George Carlin’s birth chart
Born 12 May 1937, in New York City, New York, at 11:45 (Rodden A).
Taurus Sun · Gemini Moon · Leo rising
George Carlin’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
George Carlin was born on Wednesday, 12 May 1937, in New York City, New York. The Sun was in Taurus, so Taurus was their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Gemini and Leo rising. George died on 22 June 2008, aged 71. The birth time, 11:45, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of A, which means it was given from memory by the person or someone close to them.
By element the count is five earth, three fire, one air and one water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is four, three and three. Taurus holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Sun, Mercury and Uranus. The tightest aspect is Jupiter opposition Pluto, 0.6° from exact. Mercury, Mars and Neptune were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 18 other people born on 12 May, among them Katharine Hepburn, Rami Malek and Marcelo.
See the sky the night George was born: the stars over New York City, New York at 11:45, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
George Carlin’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Taurus
21° Taurus 28'
A Taurus Sun builds. Comfort, steadiness and things that last probably matter more to George Carlin 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
Gemini
21° Gemini 13'
The Moon in Gemini processes feeling by naming it. For George, talking, writing and switching perspective are likely ways to settle, and silence can make small worries loud. They probably need people who let them think out loud.
Rising sign
Leo
14° Leo 31'
Leo rising comes across as warm and impossible to miss. People assume confidence whether or not it is felt, and George's presence can change the temperature of a room.
The chart wheel
Drawn for 11:45 on 12 May 1937, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 21° Taurus 28' | House 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 21° Gemini 13' | House 11 |
| Mercury | 19° Taurus 31'℞ | House 10 |
| Venus | 19° Aries 39' | House 9 |
| Mars | 0° Sagittarius 45'℞ | House 4 |
| Jupiter | 27° Capricorn 18' | House 6 |
| Saturn | 1° Aries 46' | House 8 |
| Uranus | 10° Taurus 17' | House 10 |
| Neptune | 16° Virgo 14'℞ | House 2 |
| Pluto | 26° Cancer 43' | House 12 |
| North Node | 15° Sagittarius 12' | House 5 |
| South Node | 15° Gemini 12' | House 11 |
George Carlin’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about George Carlin’s private life.
A Taurus Sun finds purpose in building something that lasts, and George Carlin'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.
The Sun in the tenth house ties George's sense of self to career and public standing, whether or not that is admitted plainly. The placement points to wanting a name attached to something visible and worth being proud of, and to a readiness to work at it for years.
The Moon in Gemini runs its daily habits on conversation and mental stimulation, and George is likely to settle by talking a worry through rather than sitting with it quietly. A day with no one to talk to can leave them restless. The habit is to message a friend the moment something comes to mind, before deciding what to think about it.
With the Moon in the eleventh house, George feels most at ease among friends who see the world the same way and share a sense of what matters in it. Not belonging anywhere can quietly unsettle a person with this placement, while a steady circle feels like part of their foundation.
With Mercury in Taurus, George is likely to think slowly and thoroughly, and a conclusion once reached is rarely revisited without good reason. The communication style is plain and practical rather than showy. A new idea that clashes with what they already believe may have to wait a while for a hearing.
With Mercury in the tenth house, George is apt to think strategically about reputation and the next move at work, and to turn a plan over privately long before anyone else knows it exists. Clear, well-timed communication may be the skill this placement leans on most.
Venus in Aries loves with immediacy and pursues what it wants without much hesitation, and it values a partner who can keep up. For George that suggests an interest that can fade once the chase is over. The pattern is to fall fast and to need a relationship to keep feeling like a choice, not a routine.
With Venus in the ninth house, George finds beauty in other cultures, in travel and in big, sweeping ideas about how the world works. A shared love of exploring somewhere new can be part of what attracts them to someone, and learning together can appeal deeply.
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. George 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.
Mars in the fourth house puts a lot of energy into home and family, and in George's chart it points to a protective instinct towards the people close to them. The placement is also linked with an urge to build, repair and rearrange, so that home is rarely a place that stands still.
Jupiter in Capricorn
27° Capricorn 18' · sixth house
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and George would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
George finds meaning in routines that others would call dull, and brings optimism to work every day. With Jupiter in the sixth house, growth comes by steady, patient improvement rather than by one dramatic leap.
Saturn in Aries builds discipline around learning to act with patience instead of pure impulse. For George, that suggests a doubt that takes the form of second-guessing: too fast, or not fast enough? Confidence in their own initiative tends to come slowly, once the rush goes out of every decision.
Saturn in the eighth house points to trust that builds slowly, and George is inclined to take time before letting anyone close. Once that trust is in place, the placement suggests a wish to keep what is shared for a long time.
Uranus in Taurus
10° Taurus 17' · tenth house
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that George shares with many people born within a few years. That generation rethinks ownership, land and what security means, often through technology that unsettles older arrangements. Personally, that may be a reluctance to prize things simply because an older generation did.
George's working life may look less linear than most, because they prefer work that lets them innovate to work that follows an established script. Uranus in the tenth house would rather be known for being different than for fitting an existing mould.
Neptune in Virgo
16° Virgo 14' ℞ · second house
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so George shares its place in Virgo with people born years either side. The imagination of this generation turns towards service, craft and idealised routines of self-improvement. In one life it can mean chasing an impossibly perfect daily practice.
Neptune in the second house holds material things loosely, and what George owns probably matters less to them than what it means. The placement leans towards intangible values, the kind that are hard to set out in a list and easier to recognise in practice.
Pluto in Cancer
26° Cancer 43' · twelfth house
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates George 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 twelfth house suggests a great deal going on beneath the surface for George, with growth coming from facing what is hidden within instead of avoiding it. Solitude can be the setting for the biggest changes, more than any single outside event.
Aspects in George Carlin’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.
Jupiter opposition Pluto
0.6° applying
In this opposition, the urge to expand outward meets a need to control the process so tightly that it limits the very growth being sought. When George Carlin loosens their grip on the outcome, the opportunity itself tends to get through.
Mars trine Saturn
1.0° separating
Staying power on long, difficult goals is what Mars trine Saturn offers, with drive and discipline reinforcing each other. George is likely to get more done, more consistently, than the visible effort would suggest, which is a quiet advantage over time.
Moon sextile Venus
1.6° separating
Warmth and emotional generosity are likely to come naturally to George, 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.
Sun conjunction Mercury
2.0° separating
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, George's sense of self and way of thinking are fused, so an opinion can feel like a statement of who they are. They are likely to speak their mind readily, and telling a passing thought apart from their identity is a practice worth keeping up.
Mercury trine Neptune
3.3° applying
George probably has a natural gift for metaphor, storytelling and intuitive leaps, the work of thinking and imagination in easy partnership. With Mercury trine Neptune, communicating something hard to put into words comes easily, in a way that other people often find memorable.
Mars sextile Jupiter
3.4° applying
There is confident, well-aimed energy in this sextile, and not much wasted effort, since George's drive and optimism pull together. Taking the initiative suits George, above all when they commit to one goal and do not scatter their energy across several.
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.
- Mars trine Pluto4.0°
- Jupiter sextile Saturn4.5°
- Moon square Neptune5.0°
- Saturn trine Pluto5.1°
- Sun sextile Pluto5.2°
- Sun trine Neptune5.2°
- Sun trine Jupiter5.8°
- Uranus trine Neptune6.0°
Taurus Sun and Gemini Moon, like George Carlin
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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.
Birth data: Wikidata, Astro-Databank (From memory). Birth time rated A on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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