Writer and philologist; The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion
Sun
Capricorn
Moon
Pisces
Rising
Virgo
Birth details
Portrait
Born
January 3, 1892
Time
10:00 PM
Place
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Timezone
UTC +1:52
Time credit
Rodden
Rodden
A standard astrology rating for how accurate the recorded birth time is — AA is sourced from a birth certificate; X means time unknown.
C · poor
Planets
Sun in Capricorn12° 59′
Moon in Pisces0° 42′
Mercury in Capricorn0° 05′℞
Venus in Aquarius9° 15′
Mars in Scorpio16° 48′
Jupiter in Pisces13° 57′
Saturn in Libra0° 07′
Uranus in Scorpio5° 28′
Neptune in Gemini6° 45′℞
Pluto in Gemini7° 15′℞
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 Virgo3° 25′
MC in Gemini12° 36′
North Node in Taurus23° 44′℞
Chiron in Leo17° 22′℞
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° 37′
Sun sextile Jupiter
0° 59′
Mercury square Saturn
0° 02′
Sun quincunx MC
0° 23′
Moon quincunx Saturn
0° 35′
Moon opposition Ascendant
2° 43′
Neptune conjunction Pluto
0° 30′
Jupiter square MC
1° 22′
Mars square Chiron
0° 34′
Venus trine Pluto
2° 00′
Uranus sextile Ascendant
2° 03′
Venus trine Neptune
2° 30′
Mars trine Jupiter
2° 51′
Mercury trine Ascendant
3° 20′
Neptune square Ascendant
3° 20′
Venus trine MC
3° 20′
Pluto square Ascendant
3° 50′
Venus square Uranus
3° 47′
Sun sextile Mars
3° 50′
Moon trine Uranus
4° 46′
Uranus quincunx Neptune
1° 17′
Pluto conjunction MC
5° 20′
Neptune conjunction MC
5° 51′
Uranus quincunx Pluto
1° 47′
Chiron sextile MC
4° 47′
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 · 3° 25′ Virgo
Your 1st house contains:
Saturn0° 07′ Libra
Ascendant3° 25′ Virgo
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 14° 24′ Libra
Your 2nd house contains:
Mars16° 48′ Scorpio
Uranus5° 28′ Scorpio
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 16° 51′ Scorpio
Empty
Your 3rd house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.
IV
Home & roots
IC · 12° 36′ Sagittarius
Your 4th house contains:
Mercury0° 05′ Capricorn
V
Expression & play
Cusp · 5° 58′ Capricorn
Your 5th house contains:
Sun12° 59′ Capricorn
VI
Work & service
Cusp · 1° 08′ Aquarius
Your 6th house contains:
Moon0° 42′ Pisces
Venus9° 15′ Aquarius
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 3° 25′ Pisces
Your 7th house contains:
Jupiter13° 57′ Pisces
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 14° 24′ Aries
Empty
Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Aries) still shapes its texture.
IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 16° 51′ Taurus
Your 9th house contains:
Neptune6° 45′ Gemini
Pluto7° 15′ Gemini
North Node23° 44′ Taurus
X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 12° 36′ Gemini
Your 10th house contains:
MC12° 36′ Gemini
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 5° 58′ Cancer
Empty
Your 11th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Cancer) still shapes its texture.
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 1° 08′ Leo
Your 12th house contains:
Chiron17° 22′ Leo
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.
No classic patterns in this chart — the configurations here are in Extended.
01
Wedge
Focus: Uranus
Ascendant · Moon · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant3° 25′ Virgo
Moon0° 42′ Pisces
Uranus5° 28′ Scorpio
02
Wedge
Focus: Mercury
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant3° 25′ Virgo
Mercury0° 05′ Capricorn
Moon0° 42′ Pisces
03
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Jupiter · Mars · Sun — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter13° 57′ Pisces
Mars16° 48′ Scorpio
Sun12° 59′ Capricorn
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
0
Earth
3
Air
2
Water
3
By modality
Cardinal
2
Fixed
2
Mutable
4
The chart forms a Seesaw shape
Planets gather in two opposite groups — you live in the push and pull between them.
Upper-left quadrant is empty
The houses of vocation and community carry no planetary weight.