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Neal Stephenson’s birth chart

Science fiction writerBorn October 31, 1959, Fort Meade, Maryland, United States

Deep, watchful and all in.

  • SunScorpioThe Detective
  • MoonScorpioor Libra
  • VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he is

    Sun in Scorpio, the Detective

    Deep, watchful and all in. Trusts slowly, and once trust is given, it is given completely. Purpose and drive in one place: he is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.

    The Sun conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.5°)

  2. What he needs

    Moon in Scorpio or Libra, the Vault

    Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them. Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reach him as if they are his own.

    The Moon conjunction Neptune (close at 2.5°) · For a birth before 5:14 a.m., his Moon was in Libra.

  3. How he loves

    Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic

    Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.

  4. How he thinks

    Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher

    Thinks big and speaks frankly. Loves ideas, learning and talking about what things mean. He loves ideas, the bigger the better, and he can talk anyone into hoping.

    Mercury conjunction Jupiter (wide at 4.4°)

  5. What drives him

    Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist

    Intense, strategic and relentless. Keeps a goal close and doesn’t let it go. Action guided by imagination: he moves on instinct and feeling, and he gives his all to a vision.

    Mars conjunction Neptune (almost exact at 0.3°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    Pluto is the hub of his chart: it takes part in six of its aspects, more than any other body, so his intensity touches everything else in it. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Neal Stephenson was born on the day of a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 0% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Saturday, 37 days after the September equinox.

  • Saturn return

    For Neal Stephenson, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2018, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1988. The third begins in 2047. When is yours?

Is yours here?

Signs that click with Scorpio

You and Neal Stephenson

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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.

Neal Stephenson’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Neal Stephenson’s zodiac sign?

Scorpio. Neal Stephenson was born on October 31, 1959, with the Sun in Scorpio, the Detective. Deep, watchful and all in. Trusts slowly, and once trust is given, it is given completely.

What is Neal Stephenson’s Moon sign?

Scorpio or Libra. The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 5:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.

What is Neal Stephenson’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 31, 1959. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Neal Stephenson’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 Neal Stephenson’s?

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

Photo: Christopher Michel, 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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