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John Banville’s birth chart

WriterBorn December 8, 1945, Wexford, Ireland

Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.

  • SunSagittariusThe Explorer
  • MoonCapricornor Aquarius
  • VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he is

    Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer

    Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.

    The Sun opposition Uranus (almost exact at 0.6°)

  2. What he needs

    Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius, the Steady Hand

    Keeps feelings under control and feels safest when life is organised and secure. Feelings come second to duty: he holds himself to a high standard, even in private.

    The Moon opposition Saturn (wide at 3.6°) · For a birth after 4:35 p.m., his Moon was in Aquarius.

  3. How he loves

    Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer

    Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion. Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.

    Venus trine Mars (almost exact at 0.3°)

  4. How he thinks

    Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher

    Frank, curious and full of opinions. Thinks in big pictures and loves a debate about what really matters. His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.

    Mercury opposition Uranus (close at 1.9°)

  5. What drives him

    Mars in Leo, the Leader

    Full of fire and pride. Works hardest for a cause close to his heart and wants the effort to be seen.

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life draws his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in fire signs: instinct and enthusiasm.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    John Banville was born four days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 13% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Saturday, thirteen days before the December solstice.

  • Mercury retrograde

    Mercury was retrograde all the day John Banville was born, as it was on 67 days of 1945. How often the famous were

  • Mars retrograde

    Mars was retrograde all the day John Banville was born, as it was on 27 days of 1945. How often the famous were

  • Saturn return

    For John Banville, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2004 and 2005, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1975. The third begins in 2034. When is yours?

Is yours here?

Signs that click with Sagittarius

You and John Banville

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.

John Banville’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is John Banville’s zodiac sign?

Sagittarius. John Banville was born on December 8, 1945, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.

What is John Banville’s Moon sign?

Capricorn or Aquarius. The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 4:35 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.

What is John Banville’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 December 8, 1945. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is John Banville’s Venus sign?

Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion.

How does your chart compare with John Banville’s?

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

Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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