Harlan Ellison’s birth chart
WriterBorn May 27, 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesDied June 28, 2018
A mind that won’t sit still.
- SunGeminiThe Messenger
- MoonScorpioThe Vault
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Gemini, the Messenger
A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled. The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Neptune (wide at 4.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio, the Vault
Feels hard and shows little. Needs loyalty, privacy and a few people worth trusting completely.
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Falls quickly and wholeheartedly. Needs passion and a little challenge to stay interested. Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Venus square Pluto (almost exact at 0.4°)
How he thought
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
A restless, clever mind. Loves words, news and the fun of a good exchange. A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Venus (close at 1.6°)
What drove him
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Slow and sure. He did not rush, and he was hard to push off course. Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars square Saturn (close at 2.4°)
The shape of his chart
The Sun is the hub of his chart: it takes part in four of its aspects, more than any other body, so his identity touched everything else in it. In his chart, air signs hold the most planets: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Harlan Ellison was born the day before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 98% lit, in Scorpio. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, twenty-five days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Harlan Ellison, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1993 and 1994, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1964. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Gemini
You and Harlan Ellison
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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.
Harlan Ellison’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Harlan Ellison’s zodiac sign?
Gemini. Harlan Ellison was born on May 27, 1934, with the Sun in Gemini, the Messenger. A mind that won’t sit still. Lights up at a new idea and loves passing it on before it has cooled.
What is Harlan Ellison’s Moon sign?
Scorpio, the Vault. Feels hard and shows little. Needs loyalty, privacy and a few people worth trusting completely.
What is Harlan Ellison’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 May 27, 1934. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Harlan Ellison’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Falls quickly and wholeheartedly. Needs passion and a little challenge to stay interested.
How does your chart compare with Harlan Ellison’s?
Set your chart beside Harlan Ellison’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 Harlan Ellison’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Pip R. Lagenta from San Mateo, San Mateo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). 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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