Iain Banks
Author; The Wasp Factory, Consider Phlebas, 'Culture series'
Sun
Aquarius
Moon
Leo
Rising
Sagittarius
Birth details
Iain Banks
Born
February 16, 1954
Time
4:10 AM
Place
Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
Timezone
UTC +0:00
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 Aquarius26° 58′
Moon in Leo8° 14′
Mercury in Pisces14° 42′
Venus in Pisces1° 06′
Mars in Sagittarius3° 31′
Jupiter in Gemini16° 28′
Saturn in Scorpio9° 21′
Uranus in Cancer19° 40′
Neptune in Libra25° 57′
Pluto in Leo23° 43′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Sagittarius17° 04′
MC in Libra26° 35′
North Node in Capricorn22° 18′
Chiron in Capricorn25° 07′
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 · by strength
Sun trine MC
0° 22′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
0° 36′
Neptune conjunction MC
0° 38′
Moon square Saturn
1° 07′
Sun trine Neptune
1° 00′
Mercury square Jupiter
1° 46′
Mercury square Ascendant
2° 22′
Venus square Mars
2° 25′
Moon trine Mars
4° 43′
Sun conjunction Venus
4° 09′
Neptune square Chiron
0° 51′
Sun opposition Pluto
3° 14′
Mercury trine Uranus
4° 58′
Mercury trine Saturn
5° 21′
Pluto sextile MC
2° 52′
Venus trine MC
4° 31′
Venus trine Neptune
5° 09′
Uranus opposition North Node
2° 39′
Chiron square MC
1° 29′
Pluto quincunx Chiron
1° 23′
Pluto quincunx North Node
1° 25′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 14′
Uranus opposition Chiron
5° 27′
North Node conjunction Chiron
2° 48′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 17° 04′ Sagittarius
North NodeChironAscendant

Your 1st house contains:

North Node22° 18′ Capricorn
Chiron25° 07′ Capricorn
Ascendant17° 04′ Sagittarius
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 0° 35′ Aquarius
SunMercuryVenus

Your 2nd house contains:

Sun26° 58′ Aquarius
Mercury14° 42′ Pisces
Venus1° 06′ Pisces
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 22° 36′ Pisces
Empty

Your 3rd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Pisces) still shapes its texture.

IV
Home & roots
IC · 26° 35′ Aries
Empty

Your 4th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.

V
Expression & play
Cusp · 18° 00′ Taurus
Empty

Your 5th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Taurus) still shapes its texture.

VI
Work & service
Cusp · 3° 38′ Gemini
Jupiter

Your 6th house contains:

Jupiter16° 28′ Gemini
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 17° 04′ Gemini
Uranus

Your 7th house contains:

Uranus19° 40′ Cancer
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 0° 35′ Leo
MoonPluto

Your 8th house contains:

Moon8° 14′ Leo
Pluto23° 43′ Leo
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 22° 36′ Virgo
Neptune

Your 9th house contains:

Neptune25° 57′ Libra
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 26° 35′ Libra
SaturnMC

Your 10th house contains:

Saturn9° 21′ Scorpio
MC26° 35′ Libra
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 18° 00′ Scorpio
Mars

Your 11th house contains:

Mars3° 31′ Sagittarius
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 3° 38′ Sagittarius
Empty

Your 12th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.

01
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant17° 04′ Sagittarius
Jupiter16° 28′ Gemini
Mercury14° 42′ Pisces
01
Wedge
Focus: MC
MC · Neptune · Pluto · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC26° 35′ Libra
Neptune25° 57′ Libra
Pluto23° 43′ Leo
Sun26° 58′ Aquarius
02
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Chiron · North Node · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron25° 07′ Capricorn
North Node22° 18′ Capricorn
Uranus19° 40′ Cancer
Chart signature
By element
Fire
3
Earth
0
Air
3
Water
2
By modality
Cardinal
1
Fixed
2
Mutable
5
The chart forms a Seesaw shape
Planets gather in two opposite groups — you live in the push and pull between them.
Cardinal is a singleton modality
MC is the only cardinal placement — it carries the whole modality on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Venus and Neptune in mutual reception
Venus sits in Pisces, Neptune sits in Libra — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
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