Susan Sontag’s birth chart
WriterBorn January 16, 1933, New York City, New York, United StatesDied December 28, 2004
Responsible from an early age.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonVirgoor Libra
- VenusCapricornThe Loyal Partner
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done. Her purpose and her feelings were on the same side: the life she chose and the comfort she needed went together.
The Sun trine the Moon (close at 2.3°)
What she needed
Moon in Virgo or Libra, the Mender
Feels calm when things are in order and useful. Shows care through small, practical help. Big feelings and a big heart: her good moods lifted everyone near, and she gave comfort freely.
The Moon conjunction Jupiter (almost exact at 0.7°) · For a birth after 11:03 p.m., her Moon was in Libra.
How she loved
Venus in Capricorn, the Loyal Partner
Loves with steadiness and staying power. Takes commitment seriously and builds something lasting.
How she thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Practical, measured and dryly funny. Trusts experience over theory and gets to the point. She thought in pictures and music: her words carried a mood, and her imagination gave her ideas colour.
Mercury trine Neptune (close at 2.4°)
What drove her
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Diligent and exact. Puts effort into doing a thing properly, step by careful step. Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and her plans changed at short notice.
Mars quincunx Uranus (almost exact at 0.6°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her identity, her mind and her heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew her attention first. In her chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Susan Sontag was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 77% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, twenty-five days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Susan Sontag, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1991 and 1992, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1962. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Susan Sontag
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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
Together, chart beside chart
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See allQuestions about her chart
What is Susan Sontag’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Susan Sontag was born on January 16, 1933, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done.
What is Susan Sontag’s Moon sign?
Virgo or Libra. The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 11:03 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
What is Susan Sontag’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 16, 1933. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Susan Sontag’s Venus sign?
Capricorn, the Loyal Partner. Loves with steadiness and staying power. Takes commitment seriously and builds something lasting.
How does your chart compare with Susan Sontag’s?
Set your chart beside Susan Sontag’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 Susan Sontag’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Lynn Gilbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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