Iain Banks

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom

February 16, 1954 at 4:10 AM (Birthtime accuracy: excellent)

Aspect Legend

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Quincunx

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Opposition

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Bio

Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies (/ˈmɪŋɨz/ or "MING-iz").Following the publication and success of The Wasp Factory (1984), Banks began to write on a full-time basis. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, was released in 1987, marking the start of the popular The Culture series. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio and television. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In April 2013, Banks announced that he had inoperable cancer and was unlikely to live beyond a year. He died on 9 June 2013.

Birth time credit: Gerard / Accuracy: excellent Updated: 2023-10-11
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Planets

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Sun in 26° 57' Aquarius
Moon in 8° 14' Leo
Mercury in 14° 41' Pisces
Venus in 1° 6' Pisces
Mars in 3° 31' Sagittarius
Jupiter in 16° 28' Gemini
Saturn in 9° 21' Scorpio
Uranus in 19° 39' Cancer (r)
Neptune in 25° 57' Libra (r)
Pluto in 23° 43' Leo (r)
North Node in 22° 18' Capricorn (r)
Chiron in 25° 6' Capricorn
Ascendant in 17° 4' Sagittarius
MC in 26° 35' Libra

Aspects

The aspects describe the geometric angles between the planets. Each shape they produce has a different meaning.

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Patterns

Chart patterns are a collection of aspects that are grouped together to reveal a larger geometric pattern within the chart.

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T-Square

Uranus in 19° Cancer
MC in 26° Libra
Chiron in 25° Capricorn
North Node in 22° Capricorn
Neptune in 25° Libra

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T-Square

Jupiter in 16° Gemini
Mercury in 14° Pisces
Ascendant in 17° Sagittarius

Special Features

The section describes some additional features of this chart. Note the inner planets refer to Sun to Jupiter, as well as the Ascendant and MC, and represent the core parts of the personality.

The moon was a waxing gibbous moon

The chart is a See Saw shape

The inner planets do not fall in a Earth sign

The Mutable mode is dominant among the inner planets

Mars is rising; Jupiter is descending

Neptune is on the Midheaven

The Square aspect occurs the most, a total of 11 times

Mc is in 9 aspects

Venus in Pisces and Neptune in Libra are in mutual reception

Houses

Chart houses split the chart into twelve realms, beginning from the Ascendant, which add another dimension of themes corresponding to the signs starting from Aries. Read more

1st House
starts at
17°
Sagittarius
(Containing North Node and Chiron)
2nd House
starts at
Aquarius
(Containing Sun, Mercury and Venus)
3rd House
starts at
22°
Pisces
4th House
starts at
26°
Aries
5th House
starts at
17°
Taurus
6th House
starts at
Gemini
(Containing Jupiter)
7th House
starts at
17°
Gemini
(Containing Uranus)
8th House
starts at
Leo
(Containing Moon and Pluto)
9th House
starts at
22°
Virgo
(Containing Neptune)
10th House
starts at
26°
Libra
(Containing Saturn)
11th House
starts at
17°
Scorpio
12th House
starts at
Sagittarius
(Containing Mars)

Declinations

Declinations are a rarely used piece of information in astrology. They reflect a planet's distance north or south of the celestial equator. Read more

Parallels occur when two planets are at the same declination, both in the north or south. They are considered to have the same effect as conjunctions. Contraparallels are when one star in the north and another in the south are at the same declination. They are considered to have the same effect as oppositions.

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