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Salvatore Quasimodo

Salvatore Quasimodo’s birth chart

Born 20 August 1901, in Modica, Italy, at 04:10 (Rodden AA).

Leo Sun · Scorpio Moon · Leo rising

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Salvatore Quasimodo’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief

Salvatore Quasimodo was born on Tuesday, 20 August 1901, in Modica, Italy. That made Salvatore a Leo, with the Moon in Scorpio and Leo rising. Salvatore died on 14 June 1968, aged 66. The birth time, 04:10, comes from Astro-Databank with a Rodden rating of AA, which means it was quoted from a birth certificate or birth record.

Of the ten planets, three are in fire signs, three in earth, two in air and two in water. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is four, three and three. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Mercury and Pluto: a sextile, 0.1° from exact. Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.

StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 20 August, among them Demi Lovato, Andrew Garfield and Amy Adams.

See the sky the night Salvatore was born: the stars over Modica, Italy at 04:10, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.

Salvatore Quasimodo’s Sun, Moon and rising sign

Sun sign

Leo

26° Leo 23'

A Leo Sun shines. For Salvatore Quasimodo 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.

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Moon sign

Scorpio

2° Scorpio 34'

The Moon in Scorpio feels everything and shows little. For Salvatore that suggests trust that is slow, private and absolute; betrayal, once it happens, is not forgotten. This Moon is restored by intimacy without performance and by time alone to let things move.

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Rising sign

Leo

11° Leo 10'

Leo rising comes across as warm and impossible to miss. People assume confidence whether or not it is felt, and Salvatore's presence can change the temperature of a room.

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The chart wheel

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Touch a planet to see its aspects; houses are numbered inside the ring.

Drawn for 04:10 on 20 August 1901, with the eastern horizon on the left. How to read a chart wheel

Placements

Salvatore Quasimodo’s planets by sign and house
Sun26° Leo 23'House 1
Moon2° Scorpio 34'House 4
Mercury18° Leo 23'House 1
Venus25° Virgo 53'House 2
Mars22° Libra 29'House 3
Jupiter3° Capricorn 24'℞House 5
Saturn10° Capricorn 17'℞House 5
Uranus12° Sagittarius 52'℞House 5
Neptune0° Cancer 55'House 11
Pluto18° Gemini 32'House 11
North Node17° Scorpio 01'House 4
South Node17° Taurus 01'House 10

Salvatore Quasimodo’s planets, sign by sign

Each planet by sign and house: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Salvatore Quasimodo’s private life.

  1. Sun in Leo

    26° Leo 23' · first house

    purpose and vitality

    Purpose for Salvatore Quasimodo 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.

    The Sun in the first house puts Salvatore's identity centre stage, and being seen probably matters more to them than they let on. In a new setting they lead with personality and let people discover the rest later.

  2. Moon in Scorpio

    2° Scorpio 34' · fourth house

    needs and habits

    For Salvatore, the Moon in Scorpio means emotional needs that run deep and private, and a preference for managing a hard feeling alone over explaining it while it is still raw. Trust builds slowly and is rarely given back once broken. Even among the people closest to them, this Moon is likely to need real privacy.

    For Salvatore, the Moon in the fourth house can make home the place where emotions live, and the placement is associated with unusual sensitivity to the mood of a household. A settled home probably steadies almost everything else, while chaos there can unsettle them quickly.

  3. Mercury in Leo

    18° Leo 23' · first house

    mind and voice

    Mercury in Leo gives Salvatore a mind that thinks in confident, story-shaped terms and communicates with warmth and a bit of flair, drawing people in even when the subject is dry. Attachment to being right can make Salvatore more persuasive than accurate. A simple update, in their hands, can become something closer to a performance.

    Mercury in the first house belongs to someone who thinks out loud, and Salvatore's thoughts often arrive first in almost any conversation. A thought is usually spoken nearly as soon as it forms, sometimes before they have fully decided what they think.

  4. Venus in Virgo

    25° Virgo 53' · second house

    love and values

    With Venus in Virgo, Salvatore 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.

    With Venus in the second house, Salvatore has an eye for quality and comfort, and being surrounded by beautiful things probably matters more to them than an outsider would guess. Salvatore's taste leans towards pleasure, ease and things made well, over things that are merely practical.

  5. Mars in Libra

    22° Libra 29' · third house

    drive and anger

    In Salvatore'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.

    Mars in the third house makes words come out fast, with a sharp edge under frustration, and Salvatore probably enjoys a good, direct debate more than most. Directness is how they communicate by default, even when a gentler approach might land better.

  6. Jupiter in Capricorn

    3° Capricorn 24' ℞ · fifth house

    growth and excess

    Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Salvatore 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.

    Jupiter in the fifth house brings a sense of plenty to Salvatore's creativity, romance and play, and the placement enjoys these parts of life fully, without holding back. Salvatore is likely to be at their most generous and most confident around the things they love doing.

  7. Saturn in Capricorn

    10° Capricorn 17' ℞ · fifth house

    discipline and doubt

    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 Salvatore, 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.

    Saturn in the fifth house can make self-expression and romance feel risky or quietly judged, so that for Salvatore playfulness is something to be practised rather than something that comes easily. Creative confidence is likely to be something grown into over time, arriving later than it does for most people.

  8. Uranus in Sagittarius

    12° Sagittarius 52' ℞ · fifth house

    freedom, generational

    Uranus in Sagittarius is less about Salvatore than about the years around their birth. People of that age transform belief and access to knowledge, often through unprecedented exposure to other cultures and ideas. The personal trace is a restlessness with any single worldview presented as the only one.

    Uranus in the fifth house gives creativity and romance a spark of the unexpected, and a predictable routine in either is apt to leave Salvatore restless. The people and projects that appeal with this placement tend to be the ones that surprise, not the ones that confirm what is already known.

  9. Neptune in Cancer

    0° Cancer 55' · eleventh house

    imagination, generational

    Neptune in Cancer is shared by Salvatore 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.

    Friendships and causes with an idealistic edge draw Salvatore, who may hold a vision for their community that reaches well beyond the practical. With Neptune in the eleventh house, disappointment can follow when a group falls short of that vision, even when its effort was sincere.

  10. Pluto in Gemini

    18° Gemini 32' · eleventh house

    power, generational

    Salvatore 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.

    Salvatore's loyalty, once given, holds through far more strain than a casual friendship could. With Pluto in the eleventh house, friendships and group involvements can carry intensity, sometimes including a falling-out that reshapes who counts as the true circle.

Aspects in Salvatore Quasimodo’s chart

How the planets stand to each other, tightest first.

  1. Mercury sextile Pluto

    0.1° applying

    Salvatore Quasimodo's thinking can reach their depth when it needs to, which gives them insight without unnecessary intensity. With this aspect they are likely to notice what others miss, which makes them a useful person to have in a hard conversation.

  2. Moon sextile Jupiter

    0.8° applying

    An unforced optimism runs through Salvatore's emotional life, because feeling and the sense of possibility work easily together. With the Moon sextile Jupiter, comfort and hope tend to arrive together, and a bad day rarely takes both away at once.

  3. Moon trine Neptune

    1.7° separating

    There is an easy current between Salvatore's feelings and imagination, and it makes for a gentle, intuitive emotional life. Compassion tends to come naturally with the Moon trine Neptune, in a way that makes other people feel understood almost immediately.

  4. Jupiter opposition Neptune

    2.5° applying

    The choice, as this opposition frames it for Salvatore, is between pursuing a real opportunity and getting lost chasing an idealised version that does not quite exist. Testing an exciting idea against the plain facts protects the optimism; it does not undermine it.

  5. Sun sextile Mars

    3.9° separating

    Salvatore's identity and energy work together, giving them an easy confidence that is there when they decide to use it. With this aspect, taking the initiative comes more naturally than might be expected, especially when the stakes are theirs to own.

  6. Mars trine Pluto

    4.0° separating

    Resilience under pressure, and the ability to come back stronger from a setback, are the marks of this trine between drive and the capacity for change. In Salvatore's chart the aspect points to a quiet, formidable strength, the kind other people notice mainly in how little it seems to cost.

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.

  • Mercury sextile Mars4.1°
  • Sun sextile Neptune4.5°
  • Venus square Neptune5.0°
  • Mercury trine Uranus5.5°
  • Uranus opposition Pluto5.7°
  • Jupiter conjunction Saturn6.9°
  • Sun trine Jupiter7.0°
  • Sun conjunction Mercury8.0°

Leo Sun and Scorpio Moon, like Salvatore Quasimodo

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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 (Quoted BC/BR). Birth time rated AA on the Rodden scale. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).

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