Nigella Lawson’s birth chart
Food writerBorn January 6, 1960, London, United Kingdom
Patient and determined.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonAriesThe Quick Flame
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What her chart says about her
Who she is
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Patient and determined. Plays the long game, earns respect slowly, and grows warmer and more playful with the years. Serious from early on: purpose and duty are one thing to her, and she treats her own life as work to be done well.
The Sun conjunction Saturn (wide at 5.1°)
What she needs
Moon in Aries, the Quick Flame
Quick to feel and quick to forgive. Needs to say it, do something about it and move on. Her feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, she does something about it.
The Moon trine Mars (close at 1.1°)
How she loves
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion. Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where she stands.
Venus square Pluto (close at 1.0°)
How she thinks
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
A disciplined, realistic mind. Thinks in steps, plans for the long run and says only what is needed. A probing mind: she gets to the bottom of things, and her words have power when she chooses to use them.
Mercury trine Pluto (close at 2.7°)
What drives her
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Energetic and bold, driven by belief. Aims high and sets off with enthusiasm. Quick and inventive in action: she moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mars trine Uranus (wide at 4.0°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her identity, her mind and her discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life draws her attention first. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Nigella Lawson was born seven days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 57% lit, in Aries. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, fourteen days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Nigella Lawson, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 2018, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1989. The third begins in 2048. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Nigella Lawson
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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.
Nigella Lawson’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Capricorn
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Nigella Lawson’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Nigella Lawson was born on January 6, 1960, 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 Nigella Lawson’s Moon sign?
Aries, the Quick Flame. Quick to feel and quick to forgive. Needs to say it, do something about it and move on.
What is Nigella Lawson’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 6, 1960. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Nigella Lawson’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 Nigella Lawson’s?
Set your chart beside Nigella Lawson’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 Nigella Lawson’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 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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