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Hunter S. Thompson’s birth chart

JournalistBorn July 18, 1937, Louisville, Kentucky, United StatesDied February 20, 2005

Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help.

  • SunCancerThe Protector
  • MoonSagittariusor Scorpio
  • VenusGeminiThe Charmer

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he was

    Sun in Cancer, the Protector

    Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong. Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.

    The Sun conjunction Pluto (close at 2.6°)

  2. What he needed

    Moon in Sagittarius or Scorpio, the Free Spirit

    Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it. Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.

    The Moon trine Saturn (close at 2.8°) · For a birth before 7:21 a.m., his Moon was in Scorpio.

  3. How he loved

    Venus in Gemini, the Charmer

    Playful, curious and charming in love. Wants variety, banter and a mind to match. A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.

    Mercury sextile Venus (wide at 4.2°)

  4. How he thought

    Mercury in Leo, the Storyteller

    Speaks with flair and conviction. Thinks in bold strokes and tells a story everyone remembers. A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.

    Mercury trine Saturn (close at 2.0°)

  5. What drove him

    Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist

    Quietly powerful. Works in private, holds nothing back, and does not give up. Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.

    Mars sextile Jupiter (almost exact at 0.5°)

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Hunter S. Thompson was born five days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 80% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Sunday, twenty-six days after the June solstice.

  • Saturn return

    For Hunter S. Thompson, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1996 and 1997, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1967. When is yours?

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Signs that click with Cancer

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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.

Hunter S. Thompson’s chart in full

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Questions about his chart

What is Hunter S. Thompson’s zodiac sign?

Cancer. Hunter S. Thompson was born on July 18, 1937, with the Sun in Cancer, the Protector. Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong.

What is Hunter S. Thompson’s Moon sign?

Sagittarius or Scorpio. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 7:21 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.

What is Hunter S. Thompson’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 July 18, 1937. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Hunter S. Thompson’s Venus sign?

Gemini, the Charmer. Playful, curious and charming in love. Wants variety, banter and a mind to match.

How does your chart compare with Hunter S. Thompson’s?

Set your chart beside Hunter S. Thompson’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 Hunter S. Thompson’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Photograph credited to "Cashman Photo Enterprises, Inc." Published by Random House., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.

The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.

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