Birth chart

Carl Sagan

Scientists1934 – 1996Born 9 November 1934 · Brooklyntime 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.

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Sun

Scorpio

Moon

Sagittarius

Rising

Unknown

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

Chart wheel

Sun conjunct Venus · orb 2°19′Sun sextile Mars · orb 3°35′Sun square Saturn · orb 5°03′Sun sextile Neptune · orb 2°26′Sun square Lilith · orb 4°00′Mercury conjunct Jupiter · orb 2°51′Mercury opposite Uranus · orb 4°48′Mercury square North Node · orb 0°44′Mercury square South Node · orb 0°44′Venus sextile Mars · orb 1°16′Venus sextile Neptune · orb 0°07′Venus square Lilith · orb 1°41′Mars conjunct Neptune · orb 1°09′Mars square Chiron · orb 4°38′Jupiter square North Node · orb 2°08′Jupiter square South Node · orb 2°08′Uranus square Pluto · orb 2°43′Sun — Scorpio 16°36′ · +1.01°/day16°36′Mercury — Scorpio 3°33′ ℞ · −0.49°/day3°33′Venus — Scorpio 14°17′ · +1.26°/day14°17′Mars — Virgo 13°01′ · +0.56°/day13°01′Jupiter — Scorpio 6°25′ · +0.22°/day6°25′Saturn — Aquarius 21°39′ · +0.02°/day21°39′Uranus — Aries 28°45′ ℞ · −0.04°/day28°45′Neptune — Virgo 14°10′ · +0.02°/day14°10′Pluto — Cancer 26°02′ ℞ · −0.01°/day26°02′North Node — Aquarius 4°17′ ℞ · −0.13°/day4°17′South Node — Leo 4°17′ ℞ · −0.13°/day4°17′Chiron — Gemini 8°23′ ℞ · −0.05°/day8°23′Lilith — Leo 12°36′ · +0.11°/day12°36′
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 Scorpio

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is your core self, and in Scorpio it grows through depth and honesty about what's really going on. There's a pull toward intensity, privacy, and getting past the surface to what actually matters — in yourself and in others. People often experience this placement as magnetic and perceptive, and sometimes as guarded or all-or-nothing. The theme worth exploring is trust: the same depth that lets you bond completely can make letting someone in feel like a large risk. Trust here is built slowly and spent carefully, and letting one person past the surface tends to feel like a far larger risk than the opening itself turns out to be.

Moon in Sagittarius

In the astrological tradition, the Moon is where you go to feel at home — and in Sagittarius home is a horizon, not a room. You settle through freedom and meaning: a trip, a big idea, a sense that life is heading somewhere worth the walk. Optimism is your comfort, and confinement your restlessness; when feelings crowd in, the instinct is to reach for the exit or the next adventure. That faith is a real gift. It steadies further when you can stay a moment with a heavy feeling instead of outrunning it toward the next bright thing. Often the deeper learning arrives only when one difficult mood is allowed to keep you company a little longer.

The astronomy

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

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunScorpio 16°36′
MercuryScorpio 3°33′
VenusScorpio 14°17′
MarsVirgo 13°01′
JupiterScorpio 6°25′
SaturnAquarius 21°39′
UranusAries 28°45′
NeptuneVirgo 14°10′
PlutoCancer 26°02′
North NodeAquarius 4°17′
South NodeLeo 4°17′
ChironGemini 8°23′
LilithLeo 12°36′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 0°44′
  • 0°44′
  • 2°19′
  • 1°09′
  • 0°07′
  • 4°00′
  • 2°26′
  • 5°03′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Water63%
Earth20%
Air10%
Fire7%

Leading: Water

Modalities

Fixed67%
Mutable20%
Cardinal13%

Leading: Fixed

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