John Irving’s birth chart
NovelistBorn March 2, 1942, Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Soft-hearted and full of imagination.
- SunPiscesThe Dreamer
- MoonVirgoThe Mender
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer
Soft-hearted and full of imagination. Picks up on feelings nobody has said out loud. He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun square Jupiter (close at 1.0°)
What he needs
Moon in Virgo, the Mender
Settles worry by doing something useful. Needs order, routine and a job done well.
How he loves
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness. Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
Venus opposition Pluto (close at 2.7°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
Original and future-minded. Thinks in systems and finds new ways to do old things. A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Mercury trine Jupiter (close at 2.4°)
What drives him
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Slow and sure. He does not rush, and he is hard to push off course. Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
Mars conjunction Uranus (almost exact at 0.6°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his drive, his discipline and his independence (Mars, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
John Irving was born on the day of a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 100% lit, in Virgo. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, eighteen days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For John Irving, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2000, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1971. The third begins in 2029. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Pisces
You and John Irving
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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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See allQuestions about his chart
What is John Irving’s zodiac sign?
Pisces. John Irving was born on March 2, 1942, with the Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer. Soft-hearted and full of imagination. Picks up on feelings nobody has said out loud.
What is John Irving’s Moon sign?
Virgo, the Mender. Settles worry by doing something useful. Needs order, routine and a job done well.
What is John Irving’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 March 2, 1942. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is John Irving’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 John Irving’s?
Set your chart beside John Irving’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 Irving’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Dr. Jost Hindersmann Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, 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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