Thomas Pynchon’s birth chart
NovelistBorn May 8, 1937, Glen Cove, New York, United States
Steady as bedrock.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonAriesThe Quick Flame
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Steady as bedrock. Takes time to decide, and once something is chosen, it is kept and looked after. Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun trine Neptune (close at 1.4°)
What he needs
Moon in Aries, the Quick Flame
Feels things fast and hot, and gets over them fast too. Needs action, honesty and room to move. Tenderness through and through: he needs beauty and affection the way others need air.
The Moon conjunction Venus (close at 1.5°)
How he loves
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up.
How he thinks
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
Thinks things through at his own pace. Practical, patient and very hard to talk out of a view. His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun conjunction Mercury (wide at 4.2°)
What drives him
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Energetic and bold, driven by belief. Aims high and sets off with enthusiasm. His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mars trine Saturn (almost exact at 0.6°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws his attention first. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Thomas Pynchon was born two days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 5% lit, in Aries. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, 44 days before the June solstice.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Thomas Pynchon was born, as it was on 78 days of 1937. How often the famous were
Venus retrograde
Venus was retrograde all the day Thomas Pynchon was born, as it was on 42 days of 1937. How often the famous were
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Thomas Pynchon was born, as it was on 73 days of 1937. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Thomas Pynchon, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 2025 and 2026, at 88: his third Saturn return, after the second in 1996 and 1997. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Thomas Pynchon
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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.
Thomas Pynchon’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Taurus
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What is Thomas Pynchon’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Thomas Pynchon was born on May 8, 1937, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Steady as bedrock. Takes time to decide, and once something is chosen, it is kept and looked after.
What is Thomas Pynchon’s Moon sign?
Aries, the Quick Flame. Feels things fast and hot, and gets over them fast too. Needs action, honesty and room to move.
What is Thomas Pynchon’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 May 8, 1937. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Thomas Pynchon’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up.
How does your chart compare with Thomas Pynchon’s?
Set your chart beside Thomas Pynchon’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 Thomas Pynchon’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: The Oysterette yearbook, Oyster Bay High School, 1953, 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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