Bernard-Henri Lévy’s birth chart
Born 5 November 1948, in Beni Saf, Algeria. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Scorpio Sun · Capricorn Moon
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
5 November 1948 was a Friday: the day Bernard-Henri Lévy was born in Beni Saf, Algeria. The Sun was in Scorpio, so Scorpio is their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Capricorn. Bernard-Henri turns 78 in 2026. No verified birth time is on file for Bernard-Henri; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
By element the count is three fire, three air, two earth and two water. Cardinal signs hold five, mutable signs three and fixed signs two. Mercury, Venus and Neptune all fall in Libra. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Mars and Neptune, about 0.2° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. One planet was retrograde: Uranus. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 29 other people born on 5 November, among them Vivien Leigh, Bryan Adams and Yair Lapid.
See the sky the day Bernard-Henri was born: the stars over Beni Saf, Algeria, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Scorpio
about 12° Scorpio at midday
A Scorpio Sun goes deep. Surface answers are unlikely to satisfy Bernard-Henri Lévy, and with this Sun, loyalty, once given, tends to be total. This placement is built for transformation: it ends chapters fully so the next one can begin.
Moon sign
Capricorn
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Bernard-Henri may hold themselves together for other people, and can be hard on themselves when they cannot. This Moon tends to be restored by accomplishment, by structure, and by the rare person allowed to see them tired.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Beni Saf, Algeria, at each hour of the day.
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Bernard-Henri yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 5 November 1948, computed for Beni Saf, Algeria.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:45 | Leo rising |
| 00:45 to 03:10 | Virgo rising |
| 03:10 to 05:35 | Libra rising |
| 05:35 to 08:00 | Scorpio rising |
| 08:00 to 10:20 | Sagittarius rising |
| 10:20 to 12:15 | Capricorn rising |
| 12:15 to 13:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 13:50 to 15:05 | Pisces rising |
| 15:05 to 16:25 | Aries rising |
| 16:25 to 18:00 | Taurus rising |
| 18:00 to 19:55 | Gemini rising |
| 19:55 to 22:15 | Cancer rising |
| 22:15 to 24:00 | Leo rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 5 November 1948, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 12° Scorpio 59' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Capricorn |
| Mercury | 24° Libra 17' |
| Venus | 5° Libra 03' |
| Mars | 13° Sagittarius 59' |
| Jupiter | 28° Sagittarius 00' |
| Saturn | 4° Virgo 39' |
| Uranus | 0° Cancer 11'℞ |
| Neptune | 13° Libra 49' |
| Pluto | 16° Leo 31' |
| North Node | 4° Taurus 53' |
| South Node | 4° Scorpio 53' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Bernard-Henri Lévy’s private life.
The Sun in Scorpio finds purpose in going past the surface of things, and Bernard-Henri Lévy's vitality tends to be fuelled by intensity rather than ease. The catch can be needing a crisis or a deep dive before they feel fully engaged. Small talk tends to bore them; a subject that interests them absorbs them completely.
With the Moon in Capricorn, Bernard-Henri's comfort probably comes from accomplishing something concrete each day, and an unproductive day can leave them oddly unsettled even on holiday. Harder feelings tend to be kept for when they are alone. Before rest is allowed there is usually one more thing to tidy, organise or finish.
Mercury in Libra thinks by weighing both sides, and Bernard-Henri tends to communicate diplomatically, often finding the version of an idea that will land well with whoever is listening. Settling on an opinion can take so long that the moment for it passes. They may change their mind in the middle of a conversation because the other point had merit.
Venus in Libra loves with an instinct for balance and partnership, and Bernard-Henri probably values harmony, fairness and someone who makes an effort to look good together. The risk with this Venus is staying in a relationship for the sake of the pairing itself. Bernard-Henri may give up a personal preference before anyone has even asked.
Mars in Sagittarius acts boldly and wants room to move while doing it, and its anger flares fast over anything that feels like a limit on freedom. Bernard-Henri may speak bluntly in the heat of the moment and smooth it over later. Given the choice, this placement walks away from a fight rather than staying to work it out.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
28° Sagittarius 00' at midday
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Bernard-Henri is likely to grow through travel, study and direct experience of things bigger than ordinary life. The excess may be promising more than circumstances can deliver, out of optimism rather than dishonesty. This Jupiter carries a conviction that things will work out, and other people borrow it when theirs runs low.
Competence is what Saturn in Virgo builds discipline around, often driven by a fear of not yet having done enough to deserve rest. Bernard-Henri may feel like a fraud even when the track record says otherwise. The usual result is someone quietly excellent at something long before they will admit it out loud.
Uranus in Cancer
0° Cancer 11' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus in Cancer belongs to an age group rather than to Bernard-Henri alone. Its mark is a generation that redefines home and family, departing from the structures the previous generation grew up inside. At the personal level it is read as a pull to build family life differently.
Neptune in Libra
13° Libra 49' at midday
imagination, generational
A whole generation has Neptune in Libra, Bernard-Henri among them. It idealises romantic partnership, often shaped by images of love on screen that outpace real relationships. The personal echo is a dreamy standard for what a relationship should feel like.
Pluto in Leo
16° Leo 31' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Leo is held by a whole generation, one that transforms ideas of individual power, leadership and fame. At a personal scale, for Bernard-Henri, it can be a charged relationship with authority and with who gets to hold the spotlight.
Aspects in Bernard-Henri Lévy’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Mars sextile Neptune
about 0.2° at midday
In Bernard-Henri Lévy's chart, drive and imagination help each other along gently, so inspired action is possible before everything has been mapped out. The motivation is soft but workable, and it keeps a creative or compassionate project moving without forcing it.
Jupiter opposition Uranus
about 2.2° at midday
One side of this opposition wants Bernard-Henri to expand along a familiar path; the other wants them to leave it entirely for something untested. Neither impulse needs to win outright, and trying the new direction on a smaller scale first tends to serve them well.
Mars trine Pluto
about 2.5° at midday
Resilience under pressure, and the ability to come back stronger from a setback, are the marks of this trine between drive and the capacity for change. In Bernard-Henri's chart the aspect points to a quiet, formidable strength, the kind other people notice mainly in how little it seems to cost.
Sun square Pluto
about 3.5° at midday
With this aspect, Bernard-Henri's identity can get entangled in struggles over control, whether inwardly or with people who challenge them. Whenever Bernard-Henri chooses to change rather than to dominate, the friction turns into hard-won strength they can rely on the next time things get difficult.
Mercury sextile Jupiter
about 3.7° at midday
Bernard-Henri's thinking and optimism keep easy company, which gives their conversation a natural, engaging breadth. Curiosity does much of the work with this aspect, opening doors in conversation that a narrower focus would have missed.
Saturn sextile Uranus
about 4.5° at midday
Discipline and independence combine in this sextile to give Bernard-Henri a workable way of keeping a routine while leaving room to change it. The flexibility is quiet and sustainable, and it keeps a good habit from calcifying into an unquestioned rule.
The rest, listed without a reading. Those between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto hold for years at a time, so everyone born while one holds shares it.
- Neptune sextile Plutoabout 2.7°
- Venus square Uranusabout 4.9°
- Mercury trine Uranusabout 5.9°
- Jupiter trine Saturnabout 6.7°
Scorpio Sun and Capricorn Moon, like Bernard-Henri Lévy
Also born on 5 November
How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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