John Lennon’s birth chart
MusicianBorn October 9, 1940, Liverpool, United KingdomDied December 8, 1980
Fair, charming and good with people.
- SunLibraThe Diplomat
- MoonAquariusor Capricorn
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Libra, the Diplomat
Fair, charming and good with people. Happiest when things are balanced, pleasant and calm. He kept fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans had to wait.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter (close at 2.3°)
What he needed
Moon in Aquarius or Capricorn, the Cool Head
Feels at a little distance and thinks feelings through. Needs friends, freedom and room to be different. His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
The Moon trine Mars (close at 2.4°) · For a birth before 11:44 a.m., his Moon was in Capricorn.
How he loved
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.
How he thought
Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator
Thinks in depth and wants the real story. Says little and notices everything. His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Pluto (wide at 4.0°)
What drove him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Persuasive rather than forceful. Wins people over and stands up hardest for what is fair. Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mars sextile Pluto (close at 1.7°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his optimism, his discipline and his independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first. Most of his planets are in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
John Lennon was born seven days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 62% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, sixteen days after the September equinox.
Saturn return
For John Lennon, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1970, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Libra
You and John Lennon
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
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
Together, chart beside chart
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is John Lennon’s zodiac sign?
Libra. John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Fair, charming and good with people. Happiest when things are balanced, pleasant and calm.
What is John Lennon’s Moon sign?
Aquarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 11:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
What is John Lennon’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 October 9, 1940. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is John Lennon’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.
How does your chart compare with John Lennon’s?
Set your chart beside John Lennon’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 Lennon’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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