Robert Shaw’s birth chart
ActorBorn August 9, 1927, Westhoughton, United KingdomDied August 28, 1978
Generous, loyal and born for a stage of some kind.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonSagittariusor Capricorn
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Generous, loyal and born for a stage of some kind. Wants to be proud of the work and the people around him.
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in. He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
The Moon trine Neptune (close at 1.9°) · For a birth after 3:23 p.m., his Moon was in Capricorn.
How he loved
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Shows love through care, help and attention to small things. A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Venus (wide at 4.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Cancer, the Remembering Mind
A mind tuned to people. Hears what sits under the words and answers it gently. A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury trine Saturn (wide at 4.2°)
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Works carefully and precisely. Gets results through skill and attention to detail.
The shape of his chart
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Robert Shaw was born four days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 84% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, 45 days before the September equinox.
Saturn return
For Robert Shaw, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1956, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and Robert Shaw
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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
More with the Sun in Leo
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Robert Shaw’s zodiac sign?
Leo. Robert Shaw was born on August 9, 1927, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Generous, loyal and born for a stage of some kind. Wants to be proud of the work and the people around him.
What is Robert Shaw’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 3:23 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
What is Robert Shaw’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 August 9, 1927. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Robert Shaw’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Shows love through care, help and attention to small things.
How does your chart compare with Robert Shaw’s?
Set your chart beside Robert Shaw’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 Robert Shaw’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Official Films, 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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