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Ian McShane’s birth chart

ActorBorn September 29, 1942, Blackburn, United Kingdom

Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness.

  • SunLibraThe Diplomat
  • MoonGeminior Taurus
  • VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he is

    Sun in Libra, the Diplomat

    Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness. Has a gift for making people feel at ease with each other. Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.

    The Sun trine Uranus (close at 1.2°)

  2. What he needs

    Moon in Gemini or Taurus, the Talker

    Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about. Restless feelings: he feels most at home where things are new.

    The Moon conjunction Uranus (close at 1.4°) · For a birth before 6:05 a.m., his Moon was in Taurus.

  3. How he loves

    Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic

    Shows love through care, help and attention to small things. Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.

    Venus sextile Jupiter (close at 1.1°)

  4. How he thinks

    Mercury in Libra, the Mediator

    Thinks in terms of fairness and sees both sides. Speaks with tact and grace. Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.

    Mercury square Jupiter (wide at 3.7°)

  5. What drives him

    Mars in Libra, the Negotiator

    Gets things done through people, charm and fairness. Prefers teamwork to a fight, and fights hardest for others. Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.

    Mars sextile Pluto (almost exact at 0.9°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his identity, his mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Libra, and that part of life draws his attention first. Most of his planets are in air signs: ideas and people.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Ian McShane was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 77% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Tuesday, five days after the September equinox.

  • Mercury retrograde

    Mercury was retrograde all the day Ian McShane was born, as it was on 67 days of 1942. How often the famous were

  • Saturn return

    For Ian McShane, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2001 and 2002, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1972. The third begins in 2031. When is yours?

Is yours here?

Signs that click with Libra

You and Ian McShane

Would you be friends? Is there a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.

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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.

Ian McShane’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Ian McShane’s zodiac sign?

Libra. Ian McShane was born on September 29, 1942, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness. Has a gift for making people feel at ease with each other.

What is Ian McShane’s Moon sign?

Gemini or Taurus. The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 6:05 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.

What is Ian McShane’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 September 29, 1942. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Ian McShane’s Venus sign?

Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Shows love through care, help and attention to small things.

How does your chart compare with Ian McShane’s?

Set your chart beside Ian McShane’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 Ian McShane’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.

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

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