Robert Shaw’s birth chart
Born 9 August 1927, in Westhoughton, England. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Robert Shaw’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Robert Shaw was born on Tuesday, 9 August 1927, in Westhoughton, England. That made Robert a Leo. The Moon was in Sagittarius until about 15:25 and in Capricorn afterwards, so the Moon sign turns on the birth time. Robert died on 28 August 1978, aged 51. StarMap has no verified birth time for Robert, so the chart is cast for midday and leaves the houses out.
Fire carries the most weight: five of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, against earth two, water two and air none. Cardinal signs hold four, mutable signs three and fixed signs two. The tightest aspect is Jupiter conjunction Uranus, about 0.1° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Two planets were retrograde: Jupiter and Uranus. The Moon was waxing gibbous, between first quarter and full.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 9 August, among them Whitney Houston, Gillian Anderson and Romano Prodi.
See the sky the day Robert was born: the stars over Westhoughton, England, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Robert Shaw’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 15° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Robert Shaw that suggests warmth, generosity and a need to be seen for who they really are, running through much of what they do. This placement grows by learning that the light is not diminished when it is shared.
Moon sign
Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 15:25, then Capricorn (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 15:25: Moon in Sagittarius
A Sagittarius Moon feels best in motion. Open roads, new ideas and honest laughter probably lift Robert, 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 15:25: Moon in Capricorn
A Capricorn Moon feels responsibly. With it, Robert 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 Westhoughton, England, at each hour of the day.
Robert Shaw’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Robert 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 9 August 1927, computed for Westhoughton, England.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:40 | Gemini rising |
| 01:40 to 04:15 | Cancer rising |
| 04:15 to 07:10 | Leo rising |
| 07:10 to 10:05 | Virgo rising |
| 10:05 to 13:00 | Libra rising |
| 13:00 to 15:55 | Scorpio rising |
| 15:55 to 18:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 18:25 to 20:10 | Capricorn rising |
| 20:10 to 21:15 | Aquarius rising |
| 21:15 to 22:00 | Pisces rising |
| 22:00 to 22:50 | Aries rising |
| 22:50 to 23:55 | Taurus rising |
| 23:55 to 24:00 | Gemini 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 9 August 1927, 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° Leo 51' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Sagittarius until about 15:25, then Capricorn |
| Mercury | 26° Cancer 51' |
| Venus | 22° Virgo 49' |
| Mars | 9° Virgo 29' |
| Jupiter | 3° Aries 06'℞ |
| Saturn | 1° Sagittarius 02' |
| Uranus | 3° Aries 02'℞ |
| Neptune | 26° Leo 18' |
| Pluto | 16° Cancer 15' |
| North Node | 26° Gemini 55' |
| South Node | 26° Sagittarius 55' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Robert Shaw’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Robert Shaw’s private life.
Purpose for Robert Shaw is probably tied to creating and being seen doing it, and a Leo Sun's vitality rises the moment there is an audience, even an audience of one. The tension is losing steam when no one is watching. The giveaway is often the extra effort that goes into something the moment someone notices them making it.
Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn
Sagittarius until about 15:25, then Capricorn
needs and habits
Born before about 15:25: 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 Robert 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 15:25: Moon in Capricorn
With the Moon in Capricorn, Robert'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.
Mercury in Cancer thinks in terms of memory and feeling as much as logic, and Robert probably communicates best when there is emotional trust in the room. Mood can colour how a fact gets delivered or received. Years after the details have faded, this is a mind that remembers exactly how a conversation felt.
With Venus in Virgo, Robert is likely to love through small, practical acts of service and to value competence and reliability in a partner. People with this Venus tend to be hardest on those they love most, and can mistake giving notes for giving care. They may try to fix a partner's problem before simply listening to it.
Mars in Virgo acts carefully and precisely, preferring to get a task right over getting it done fast, and its anger usually comes from things being done sloppily. When upset, Robert is more likely to criticise than to confront. A clipped tone often signals frustration well before anything is said directly.
Jupiter in Aries
3° Aries 06' at midday ℞
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aries grows through bold, direct action and taking the first step before feeling fully ready. Robert'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.
Saturn in Sagittarius builds discipline around belief and meaning, testing a big idea hard before committing to it. In front of people who might challenge a conviction, Robert is likely to hedge. Over time, someone with this Saturn often becomes a credible voice on the very questions they once felt they had no right to answer.
Uranus in Aries
3° Aries 02' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so Robert 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 Leo
26° Leo 18' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Robert 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
16° Cancer 15' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Robert 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 Robert Shaw’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.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus
about 0.1° at midday
Growth comes suddenly and by unconventional routes with Jupiter conjunct Uranus, and Robert Shaw is likely to be drawn to opportunities that break from the expected path. Openness to change is the strength. Following through on one bold idea before moving on to the next is the discipline.
Saturn trine Uranus
about 2.0° at midday
This trine lets Robert 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.
Jupiter trine Saturn
about 2.1° at midday
Optimism and discipline reinforce each other in this trine, which lets Robert 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.
Mercury sextile Venus
about 4.0° at midday
Thinking and affection are easy companions in Robert's chart, which gives them a natural charm in how they communicate. With Mercury sextile Venus, expressing appreciation and finding the right words go together, especially in moments when they want someone to feel noticed.
Mercury trine Saturn
about 4.2° at midday
Robert's thinking has discipline behind it, which gives them a clear, methodical way of working through ideas. With Mercury trine Saturn, conclusions can be trusted because they have usually been tested already, often more thoroughly than anyone nearby realises.
Saturn square Neptune
about 4.7° at midday
Practical sense and idealism can pull against each other in this square, and for Robert 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.
The rest, listed without a reading.
- Mercury trine Uranusabout 6.2°
- Mercury trine Jupiterabout 6.3°
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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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