Novelist; HMS Ulysses, The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare
Sun
Taurus
Moon
Aquarius
Rising
Leo
Birth details
Portrait
Born
April 21, 1922
Time
12:00 PM
Place
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Timezone
UTC +1:00
Time credit
Gerard
Rodden
A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
AA · excellent
Planets
Sun in Taurus0° 33′
Moon in Aquarius27° 11′
Mercury in Aries26° 50′
Venus in Taurus18° 14′
Mars in Sagittarius23° 39′
Jupiter in Libra11° 54′℞
Saturn in Libra2° 17′℞
Uranus in Pisces12° 17′
Neptune in Leo13° 11′℞
Pluto in Cancer8° 07′
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It shapes outward manner. On the wheel, the horizontal axis is the Ascendant / Descendant axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky at birth. It points to vocation and public self. On the wheel, the vertical axis is the MC / IC axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where lessons live.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Leo6° 48′
MC in Aries10° 19′
North Node in Libra7° 49′℞
Chiron in Aries14° 25′
Your chart next
The sky at your birth.
Drawn freely, read at your own pace. And if you want a closer study, the report walks through every planet and pattern in your sky.
Aspects are the angles between two planets — the geometric relationships that shape how those planets talk to each other in a chart. A conjunction fuses them; an opposition sets them at odds; a trine lets them flow.
We sort them here by strength. Tight orbs come first — the closer the angle, the louder the aspect sings.
Moon sextile Mercury
0° 21′
Mercury trine Mars
3° 11′
Sun sextile Moon
3° 22′
Jupiter opposition MC
1° 36′
Sun conjunction Mercury
3° 43′
Pluto square MC
2° 12′
Pluto square North Node
0° 17′
Jupiter quincunx Uranus
0° 23′
Neptune trine Chiron
1° 14′
Sun quincunx Saturn
1° 44′
Moon sextile Mars
3° 32′
North Node sextile Ascendant
1° 01′
Saturn sextile Ascendant
4° 31′
Neptune conjunction Ascendant
6° 22′
Uranus quincunx Neptune
0° 54′
Jupiter sextile Neptune
1° 16′
Neptune trine MC
2° 52′
Venus square Neptune
5° 03′
Jupiter opposition Chiron
2° 31′
Chiron conjunction MC
4° 06′
Jupiter square Pluto
3° 48′
North Node opposition MC
2° 29′
Houses · Placidus
Houses are the twelve areas of life planets move through — relationships, work, home, identity, and so on. A planet in a house tells you where its energy plays out. The four angular houses — self, home, partnerships, vocation — are the load-bearing corners of the chart.
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 6° 48′ Leo
Your 1st house contains:
Neptune13° 11′ Leo
Ascendant6° 48′ Leo
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 21° 46′ Leo
Empty
Your 2nd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Leo) still shapes its texture.
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 11° 38′ Virgo
Your 3rd house contains:
Saturn2° 17′ Libra
North Node7° 49′ Libra
IV
Home & roots
IC · 10° 19′ Libra
Your 4th house contains:
Jupiter11° 54′ Libra
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 21° 33′ Scorpio
Your 5th house contains:
Mars23° 39′ Sagittarius
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 5° 21′ Capricorn
Empty
Your 6th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Capricorn) still shapes its texture.
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 6° 48′ Aquarius
Empty
Your 7th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aquarius) still shapes its texture.
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 21° 46′ Aquarius
Your 8th house contains:
Moon27° 11′ Aquarius
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 11° 38′ Pisces
Your 9th house contains:
Uranus12° 17′ Pisces
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 10° 19′ Aries
Your 10th house contains:
Sun0° 33′ Taurus
Mercury26° 50′ Aries
Venus18° 14′ Taurus
Chiron14° 25′ Aries
MC10° 19′ Aries
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 21° 33′ Taurus
Empty
Your 11th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Taurus) still shapes its texture.
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 5° 21′ Cancer
Your 12th house contains:
Pluto8° 07′ Cancer
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology.
01
T-Square
Cardinal
Jupiter · MC · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter11° 54′ Libra
MC10° 19′ Aries
Pluto8° 07′ Cancer
02
T-Square
Cardinal
MC · North Node · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC10° 19′ Aries
North Node7° 49′ Libra
Pluto8° 07′ Cancer
01
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Chiron · Jupiter · MC · Neptune — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron14° 25′ Aries
Jupiter11° 54′ Libra
MC10° 19′ Aries
Neptune13° 11′ Leo
02
Wedge
Focus: Ascendant
Ascendant · MC · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant6° 48′ Leo
MC10° 19′ Aries
North Node7° 49′ Libra
03
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Mars · Mercury · Moon — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Mars23° 39′ Sagittarius
Mercury26° 50′ Aries
Moon27° 11′ Aquarius
04
Yod
Apex: Uranus
Jupiter · Neptune · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter11° 54′ Libra
Neptune13° 11′ Leo
Uranus12° 17′ Pisces
Chart signature
The chart signature is the set of high-level patterns that shape the chart's overall character — elemental and modal balance, overall shape on the wheel, and a handful of structural observations.
By element
Fire
4
Earth
2
Air
2
Water
0
By modality
Cardinal
3
Fixed
4
Mutable
1
The chart forms a Splash shape
Planets are spread evenly around the wheel — a chart with breadth and many interests.
Uranus is unaspected
Uranus stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Lower-left quadrant is empty
The houses of self and immediate environment carry no planetary weight.
Neptune sits at the centre of the aspect web
Six aspects involve Neptune — it ties the rest of the chart together.
Venus is the sole dispositor
Sitting in Taurus, Venus is the planet every other ruler-chain eventually traces back to — it anchors the whole chart.