Klaus Mann’s birth chart
Born 18 November 1906, in Munich, Germany. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Scorpio Sun · Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Klaus Mann’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Klaus Mann was born in Munich, Germany, on 18 November 1906, a Sunday. That made Klaus a Scorpio. The Moon left Sagittarius for Capricorn at about 20:00 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. Klaus died on 21 May 1949, aged 42. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Water carries the most weight: four of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, against fire two, air two and earth one. Cardinal signs hold four, mutable signs four and fixed signs one. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Mars and Neptune: a square, about 0.3° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Four planets were retrograde: Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 11 other people born on 18 November, among them Owen Wilson, Alan Shepard and Peter Schmeichel.
See the sky the day Klaus was born: the stars over Munich, Germany, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Klaus Mann’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Scorpio
about 25° Scorpio at midday
A Scorpio Sun goes deep. Surface answers are unlikely to satisfy Klaus Mann, 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
Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 20:00, then Capricorn (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 20:00: Moon in Sagittarius
A Sagittarius Moon feels best in motion. Open roads, new ideas and honest laughter probably lift Klaus, and being fenced in by other people's moods tends to weigh them down. This Moon needs room, and someone who thinks that is fine.
Born after about 20:00: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Klaus 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 Munich, Germany, at each hour of the day.
Klaus Mann’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Klaus 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 18 November 1906, computed for Munich, Germany.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:30 | Virgo rising |
| 02:30 to 05:15 | Libra rising |
| 05:15 to 07:55 | Scorpio rising |
| 07:55 to 10:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 10:25 to 12:15 | Capricorn rising |
| 12:15 to 13:30 | Aquarius rising |
| 13:30 to 14:25 | Pisces rising |
| 14:25 to 15:25 | Aries rising |
| 15:25 to 16:40 | Taurus rising |
| 16:40 to 18:30 | Gemini rising |
| 18:30 to 21:00 | Cancer rising |
| 21:00 to 23:40 | Leo rising |
| 23:40 to 24:00 | Virgo 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 18 November 1906, 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 | 25° Scorpio 12' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Sagittarius until about 20:00, then Capricorn |
| Mercury | 15° Sagittarius 16' |
| Venus | 13° Sagittarius 10'℞ |
| Mars | 12° Libra 01' |
| Jupiter | 10° Cancer 26'℞ |
| Saturn | 8° Pisces 19' |
| Uranus | 6° Capricorn 12' |
| Neptune | 12° Cancer 21'℞ |
| Pluto | 23° Gemini 15'℞ |
| North Node | 5° Leo 03' |
| South Node | 5° Aquarius 03' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Klaus Mann’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Klaus Mann’s private life.
The Sun in Scorpio finds purpose in going past the surface of things, and Klaus Mann'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.
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 20:00, then Capricorn
needs and habits
Born before about 20:00: Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon in Sagittarius needs room to move and a bit of novelty in its routine to feel right. A schedule with no give in it can make Klaus edgy faster than most people expect. With this Moon, the next trip tends to be planned before the current one has finished.
Born after about 20:00: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Klaus'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.
Klaus's Mercury in Sagittarius thinks in big, connective leaps and communicates with enthusiasm and a wide frame of reference drawn from everywhere they have been. The weak point is generalising past what the details support. A specific question may get a sweeping theory nobody quite asked for.
Venus in Sagittarius loves with enthusiasm and a need for shared adventure, and Klaus probably values a partner who gives them room to roam. When things get serious, this placement can confuse freedom with distance. The pattern with this Venus is to plan the next trip together before settling into the current one.
In Klaus's chart, Mars in Libra acts diplomatically and prefers negotiation to confrontation, and its anger tends to stay buried until it is too big to ignore. Avoided consistently, conflict leaves resentment building underneath the calm surface. The pattern is saying yes to something that rankled, then feeling it later.
Jupiter in Cancer
10° Cancer 26' at midday ℞
growth and excess
For Klaus, Jupiter in Cancer means growing by nurturing others and building a home that people want to return to. The excess can be protecting loved ones past the point they need it. Generosity here takes the form of home-cooked meals, open doors and an instinct to take in anyone who needs somewhere to land.
Saturn in Pisces builds discipline around boundaries, and it usually starts from a habit of carrying feelings that belong to other people. For Klaus, the doubt is likely to take the form of guilt for protecting their own time and energy. What this Saturn works towards is a quiet, mature compassion, once it is clear that a boundary and a closed heart are not the same thing.
Uranus in Capricorn
6° Capricorn 12' at midday
freedom, generational
Many people within a few years of Klaus's age share Uranus in Capricorn, the mark of a generation that dismantles and rebuilds old institutions and structures of authority. Personally, that can mean scepticism towards any system that asks for trust without having shown why it deserves it.
Neptune in Cancer
12° Cancer 21' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Cancer is shared by Klaus and many people born in the same decade or so. The generation idealises home and family, often carrying a wider nostalgia for a version of belonging that may never quite have existed. Personally it can be a soft-focus longing for a childhood home.
Pluto in Gemini
23° Gemini 15' at midday ℞
power, generational
Klaus shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.
Aspects in Klaus Mann’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 square Neptune
about 0.3° at midday
Under this square, drive can dissolve into confusion or self-doubt just when clarity matters most, especially around goals that involve other people's expectations. It helps Klaus Mann to separate the plan itself from the feeling of overwhelm that surrounds it.
Venus sextile Mars
about 1.1° at midday
A sextile between Venus and Mars tends to let Klaus go after what they like without much inner conflict, because affection and drive are pulling the same way. It is a pleasant, workable confidence, at its most useful in the early stages of anything new.
Mars square Jupiter
about 1.6° at midday
Drive can outrun capacity under Mars square Jupiter, and Klaus may overextend on a project or on a promise made in a burst of confidence. The enthusiasm is sound. It needs matching to a pace that can be sustained.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune
about 1.9° at midday
For Klaus, growth is likely to be idealistic and compassionate, a matter of causes, beliefs or visions bigger than daily concerns. Jupiter conjunct Neptune supplies the inspiration and leaves them the job of checking a beautiful idea against what can be achieved.
Mercury conjunction Venus
about 2.1° at midday
Mercury conjunct Venus ties Klaus's thinking closely to what they love, so they probably talk about affection and beauty with ease. It lends a diplomatic, pleasant way of putting things, especially when the subject is close to the heart.
Jupiter trine Saturn
about 2.1° at midday
Optimism and discipline reinforce each other in this trine, which lets Klaus pursue big goals with steady follow-through. Growth of this kind tends to be gradual and durable, not sudden and fragile, the sort of progress that survives a difficult year.
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.
- Saturn sextile Uranusabout 2.1°
- Mercury sextile Marsabout 3.2°
- Saturn trine Neptuneabout 4.0°
- Jupiter opposition Uranusabout 4.2°
- Venus square Saturnabout 4.8°
- Mars square Uranusabout 5.8°
- Uranus opposition Neptuneabout 6.2°
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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; 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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