Maximilian Schell’s birth chart
Born 8 December 1930, in Vienna, Austria. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sagittarius Sun · Cancer Moon
Maximilian Schell’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Maximilian Schell was born in Vienna, Austria, on 8 December 1930, a Monday. That made Maximilian a Sagittarius, with the Moon in Cancer. Maximilian died on 1 February 2014, aged 83. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the ten planets, four are in water signs, three in fire and three in earth; none is in air. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is six, two and two. Cancer holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Moon, Jupiter and Pluto. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Sun and Mars: a trine, about 0.5° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde. Neptune changed direction that day, turning retrograde, so whether it was retrograde at the birth depends on the hour. The Moon was waning gibbous, between full and last quarter.
StarMap's dataset holds 20 other people born on 8 December, among them Jim Morrison, Nicki Minaj and Kim Basinger.
See the sky the day Maximilian was born: the stars over Vienna, Austria, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Maximilian Schell’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Sagittarius
about 15° Sagittarius at midday
A Sagittarius Sun seeks. Meaning, distance and the bigger picture are likely to pull Maximilian Schell forward, and the honesty of this placement is a kind of generosity. Its lesson is that the journey also needs somewhere to land.
Moon sign
Cancer
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
The Moon is at home in Cancer. For Maximilian that points to feelings that are tidal, strong and closely tied to the people they love, and to a memory for how everything felt. This Moon is restored by home, by cooking, and by being needed.
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 Vienna, Austria, at each hour of the day.
Maximilian Schell’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Maximilian 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 8 December 1930, computed for Vienna, Austria.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:50 | Virgo rising |
| 00:50 to 03:35 | Libra rising |
| 03:35 to 06:20 | Scorpio rising |
| 06:20 to 08:45 | Sagittarius rising |
| 08:45 to 10:35 | Capricorn rising |
| 10:35 to 11:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 11:50 to 12:50 | Pisces rising |
| 12:50 to 13:50 | Aries rising |
| 13:50 to 15:05 | Taurus rising |
| 15:05 to 16:50 | Gemini rising |
| 16:50 to 19:20 | Cancer rising |
| 19:20 to 22:05 | Leo rising |
| 22:05 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 8 December 1930, 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 | 15° Sagittarius 38' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Cancer |
| Mercury | 2° Capricorn 19' |
| Venus | 22° Scorpio 30'℞ |
| Mars | 16° Leo 09' |
| Jupiter | 19° Cancer 01'℞ |
| Saturn | 10° Capricorn 59' |
| Uranus | 11° Aries 30'℞ |
| Neptune | 5° Virgo 47'turned retrograde that day |
| Pluto | 20° Cancer 27'℞ |
| North Node | 22° Aries 14' |
| South Node | 22° Libra 14' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Maximilian Schell’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Maximilian Schell’s private life.
Growth, travel and ideas bigger than daily life are where Maximilian Schell's Sagittarius Sun finds purpose, and their energy tends to lift the moment there is somewhere new to go. Familiarity is what wears on this placement. A few months into any routine, however good it is, restlessness usually sets in.
With the Moon in Cancer, Maximilian's needs tend to be tied to home, routine and the people they check in on daily. Small rituals are steadying: a particular meal, a particular chair. The tension is reading other people's moods so closely that those moods can be taken on without noticing.
Mercury in Capricorn thinks methodically, and Maximilian tends to communicate in a measured, practical way that people trust. The focus on a useful conclusion can be so strong that ideas which have not yet proven their worth are dismissed. Maximilian will often get straight to the point in a conversation other people expected to be casual.
Venus in Scorpio loves intensely and privately, and Maximilian is likely to value depth and total honesty over ease. Testing loyalty can create the very distance this placement fears most. There is an all-or-nothing quality to how this Venus commits, with little interest in anything in between.
Mars in Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Maximilian 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.
Jupiter in Cancer
19° Cancer 01' at midday ℞
growth and excess
For Maximilian, 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 is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Maximilian, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Uranus in Aries
11° Aries 30' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Maximilian shares Uranus in Aries with many people of a similar age. It marks a generation that pushes for change through direct, individual action rather than waiting for permission. In one life it can appear as impatience with the slow-moving institutions older generations built.
Neptune in Virgo
5° Virgo 47' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Maximilian 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.
Pluto in Cancer
20° Cancer 27' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Maximilian 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 Maximilian Schell’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 trine Mars
about 0.5° at midday
Confidence and drive move in the same direction for Maximilian Schell, so they are likely to act on their goals with very little inner resistance. The energy of a Sun-Mars trine is uncomplicated, and other people notice it and often want to be near it.
Saturn square Uranus
about 0.5° at midday
The need for stability and the need for freedom can clash in Maximilian's chart, producing either rigid routines that eventually snap or sudden breaks from commitments that were meant sincerely. Saturn square Uranus is best answered with structure loose enough to bend before it has to break.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto
about 1.4° at midday
Jupiter conjunct Pluto describes growth that is intense and transformative, and Maximilian is likely to pursue opportunities that change their circumstances outright instead of merely improving them. Ambition comes with it, and the skill is pacing that intensity so that it builds and does not flare and fade.
Venus trine Pluto
about 2.0° at midday
With Venus trine Pluto, affection and the capacity for change tend to strengthen each other in Maximilian's chart, the kind of pairing that gives relationships staying power through hard times. Depth can arrive here without constant upheaval, and that is rarer, and more durable, than the intensity some people mistake for closeness.
Mercury trine Neptune
about 3.5° at midday
Maximilian 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.
Venus trine Jupiter
about 3.5° at midday
Affection and a sense of plenty reinforce each other in Maximilian's chart, and the result is a warm, easy generosity in relationships. With this trine, goodwill in love and friendship tends to be given freely and returned in kind, without much forcing on either side.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Sun trine Uranusabout 4.1°
- Mars trine Uranusabout 4.7°
- Saturn trine Neptuneabout 5.2°
- Venus square Marsabout 6.3°
Sagittarius Sun and Cancer Moon, like Maximilian Schell
Also born on 8 December
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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