W. Somerset Maugham
Writer; Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, The Razor's Edge
Sun
Aquarius
Moon
Taurus
Rising
Pisces
Birth details
W. Somerset Maugham
Born
January 25, 1874
Time
9:21 AM
Place
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Timezone
UTC +0:09
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 Aquarius5° 18′
Moon in Taurus9° 49′
Mercury in Capricorn29° 00′
Venus in Capricorn28° 14′
Mars in Pisces18° 39′
Jupiter in Libra1° 39′
Saturn in Aquarius5° 08′
Uranus in Leo8° 39′
Neptune in Aries25° 52′
Pluto in Taurus19° 49′
Beyond the planets
Ascendant in Pisces18° 24′
MC in Sagittarius25° 03′
North Node in Taurus10° 43′
Chiron in Aries14° 37′
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
Mars conjunction Ascendant
0° 16′
Sun conjunction Saturn
0° 10′
Mercury conjunction Venus
0° 46′
Neptune trine MC
0° 49′
Moon square Uranus
1° 10′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
1° 25′
Moon conjunction North Node
0° 54′
Mars sextile Pluto
1° 10′
Mercury trine Jupiter
2° 39′
Venus square Neptune
2° 22′
Sun opposition Uranus
3° 22′
Venus trine Jupiter
3° 25′
Sun trine Jupiter
3° 38′
Sun square Moon
4° 31′
Mercury square Neptune
3° 08′
Mercury conjunction Saturn
6° 07′
Venus conjunction Saturn
6° 54′
Jupiter trine Saturn
3° 28′
Moon square Saturn
4° 42′
Uranus square North Node
2° 03′
Uranus trine Chiron
5° 57′
Saturn opposition Uranus
3° 32′
Houses · Placidus
I
Self & body
Ascendant · 18° 24′ Pisces
MarsNeptuneChironAscendant

Your 1st house contains:

Mars18° 39′ Pisces
Neptune25° 52′ Aries
Chiron14° 37′ Aries
Ascendant18° 24′ Pisces
II
Possessions & values
Cusp · 8° 16′ Taurus
MoonPlutoNorth Node

Your 2nd house contains:

Moon9° 49′ Taurus
Pluto19° 49′ Taurus
North Node10° 43′ Taurus
III
Mind & siblings
Cusp · 5° 19′ Gemini
Empty

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

IV
Home & roots
IC · 25° 03′ Gemini
Empty

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

V
Expression & play
Cusp · 13° 52′ Cancer
Empty

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

VI
Work & service
Cusp · 7° 12′ Leo
Uranus

Your 6th house contains:

Uranus8° 39′ Leo
VII
Partnership
Descendant · 18° 24′ Virgo
Jupiter

Your 7th house contains:

Jupiter1° 39′ Libra
VIII
Depth & Shared resources
Cusp · 8° 16′ Scorpio
Empty

Your 8th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Scorpio) still shapes its texture.

IX
Belief & travel
Cusp · 5° 19′ Sagittarius
Empty

Your 9th house is empty — no planets live here. The sign on the cusp (Sagittarius) still shapes its texture.

X
Vocation & reputation
Midheaven · 25° 03′ Sagittarius
MC

Your 10th house contains:

MC25° 03′ Sagittarius
XI
Friendship & future
Cusp · 13° 52′ Capricorn
SunMercuryVenusSaturn

Your 11th house contains:

Sun5° 18′ Aquarius
Mercury29° 00′ Capricorn
Venus28° 14′ Capricorn
Saturn5° 08′ Aquarius
XII
Spirit & unseen
Cusp · 7° 12′ Aquarius
Empty

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

No extended patterns in this chart — the classic configurations capture its character.
01
Stellium
11th House
Mercury · Saturn · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury29° 00′ Capricorn
Saturn5° 08′ Aquarius
Sun5° 18′ Aquarius
Venus28° 14′ Capricorn
02
T-Square
Fixed
Moon · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Moon9° 49′ Taurus
Saturn5° 08′ Aquarius
Sun5° 18′ Aquarius
Uranus8° 39′ Leo
Chart signature
By element
Fire
1
Earth
3
Air
2
Water
2
By modality
Cardinal
3
Fixed
2
Mutable
3
The chart forms a Seesaw shape
Planets gather in two opposite groups — you live in the push and pull between them.
Lower-right quadrant is empty
The houses of resources, work, and daily life carry no planetary weight.
Saturn sits at the centre of the aspect web
Six aspects involve Saturn — it ties the rest of the chart together.
Sun and Uranus in mutual reception
Sun sits in Aquarius, Uranus sits in Leo — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
Mars and Neptune in mutual reception
Mars sits in Pisces, Neptune sits in Aries — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
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