Wilt Chamberlain’s birth chart
Born 21 August 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Leo Sun · Libra Moon
Wilt Chamberlain’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
Wilt Chamberlain was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 21 August 1936, a Friday. The Sun was in Leo, so Leo was their zodiac sign, with the Moon in Libra. Wilt died on 12 October 1999, aged 63. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
By element the count is four earth, three fire, two water and one air. By modality the count is five mutable, three fixed and two cardinal. Three planets stand together in Virgo: Mercury, Venus and Neptune. The tightest aspect is Jupiter square Neptune, about 1.1° 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: Saturn and Uranus. The Moon was a waxing crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 18 other people born on 21 August, among them Robert Lewandowski, Mohammed VI of Morocco and Sergey Brin.
See the sky the day Wilt was born: the stars over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Wilt Chamberlain’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Leo
about 28° Leo at midday
A Leo Sun shines. For Wilt Chamberlain 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
Libra
in this sign all day; the degree depends on the birth time
A Libra Moon feels through relationship. Harmony nearby tends to settle Wilt, 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at each hour of the day.
Wilt Chamberlain’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Wilt 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 21 August 1936, computed for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 01:40 | Gemini rising |
| 01:40 to 04:00 | Cancer rising |
| 04:00 to 06:30 | Leo rising |
| 06:30 to 09:00 | Virgo rising |
| 09:00 to 11:35 | Libra rising |
| 11:35 to 14:05 | Scorpio rising |
| 14:05 to 16:25 | Sagittarius rising |
| 16:25 to 18:20 | Capricorn rising |
| 18:20 to 19:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 19:50 to 21:00 | Pisces rising |
| 21:00 to 22:15 | Aries rising |
| 22:15 to 23:40 | Taurus rising |
| 23:40 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 21 August 1936, 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 | 28° Leo 23' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Libra |
| Mercury | 21° Virgo 51' |
| Venus | 13° Virgo 02' |
| Mars | 7° Leo 15' |
| Jupiter | 14° Sagittarius 44' |
| Saturn | 20° Pisces 42'℞ |
| Uranus | 9° Taurus 34'℞ |
| Neptune | 15° Virgo 49' |
| Pluto | 27° Cancer 49' |
| North Node | 1° Capricorn 41' |
| South Node | 1° Cancer 41' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Wilt Chamberlain’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Wilt Chamberlain’s private life.
Purpose for Wilt Chamberlain 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.
A Libra Moon needs harmony in the immediate surroundings to feel settled day to day, and a tense conversation nearby can throw off Wilt'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.
For Wilt, Mercury in Virgo points to thinking that is precise and attentive to detail, and to clear communication, because the facts have usually been checked first. The catch is fixating on a small error and losing sight of the larger point. This is the placement that edits a message three times before sending something everyone else would have sent in one go.
With Venus in Virgo, Wilt 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 Leo acts with confidence and wants the effort to be visible, and for Wilt 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 Sagittarius
14° Sagittarius 44' at midday
growth and excess
With Jupiter in Sagittarius, Wilt is likely to grow through travel, study and direct experience of things bigger than ordinary life. The excess may be promising more than circumstances can deliver, out of optimism rather than dishonesty. This Jupiter carries a conviction that things will work out, and other people borrow it when theirs runs low.
Saturn in Pisces builds discipline around boundaries, and it usually starts from a habit of carrying feelings that belong to other people. For Wilt, the doubt is likely to take the form of guilt for protecting their own time and energy. What this Saturn works towards is a quiet, mature compassion, once it is clear that a boundary and a closed heart are not the same thing.
Uranus in Taurus
9° Taurus 34' at midday ℞
freedom, generational
Uranus in Taurus is a generational placement that Wilt shares with many people born within a few years. That generation rethinks ownership, land and what security means, often through technology that unsettles older arrangements. Personally, that may be a reluctance to prize things simply because an older generation did.
Neptune in Virgo
15° Virgo 49' at midday
imagination, generational
Neptune moves slowly, so Wilt 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
27° Cancer 49' at midday
power, generational
Pluto in Cancer dates Wilt 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 Wilt Chamberlain’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 square Neptune
about 1.1° at midday
Jupiter square Neptune lets optimism drift into wishful thinking, and plans can end up built more on hope than on a clear reading of the situation. For Wilt Chamberlain the answer may be to keep hoping and to pair that hope with an honest look at the details.
Mercury opposition Saturn
about 1.2° at midday
Under Mercury opposite Saturn, a doubt can creep into Wilt's thinking about whether it is good enough to share. Speaking the imperfect version out loud matters more than waiting for the polished one.
Venus square Jupiter
about 1.7° at midday
Under this square, Wilt's generosity can run past what is sustainable, whether in time, affection or promises made in a warm moment. The warmth is sincere; the work is matching it to a scale that can be kept up over the months that follow the excitement, not only the first one.
Mars square Uranus
about 2.3° at midday
This square can make drive turn abrupt, leading to sudden decisions or breaks that surprise Wilt as much as they surprise everyone nearby. A brief pause before the impulsive move keeps the courage and loses the recklessness.
Venus conjunction Neptune
about 2.8° at midday
Love, for Wilt, is likely to be romantic and idealistic, drawn to a kind of connection that feels almost transcendent. Venus conjunct Neptune brings tenderness and imagination, along with the task of seeing a partner clearly and not only through the ideal built around them.
Venus trine Uranus
about 3.5° at midday
Closeness does not have to feel confining for Wilt, because under this trine affection and independence sit easily together. Excitement and stability manage to coexist, more comfortably than the usual choice between the two would suggest.
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.
- Saturn opposition Neptuneabout 4.9°
- Jupiter square Saturnabout 6.0°
- Mercury conjunction Neptuneabout 6.0°
- Uranus trine Neptuneabout 6.3°
Leo Sun and Libra Moon, like Wilt Chamberlain
Also born on 21 August
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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