Philip Roth’s birth chart
NovelistBorn March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey, United StatesDied May 22, 2018
Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel.
- SunPiscesThe Dreamer
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer
Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with him feeling understood. His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun conjunction Mercury (wide at 6.6°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed. He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
The Moon trine Neptune (close at 1.2°)
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Gentle, devoted and full of feeling. Wants a love with a little magic in it. He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Venus trine Pluto (close at 1.1°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aries, the Spark
A sharp, impatient mind. Cuts straight to the point and likes a good argument. Thinking and doing kept getting out of step: he acted on half a thought, or thought past the moment to act.
Mercury quincunx Mars (almost exact at 0.8°)
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Works carefully and precisely. Gets results through skill and attention to detail. Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Mars conjunction Neptune (wide at 3.9°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his drive, his optimism and his imagination (Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first. In his chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Philip Roth was born six days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 41% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, one day before the March equinox.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Philip Roth was born, as it was on 67 days of 1933. How often the famous were
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Philip Roth was born, as it was on 81 days of 1933. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Philip Roth, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1992, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1963. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Pisces
You and Philip Roth
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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 Philip Roth’s zodiac sign?
Pisces. Philip Roth was born on March 19, 1933, with the Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer. Imaginative, gentle and very aware of how others feel. People leave a conversation with him feeling understood.
What is Philip Roth’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed.
What is Philip Roth’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 19, 1933. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Philip Roth’s Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Gentle, devoted and full of feeling. Wants a love with a little magic in it.
How does your chart compare with Philip Roth’s?
Set your chart beside Philip Roth’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 Philip Roth’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Nancy Crampton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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