′ · +0.87°/day10°10′Mars — Virgo 21°23′ · +0.41°/day21°23′Jupiter — Gemini 4°10′ ℞ · −0.12°/day4°10′Saturn — Leo 14°09′ ℞ · −0.04°/day14°09′Uranus — Aquarius 20°42′ · +0.04°/day20°42′Neptune — Leo 6°44′ ℞ · −0.02°/day6°44′Pluto — Cancer 4°41′ ℞ · −0.02°/day4°41′North Node — Capricorn 1°29′ · +0.01°/day1°29′South Node — Cancer 1°29′ · +0.01°/day1°29′Chiron — Pisces 25°26′ · +0.01°/day25°26′Lilith — Virgo 14°58′ · +0.11°/day14°58′
AspectsAngles (ASC/MC)· Hover a planet or aspect for details

Positions from a Swiss-ephemeris engine · houses & angles omitted (time unknown)

Reading the placements

These notes describe the chart, not the person — a lens for reflection.

Sun in Sagittarius

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is the self you're growing toward, and in Sagittarius it comes alive through meaning, freedom, and the horizon. There's a pull to explore — ideas, places, beliefs — and a faith that there's always something more to understand. Others often read this as optimistic and adventurous, sometimes as restless or hard to pin down. The theme worth exploring is the difference between seeking and running: both keep you moving. The live thread is direction — the roads that lead somewhere you actually want to arrive, and the ones that simply keep you in motion.

Moon in Capricorn

Traditionally, the Moon shows how you seek safety, and in Capricorn safety means being able to handle things yourself. You steady down through competence: a structure that holds, a task finished well, the quiet pride of not needing rescue. Feelings tend to wait until the work is done. This is a serious placement, not a cold one — often it grew from learning early that you had to be the reliable one. The focus of this Moon is letting support in without reading it as weakness. Leaning on someone is a skill too, and a strong one. Weight you're used to carrying alone can be shared with someone trusted, and letting it be is its own kind of strength.

The astronomy

The raw computed positions behind this chart — the same numbers any ephemeris would give.

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunSagittarius 23°59′
MercuryCapricorn 14°13′
VenusAquarius 10°10′
MarsVirgo 21°23′
JupiterGemini 4°10′
SaturnLeo 14°09′
UranusAquarius 20°42′
NeptuneLeo 6°44′
PlutoCancer 4°41′
North NodeCapricorn 1°29′
South NodeCancer 1°29′
ChironPisces 25°26′
LilithVirgo 14°58′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 1°28′
  • 2°35′
  • 0°45′
  • 7°31′
  • 7°31′
  • 3°17′
  • 3°12′
  • 3°12′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Fire37%
Air30%
Earth27%
Water7%

Leading: Fire

Modalities

Mutable43%
Fixed37%
Cardinal20%

Leading: Mutable

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