John Schlesinger’s birth chart
Born 16 February 1926, in London, England. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Aquarius Sun · Aries Moon
John Schlesinger’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
John Schlesinger was born in London, England, on 16 February 1926, a Tuesday. The Sun was in Aquarius, so Aquarius was their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Aries. John died on 25 July 2003, aged 77. No verified birth time is on file for John; the chart is cast for midday, without houses.
Of the ten planets, four are in air signs, three in water, two in fire and one in earth. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, six and one. Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter all fall in Aquarius. Closest of the aspects is the conjunction between Sun and Mercury, about 0.4° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 16 February, among them Kim Jong Il, Elizabeth Olsen and Diego Godín.
See the sky the day John was born: the stars over London, England, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
John Schlesinger’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Aquarius
about 27° Aquarius at midday
An Aquarius Sun sees differently. Ideas ahead of their time, a wide circle of friends and a stubborn streak of independence are the marks of this placement in John Schlesinger's chart. The growth is letting people close without feeling caged.
Moon sign
Aries
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
With the Moon in Aries, John is likely to feel fast and forgive fast. Anger comes up quickly and passes just as quickly, and feeling needs a physical outlet. This is a Moon soothed by action, not by talking it over.
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 London, England, at each hour of the day.
John Schlesinger’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for John 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 16 February 1926, computed for London, England.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:00 | Scorpio rising |
| 02:00 to 04:30 | Sagittarius rising |
| 04:30 to 06:20 | Capricorn rising |
| 06:20 to 07:25 | Aquarius rising |
| 07:25 to 08:20 | Pisces rising |
| 08:20 to 09:10 | Aries rising |
| 09:10 to 10:20 | Taurus rising |
| 10:20 to 12:05 | Gemini rising |
| 12:05 to 14:35 | Cancer rising |
| 14:35 to 17:25 | Leo rising |
| 17:25 to 20:15 | Virgo rising |
| 20:15 to 23:05 | Libra rising |
| 23:05 to 24:00 | Scorpio 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 16 February 1926, 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 | 27° Aquarius 04' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Aries |
| Mercury | 27° Aquarius 27' |
| Venus | 13° Aquarius 06'℞ |
| Mars | 5° Capricorn 11' |
| Jupiter | 9° Aquarius 44' |
| Saturn | 25° Scorpio 48' |
| Uranus | 23° Pisces 50' |
| Neptune | 23° Leo 18'℞ |
| Pluto | 12° Cancer 52'℞ |
| North Node | 25° Cancer 06' |
| South Node | 25° Capricorn 06' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
John Schlesinger’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about John Schlesinger’s private life.
John Schlesinger's purpose, with the Sun in Aquarius, probably lies in being useful to a group or an idea bigger than themselves, with a vitality that rises around causes and communities. The tension can be detaching from their own needs while championing everyone else's. It is the placement of the reliable one at meetings who is the hardest person to reach one to one.
The Moon in Aries keeps day-to-day needs simple: something to do right now, and permission to feel it and move on. For John, comfort probably comes from action rather than discussion. The instinct of this Moon is to pace the room or go for a walk rather than sit with a feeling until it passes on its own.
In John's chart, Mercury in Aquarius describes thinking that is original and a step removed from convention, and communication that works best through ideas rather than small talk. The stubborn streak is holding a position out of principle after the evidence has moved on. In a group, this is the person who asks the question nobody else thought to ask.
Venus in Aquarius loves as a friend first, and values independence, shared ideas and a partner who allows plenty of room. John may keep just enough distance that closeness feels slightly out of reach, even to them. This Venus can prize a partner's individuality more than the intimacy between them.
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in John's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
Jupiter in Aquarius
9° Aquarius 44' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aquarius grows through community, ideas and causes bigger than one life. John may put so much trust in a theory or a group that its practical flaws are overlooked. Optimism about the future can make them a natural organiser of other people's efforts.
Saturn in Scorpio builds its discipline around trust and control, and for John letting go of either is unlikely to come easily. The doubt is bracing for betrayal even in relationships that have given no reason for it. Comfort with vulnerability can come in the end, and the work it takes is seldom seen by others.
Uranus in Pisces
23° Pisces 50' at midday
freedom, generational
John has Uranus in Pisces in common with a generation. That generation transforms spirituality, art and collective imagination, often blurring boundaries that earlier ones kept firm. In one person it may be noticed as an openness to ideas that resist neat categories.
Neptune in Leo
23° Leo 18' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of John 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.
Pluto in Cancer
12° Cancer 52' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates John 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.
Aspects in John Schlesinger’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.
Sun conjunction Mercury
about 0.4° at midday
With the Sun conjunct Mercury, John Schlesinger'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.
Sun square Saturn
about 1.3° at midday
With the Sun square Saturn, confidence meets resistance, often in the form of self-doubt or an authority figure whose approval feels hard to win. When John pushes through it anyway, the achievement means more because it was tested.
Mercury square Saturn
about 1.6° at midday
Self-doubt can get into thinking when Mercury is square Saturn, in the form of over-editing or delaying a decision that was ready. Sharing the unfinished thought anyway, again and again, is what loosens the doubt's hold over what John is willing to say out loud.
Saturn trine Uranus
about 2.0° at midday
This trine lets John build lasting structures that still leave room for change, because discipline and independence are allies here. Consistency and originality coexist with ease, and neither of them has to be given up to make room for the other.
Saturn square Neptune
about 2.5° at midday
Practical sense and idealism can pull against each other in this square, and for John that may mean either an uninspired routine or a dream with no realistic plan behind it. The way through is to build the structure and protect the dream at the same time, without sacrificing one for the other.
Venus conjunction Jupiter
about 3.4° at midday
Venus conjunct Jupiter tends to make John's capacity for love and pleasure generous and expansive, and it usually comes with a warm enjoyment of life. The result is naturally good company; the thing to watch is the point where generosity has quietly become excess.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Sun opposition Neptuneabout 3.8°
- Mercury opposition Neptuneabout 4.1°
Aquarius Sun and Aries Moon, like John Schlesinger
Also born on 16 February
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.
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