Ted Chiang’s birth chart
Science fiction writerBorn October 20, 1967, Port Jefferson, New York, United States
Drawn to beauty, good manners and a fair deal.
- SunLibraThe Diplomat
- MoonTaurusThe Hearth
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Libra, the Diplomat
Drawn to beauty, good manners and a fair deal. Works best with a partner and hates a needless fight. His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Sun sextile Mars (close at 1.6°)
What he needs
Moon in Taurus, the Hearth
Even-tempered and hard to unsettle. Needs calm, touch and things that stay the same. His feelings run deep and hold steady: he comes through hard times with more strength than he goes in with.
The Moon trine Pluto (almost exact at 0.9°)
How he loves
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.
How he thinks
Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator
A penetrating mind. Reads people well, speaks carefully and can tell when something is being hidden. His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
The Moon opposition Mercury (wide at 3.5°)
What drives him
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Adventurous and principled. Throws himself behind big causes and what is right. Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Mars square Uranus (close at 1.4°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his heart, his optimism, his independence and his intensity (Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws 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
Ted Chiang was born two days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 96% lit, in Taurus. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, twenty-six days after the September equinox.
Saturn return
For Ted Chiang, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2026, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1997. The third begins in 2055. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Libra
You and Ted Chiang
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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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What is Ted Chiang’s zodiac sign?
Libra. Ted Chiang was born on October 20, 1967, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Drawn to beauty, good manners and a fair deal. Works best with a partner and hates a needless fight.
What is Ted Chiang’s Moon sign?
Taurus, the Hearth. Even-tempered and hard to unsettle. Needs calm, touch and things that stay the same.
What is Ted Chiang’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 October 20, 1967. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Ted Chiang’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Loves quietly and attentively. Shows care through thoughtful help and remembering the small things.
How does your chart compare with Ted Chiang’s?
Set your chart beside Ted Chiang’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 Ted Chiang’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Arturo Villarrubia, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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