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J. R. R. Tolkien’s birth chart

WriterBorn January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South AfricaDied September 2, 1973

Patient and determined.

  • SunCapricornThe Architect
  • MoonAquariusor Pisces
  • VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit

What his chart says about him

  1. 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. His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.

    The Sun sextile Jupiter (close at 1.3°)

  2. What he needed

    Moon in Aquarius or Pisces, the Cool Head

    Calm in a crisis, private about feelings. Comfort comes from friendship, ideas and space of his own.

    For a birth after 8:50 p.m., his Moon was in Pisces.

  3. How he loved

    Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit

    Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness. He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.

    Venus trine Pluto (close at 1.5°)

  4. How he thought

    Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner

    Thinks practically and plans ahead. Speaks with authority and a dry sense of humour. He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.

    Mercury square Saturn (almost exact at 0.3°)

  5. What drove him

    Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist

    Determined, focused and private. Plans quietly and never forgets a goal. Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.

    Mars trine Jupiter (close at 2.7°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    J. R. R. Tolkien was born three days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 13% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Sunday, twelve days after the December solstice.

  • Mercury retrograde

    Mercury was retrograde all the day J. R. R. Tolkien was born, as it was on 76 days of 1892. How often the famous were

  • Saturn return

    For J. R. R. Tolkien, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1950 and 1951, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1921. When is yours?

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Signs that click with Capricorn

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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.

J. R. R. Tolkien’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is J. R. R. Tolkien’s zodiac sign?

Capricorn. J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, 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 J. R. R. Tolkien’s Moon sign?

Aquarius or Pisces. The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 8:50 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.

What is J. R. R. Tolkien’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 3, 1892. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is J. R. R. Tolkien’s Venus sign?

Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness.

How does your chart compare with J. R. R. Tolkien’s?

Set your chart beside J. R. R. Tolkien’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 J. R. R. Tolkien’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Unknown photo studio, 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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