Camilo José Cela’s birth chart
Born 11 May 1916, in Iria Flavia, Spain, at 21:20 (Rodden AA).
Taurus Sun · Virgo Moon · Sagittarius rising
Camilo José Cela’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
11 May 1916 was a Thursday: the day Camilo José Cela was born in Iria Flavia, Spain. That made Camilo a Taurus, with the Moon in Virgo and Sagittarius rising. Camilo died on 17 January 2002, aged 85. The birth time, 21:20, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.
Of the ten planets, three are in fire signs, three in water, two in earth and two in air. Cardinal signs hold four, fixed signs four and mutable signs two. Cancer holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Venus, Saturn and Pluto. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Sun and Uranus: a square, 1.2° from exact. No planet was retrograde. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 20 other people born on 11 May, among them Salvador Dalí, Andrés Iniesta and Thibaut Courtois.
Camilo José Cela’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
20° Taurus 49'
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to Camilo José Cela than novelty, and people tend to trust someone who does not change their mind for show. The growth edge is letting go before something stops working.
Moon sign
Virgo
8° Virgo 03'
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, Camilo is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
Rising sign
Sagittarius
10° Sagittarius 20'
With Sagittarius rising, Camilo probably comes across as open, frank and optimistic. Around a Sagittarius rising, people feel that anything might happen, and this is often the one who says the thing everyone was thinking.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 21:20 on 11 May 1916, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 20° Taurus 49' | House 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 8° Virgo 03' | House 9 |
| Mercury | 12° Gemini 23' | House 7 |
| Venus | 5° Cancer 01' | House 7 |
| Mars | 22° Leo 32' | House 8 |
| Jupiter | 21° Aries 02' | House 4 |
| Saturn | 12° Cancer 45' | House 7 |
| Uranus | 19° Aquarius 37' | House 2 |
| Neptune | 0° Leo 08' | House 8 |
| Pluto | 1° Cancer 49' | House 7 |
| North Node | 1° Aquarius 50' | House 2 |
| South Node | 1° Leo 50' | House 8 |
Camilo José Cela’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Camilo José Cela’s private life.
Sun in Taurus
20° Taurus 49' · fifth house
purpose and vitality
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and Camilo José Cela's vitality probably runs slow and steady rather than in bursts. The drawback is a reluctance to change course even when the plan is clearly not working. People with this Sun can stay in one job or one home long after part of them knows it is time to move.
With the Sun in the fifth house, self-expression, romance and creative play are probably where Camilo feels most alive, and holding that side back tends to leave them flat. The placement asks for a stage of some kind, even a small and informal one, or that natural warmth has nowhere to go.
Moon in Virgo
8° Virgo 03' · ninth house
needs and habits
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle Camilo's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when Camilo's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
The Moon in the ninth house is restored by new places, new ideas and a wider view than the everyday routine offers, and staying still for too long makes Camilo quietly restless. A change of scenery, even a small one, settles them again.
Mercury in Gemini
12° Gemini 23' · seventh house
mind and voice
Camilo's Mercury in Gemini describes a mind that moves fast across many subjects at once and communicates easily in almost any setting. The tension is skimming the surface of a topic and moving on before going deep enough to be sure of it. The result is knowing a little about a great many things.
Mercury in the seventh house is associated with thinking best out loud with another person, and Camilo may need to talk an idea through with someone before it feels settled. Negotiation and dialogue may come more naturally than solitary decisions, which rarely sit comfortably for long.
Venus in Cancer
5° Cancer 01' · seventh house
love and values
Venus in Cancer loves by nurturing, and for Camilo that suggests valuing emotional safety over almost anything else in a relationship. Old hurts tend to linger here long after the person who caused them has changed. This is a Venus that feeds people, checks on people and quietly keeps score of who has shown up in return.
In the seventh house, Venus points to a knack for making a relationship feel balanced, fair and warm, and in Camilo's chart it suggests partnership is where their charm shows most. Committed pairing tends to appeal more than casual or short-term connection.
Mars in Leo
22° Leo 32' · eighth house
drive and anger
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Camilo its anger is likely to flare when pride or loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of the work can feel personal to a Leo Mars, even when it was not meant that way.
Mars in the eighth house suggests close bonds with some heat in them, and Camilo may find the harder conversations about trust, power and vulnerability less daunting than most. With Mars here, a difficult truth is apt to be faced head-on, not stepped around.
Jupiter in Aries
21° Aries 02' · fourth house
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aries grows through bold, direct action and taking the first step before feeling fully ready. Camilo's overreach, on this reading, is starting more than can realistically be finished. A burst of confidence tends to get a new venture off the ground, whether or not the groundwork is in place.
With Jupiter in the fourth house, Camilo probably likes a home with room in it, for more people, more projects and the warmth visitors feel on coming through the door. A generous, welcoming household may matter more to Camilo than a tidy or impressive one.
Saturn in Cancer
12° Cancer 45' · seventh house
discipline and doubt
Emotional security is where Camilo's Saturn in Cancer builds discipline; it is a placement often associated with learning early to be the steady one. Asking for care tends to be difficult with this Saturn, even when care is clearly needed. Over time, people with this placement often become the dependable anchor for others, including some who never quite return the favour.
Saturn in the seventh house is associated with treating partnership as ongoing work and commitment as a serious matter, and in Camilo's chart it points to caution about committing quickly. The placement goes with a wish to build a relationship slowly rather than enter one lightly.
Uranus in Aquarius
19° Aquarius 37' · second house
freedom, generational
Uranus is at home in Aquarius, and many people born in the years around Camilo's birth have it too. The generation is defined by rapid technological and social change within a single lifetime. One person's share of it is an unusually easy relationship with disruption and reinvention.
Camilo is unlikely to be satisfied for long by conventional measures of worth, and with Uranus in the second house, the idea of what is worth having changes over time. They place value on things that are usually overlooked, and would rather travel light than be tied down by what they own.
Neptune in Leo
0° Leo 08' · eighth house
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Camilo alone. It dreams in terms of fame, spectacle and larger-than-life self-expression. The trace of it in one person is a pull towards performance as a way of feeling real.
With Neptune in the eighth house, intimacy can feel like dissolving the usual boundaries with another person, for better and sometimes for worse, and Camilo can be unusually sensitive to what goes unsaid. Trust may ask them to keep their feet on the ground rather than merge completely and lose their own outline.
Pluto in Cancer
1° Cancer 49' · seventh house
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Camilo to an era rather than describing one person. Those born in it live through deep transformation of family, home and nationhood. What an individual may carry is intensity around belonging and who counts as family.
Pluto in the seventh house is associated with bonds that run unusually deep once trust is built, and in Camilo's chart it points to close partnerships that change a person. The placement is also linked with power struggles before that trust has had a chance to settle in.
Aspects in Camilo José Cela’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Sun square Uranus
1.2° separating
When the Sun is square Uranus, Camilo José Cela's identity keeps bumping against a need to break from convention, which can look like sudden changes of direction that surprise the people nearby. The skill is choosing those disruptions rather than letting restlessness choose them.
Jupiter sextile Uranus
1.4° separating
This sextile puts possibility and originality on easy terms, so Camilo can take up a fresh opportunity without much disruption. Think of it as innovation at low cost, the kind that improves something without first tearing it down.
Mars trine Jupiter
1.5° separating
Mars trine Jupiter lets drive and a sense of possibility work as one, and in Camilo's chart the pattern favours confident, well-timed action towards the goals that matter to them. A first move under this trine tends to open a door, largely because it is made with conviction and at a sensible moment.
Sun square Mars
1.7° applying
Impatience, or a habit of picking fights that did not need picking, can come from the clash between Camilo's sense of self and their drive to act. With the Sun square Mars, a pause between the impulse and the action turns this friction into determination they can use.
Mars opposition Uranus
2.9° separating
When Camilo acts on their own terms, it can bring them up against people or systems that expect the usual process to be followed; this opposition lives in that clash. Rebellion chosen deliberately, moment by moment, tends to serve them better than a reaction to every restriction.
Moon sextile Venus
3.0° separating
Warmth and emotional generosity are likely to come naturally to Camilo, because feeling and affection get along in this aspect. There is a gentle, likeable tenderness in it, the sort that makes people comfortable saying how they feel.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Venus conjunction Pluto3.2°
- Moon square Mercury4.3°
- Moon sextile Saturn4.7°
- Venus conjunction Saturn7.7°
Taurus Sun and Virgo Moon, like Camilo José Cela
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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; the birth time comes from Astro-Databank and is shown with its 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.
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