William Anders’s birth chart
Born 17 October 1933, in British Hong Kong, United Kingdom. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Libra Sun · Moon in Virgo or Libra
William Anders’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
17 October 1933 was a Tuesday: the day William Anders was born in British Hong Kong, United Kingdom. The Sun was in Libra, so Libra was their zodiac sign. The Moon left Virgo for Libra at about 18:10 local time, which leaves the Moon sign open without a birth time. They died on 7 June 2024, aged 90. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, three are in fire signs, three in air, two in water and one in earth. Cardinal signs hold four, mutable signs three and fixed signs two. No two planets sit closer to an exact angle than Uranus and Pluto: a square, about 0.8° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Uranus was retrograde. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 19 other people born on 17 October, among them Eminem, Arthur Miller and Rita Hayworth.
See the sky the day William Anders was born: the stars over British Hong Kong, United Kingdom, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
William Anders’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Libra
about 23° Libra at midday
A Libra Sun balances. Fairness, beauty and the quality of relationships tend to shape William Anders's decisions, and this is a placement that can see both sides of almost anything. The growth lies in choosing a side when it counts.
Moon sign
Virgo or Libra
Virgo until about 18:10, then Libra (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 18:10: Moon in Virgo
A Virgo Moon feels by fixing. When something is wrong, William Anders is likely to look for the practical cause and to calm down by tidying, planning or being useful. The lesson of this Moon is to accept help without a to-do list attached.
Born after about 18:10: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle William Anders, and conflict, even other people's, can unsettle them. What restores this Moon is beauty, fairness, and one person who truly listens.
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 British Hong Kong, United Kingdom, at each hour of the day.
William Anders’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for William Anders 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 October 1933, computed for British Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:20 | Cancer rising |
| 00:20 to 02:35 | Leo rising |
| 02:35 to 04:45 | Virgo rising |
| 04:45 to 06:55 | Libra rising |
| 06:55 to 09:10 | Scorpio rising |
| 09:10 to 11:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 11:25 to 13:25 | Capricorn rising |
| 13:25 to 15:10 | Aquarius rising |
| 15:10 to 16:40 | Pisces rising |
| 16:40 to 18:15 | Aries rising |
| 18:15 to 20:00 | Taurus rising |
| 20:00 to 22:00 | Gemini rising |
| 22:00 to 24:00 | Cancer 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 October 1933, 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 | 23° Libra 20' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Virgo until about 18:10, then Libra |
| Mercury | 14° Scorpio 54' |
| Venus | 6° Sagittarius 53' |
| Mars | 5° Sagittarius 29' |
| Jupiter | 7° Libra 57' |
| Saturn | 9° Aquarius 43' |
| Uranus | 25° Aries 30'℞ |
| Neptune | 11° Virgo 27' |
| Pluto | 24° Cancer 44' |
| North Node | 27° Aquarius 12' |
| South Node | 27° Leo 12' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
William Anders’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about William Anders’s private life.
With the Sun in Libra, William Anders's vitality is likely to rise in good company, and purpose to feel real when they are creating balance or beauty with other people. The risk is losing their own direction while managing everyone else's. Deciding alone is probably harder for them than deciding with a second opinion in the room.
Moon in Virgo or Libra
Virgo until about 18:10, then Libra
needs and habits
Born before about 18:10: Moon in Virgo
The Moon in Virgo runs towards order, and a messy space or an unfinished list can unsettle William Anders's mood more than most people would guess. Small, useful tasks are calming. The trouble can start when William Anders's own needs become another chore to get right instead of something to enjoy.
Born after about 18:10: Moon in Libra
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off William Anders's whole afternoon. Comfort comes from pleasant company and pleasant spaces. The habit to watch is smoothing things over before they have worked out what they want.
With Mercury in Scorpio, William Anders tends to think in layers, looking for what is not being said as much as what is spoken aloud. Once they have decided to speak they can be very direct, and until then, silent. The tension is suspecting a hidden motive where there is only an ordinary one.
Venus in Sagittarius loves with enthusiasm and a need for shared adventure, and William Anders 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.
Mars in Sagittarius acts boldly and wants room to move while doing it, and its anger flares fast over anything that feels like a limit on freedom. William Anders may speak bluntly in the heat of the moment and smooth it over later. Given the choice, this placement walks away from a fight rather than staying to work it out.
Jupiter in Libra
7° Libra 57' at midday
growth and excess
In William Anders's chart, Jupiter in Libra suggests growth through partnership and a gift for bringing people together. Excess here looks like pleasing people so broadly that every expectation becomes a commitment. Someone with this Jupiter is often the connector whose introductions and events other people benefit from more than they realise.
With Saturn in Aquarius, William Anders's discipline probably gathers around belonging to a group on their own terms; it is the placement of the one-time outsider. The doubt means holding back the stranger ideas until there is no risk of mockery. The outsider often ends up as a trusted voice in exactly the kind of community that once seemed unlikely to accept them.
Uranus in Aries
25° Aries 30' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus spends about seven years in each sign, so William Anders 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
11° Virgo 27' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so William Anders 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
24° Cancer 44' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates William Anders 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 William Anders’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.
Venus sextile Jupiter
about 1.1° at midday
Warmth and generosity come naturally to William Anders and stop short of overextending, because affection and optimism work together in this sextile. Call it comfortable, unforced goodwill, the kind that makes people feel welcome without any performance being needed.
Venus conjunction Mars
about 1.4° at midday
With Venus conjunct Mars, affection and drive are closely linked, so, for William Anders, wanting something and going after it are likely to feel like one impulse. The aspect brings plenty of romantic and creative energy; its test is letting the wanting outlast the first chase.
Sun square Pluto
about 1.4° at midday
With this aspect, William Anders's identity can get entangled in struggles over control, whether inwardly or with people who challenge them. Whenever William Anders chooses to change rather than to dominate, the friction turns into hard-won strength they can rely on the next time things get difficult.
Jupiter trine Saturn
about 1.8° at midday
Optimism and discipline reinforce each other in this trine, which lets William Anders 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.
Sun opposition Uranus
about 2.2° at midday
With the Sun opposite Uranus, William Anders's loyalty to their own path tends to bring them into collision with people or situations that expect conformity. Learning to be themselves without needing the collision gives them a quieter, more durable kind of independence.
Mars sextile Jupiter
about 2.5° at midday
There is confident, well-aimed energy in this sextile, and not much wasted effort, since William Anders's drive and optimism pull together. Taking the initiative suits William Anders, above all when they commit to one goal and do not scatter their energy across several.
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.
- Uranus square Plutoabout 0.8°
- Venus sextile Saturnabout 2.8°
- Mercury sextile Neptuneabout 3.5°
- Mars sextile Saturnabout 4.2°
- Venus square Neptuneabout 4.6°
- Mercury square Saturnabout 5.2°
- Mars square Neptuneabout 6.0°
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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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