Isaac Asimov’s birth chart
WriterBorn January 2, 1920, Petrovichi, BelarusDied April 6, 1992
Patient and determined.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonTaurusThe Hearth
- VenusScorpioThe Devotee
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Patient and determined. Plays the long game, earns respect slowly, and grows warmer and more playful with the years. He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
The Sun quincunx Neptune (almost exact at 0.2°)
What he needed
Moon in Taurus, the Hearth
Settled by simple, solid comforts: a good meal, a quiet evening, the same people year after year.
How he loved
Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee
All or nothing in love. Feels intensely and stays loyal to the very end. Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Venus square Uranus (close at 1.3°)
How he thought
Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher
A wide-ranging mind. Learns by asking, travelling and following a question as far as it goes. A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury sextile Mars (wide at 4.5°)
What drove him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Gets things done through people, charm and fairness. Prefers teamwork to a fight, and fights hardest for others. Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Mars sextile Jupiter (almost exact at 0.3°)
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.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Isaac Asimov was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 83% lit, in Taurus. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, ten days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Isaac Asimov, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1978 and 1979, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1949. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Isaac Asimov
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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 Isaac Asimov’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Patient and determined. Plays the long game, earns respect slowly, and grows warmer and more playful with the years.
What is Isaac Asimov’s Moon sign?
Taurus, the Hearth. Settled by simple, solid comforts: a good meal, a quiet evening, the same people year after year.
What is Isaac Asimov’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 January 2, 1920. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Isaac Asimov’s Venus sign?
Scorpio, the Devotee. All or nothing in love. Feels intensely and stays loyal to the very end.
How does your chart compare with Isaac Asimov’s?
Set your chart beside Isaac Asimov’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 Isaac Asimov’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Phillip Leonian [ 1 ] from New York World-Telegram & Sun. [ 2 ], 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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