Stephen Hawking’s birth chart
Theoretical physicistBorn January 8, 1942, Oxford, United KingdomDied March 14, 2018
Patient and determined.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonVirgoor Libra
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Patient and determined. Plays the long game, earns respect slowly, and grows warmer and more playful with the years. Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun trine Saturn (wide at 4.3°)
What he needed
Moon in Virgo or Libra, the Mender
Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time. His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
The Moon trine Uranus (close at 1.5°) · For a birth after 8:49 p.m., his Moon was in Libra.
How he loved
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Loves friend-first. Falls for a mind, needs room to breathe, and is drawn to people who are a little different. Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus square Saturn (close at 1.1°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Practical, measured and dryly funny. Trusts experience over theory and gets to the point. Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury square Mars (almost exact at 0.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Aries, the Trailblazer
Bold, fast and ready for a challenge. Charges at a goal and loves the thrill of starting. His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
Mars quincunx Neptune (close at 1.6°)
The shape of his chart
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Stephen Hawking was born six days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 69% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, seventeen days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Stephen Hawking, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2000, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1970 and 1971. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Stephen Hawking
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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.
Stephen Hawking’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Stephen Hawking’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, 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 Stephen Hawking’s Moon sign?
Virgo or Libra. The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 8:49 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
What is Stephen Hawking’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 8, 1942. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Stephen Hawking’s Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Loves friend-first. Falls for a mind, needs room to breathe, and is drawn to people who are a little different.
How does your chart compare with Stephen Hawking’s?
Set your chart beside Stephen Hawking’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 Stephen Hawking’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: NASA, 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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