Siegfried Lenz’s birth chart
Born 17 March 1926, in Ełk, Poland. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Pisces Sun · Taurus Moon
Siegfried Lenz’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
17 March 1926 was a Wednesday: the day Siegfried Lenz was born in Ełk, Poland. Their zodiac sign was Pisces, with the Moon in Taurus. Siegfried died on 7 October 2014, aged 88. 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, two in fire, two in earth and two in air. Across cardinal, fixed and mutable signs the split is three, five and two. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Mars and Saturn, about 0.1° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 22 other people born on 17 March, among them Nat King Cole, Kurt Russell and Rudolf Nureyev.
See the sky the day Siegfried was born: the stars over Ełk, Poland, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Siegfried Lenz’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Pisces
about 26° Pisces at midday
A Pisces Sun feels it all. Imagination, empathy and a porous sense of where the self ends and others begin tend to make Siegfried Lenz the kind of person people confide in. This placement needs boundaries as much as it needs the sea.
Moon sign
Taurus
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Taurus Moon feels through the body and its surroundings. On this reading, good food, familiar places and slow evenings are what restore Siegfried, and sudden change lands hard. Once they feel safe, they can be the steadiest person in the room.
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 Ełk, Poland, at each hour of the day.
Siegfried Lenz’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Siegfried 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 17 March 1926, computed for Ełk, Poland.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 02:20 | Sagittarius rising |
| 02:20 to 04:05 | Capricorn rising |
| 04:05 to 05:10 | Aquarius rising |
| 05:10 to 05:55 | Pisces rising |
| 05:55 to 06:40 | Aries rising |
| 06:40 to 07:45 | Taurus rising |
| 07:45 to 09:30 | Gemini rising |
| 09:30 to 12:00 | Cancer rising |
| 12:00 to 14:55 | Leo rising |
| 14:55 to 17:55 | Virgo rising |
| 17:55 to 20:50 | Libra rising |
| 20:50 to 23:45 | Scorpio rising |
| 23:45 to 24:00 | Sagittarius 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 17 March 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 | 26° Pisces 06' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Taurus |
| Mercury | 13° Aries 37' |
| Venus | 15° Aquarius 34' |
| Mars | 25° Capricorn 52' |
| Jupiter | 16° Aquarius 09' |
| Saturn | 25° Scorpio 58'℞ |
| Uranus | 25° Pisces 27' |
| Neptune | 22° Leo 33'℞ |
| Pluto | 12° Cancer 36'℞ |
| North Node | 23° Cancer 18' |
| South Node | 23° Capricorn 18' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Siegfried Lenz’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Siegfried Lenz’s private life.
The Sun in Pisces finds purpose in imagination, compassion and things that cannot quite be measured, and Siegfried Lenz's vitality tends to ebb and flow with their surroundings. The thing to watch is losing their own direction inside someone else's story. There may be days when they feel unstoppable, and others when they need to disappear for a while.
A Taurus Moon needs routine, familiar food and physical comfort to feel steady from day to day. A sudden change of schedule probably unsettles Siegfried more than they let on. A good bed, a favourite mug or the same coffee order can turn an unsteady morning around.
Mercury in Aries suggests that Siegfried thinks in quick, decisive strokes and says what they mean without much preamble. Sometimes the words arrive before the thought is fully formed, which can come across sharper than intended. It is a mind that finishes other people's sentences and prefers a fast decision to a long meeting.
Venus in Aquarius loves as a friend first, and values independence, shared ideas and a partner who allows plenty of room. Siegfried 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 Siegfried'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
16° Aquarius 09' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Aquarius grows through community, ideas and causes bigger than one life. Siegfried 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 Siegfried 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
25° Pisces 27' at midday
freedom, generational
Siegfried 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
22° Leo 33' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Leo is the imagination of an age group, not of Siegfried 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 36' at midday ℞
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Siegfried 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 Siegfried Lenz’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 sextile Saturn
about 0.1° at midday
Sustained effort feels manageable, not draining, when Mars and Saturn are in sextile, and Siegfried Lenz has that combination of drive and discipline. What results is quiet, dependable follow-through, the kind that gets a long project finished while flashier approaches give out halfway.
Sun trine Saturn
about 0.1° at midday
Effort and identity feel like the same project under a Sun-Saturn trine, because Siegfried's sense of self and capacity for discipline reinforce each other. What they build tends to last, since ambition and patience are already in agreement.
Sun sextile Mars
about 0.2° at midday
Siegfried'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.
Mars sextile Uranus
about 0.4° at midday
Bold, original action comes to Siegfried without much friction, because drive and independence are on good terms in this sextile. It is useful initiative with little drama attached, the sort that tries something new without making a big production of it.
Saturn trine Uranus
about 0.5° at midday
This trine lets Siegfried 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.
Venus conjunction Jupiter
about 0.6° at midday
Venus conjunct Jupiter tends to make Siegfried'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 conjunction Uranusabout 0.6°
- Mercury square Plutoabout 1.0°
- Mercury sextile Venusabout 1.9°
- Mercury sextile Jupiterabout 2.5°
- Saturn square Neptuneabout 3.4°
- Jupiter opposition Neptuneabout 6.4°
- Venus opposition Neptuneabout 7.0°
Pisces Sun and Taurus Moon, like Siegfried Lenz
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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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