Doris Lessing’s birth chart
NovelistBorn October 22, 1919, Kermanshah, IranDied November 17, 2013
Drawn to beauty, good manners and a fair deal.
- SunLibraThe Diplomat
- MoonLibraThe Peacemaker
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Libra, the Diplomat
Drawn to beauty, good manners and a fair deal. Works best with a partner and hates a needless fight. Independence came easily: she did things her own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun trine Uranus (exact at 0.0°)
What she needed
Moon in Libra, the Peacemaker
Unsettled by conflict and soothed by kindness. Needs good company and a sense that things are fair. She picked up what others felt before a word was said, and her compassion reached far.
The Moon sextile Neptune (almost exact at 0.2°)
How she loved
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Modest in love and devoted to the bone. Proves feelings through actions rather than speeches. A graceful mind: she spoke kindly and well, and she knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Venus (close at 2.9°)
How she thought
Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator
Thinks in depth and wants the real story. Says little and notices everything. Big ideas and loose details: she thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from her.
Mercury square Jupiter (close at 1.4°)
What drove her
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Skilful, hardworking and modest. Gets ahead through practice, precision and getting the details right. Stamina and willpower: she kept going long after others stopped, and she did her best work under pressure.
Mars sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.4°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her heart, her drive and her discipline (Venus, Mars and Saturn) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew her attention first.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Doris Lessing was born two days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 2% lit, in Libra. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, twenty-eight days after the September equinox.
Saturn return
For Doris Lessing, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 2007 and 2008, at 88: her third Saturn return, after the second in 1978 and 1979. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Libra
You and Doris Lessing
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Doris Lessing’s zodiac sign?
Libra. Doris Lessing was born on October 22, 1919, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Drawn to beauty, good manners and a fair deal. Works best with a partner and hates a needless fight.
What is Doris Lessing’s Moon sign?
Libra, the Peacemaker. Unsettled by conflict and soothed by kindness. Needs good company and a sense that things are fair.
What is Doris Lessing’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on October 22, 1919. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Doris Lessing’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Modest in love and devoted to the bone. Proves feelings through actions rather than speeches.
How does your chart compare with Doris Lessing’s?
Set your chart beside Doris Lessing’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Doris Lessing’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Oskars Vizbulis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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