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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Birth Chart

Born January 5, 1938 · Kamirithu · Philosophers

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s zodiac sign, or star sign, is Capricorn. This page shows Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s full natal chart (also called a birth chart) - every planet’s sign and placement, calculated from the ephemeris for January 5, 1938, with the Moon approximately in Aquarius.

Sun☉ Capricorn
Moon (approx.)☽ Aquarius
Birth timeUnknown
Birth time unknown. Wikidata records the date and place but not the clock time of birth, so this is a noon chart: the Ascendant, Midheaven and house placements are omitted, and the Moon (which moves ~12–14° per day) is approximate. Sun and the slower planets are reliable to the sign.

Chart summary

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s noon chart is earth-dominant - 5 of the ten major bodies fall in earth signs - with cardinal signs most common by modality. The Sun is in Capricorn and the Moon is approximately in Aquarius. The tightest planetary aspect is Saturn Trine Pluto (orb 0.1°). 4 planets are retrograde. All positions are measured from the ephemeris for noon local time; no interpretation is implied.

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Noon chart · Tropical zodiac · Geocentric · houses not shown (time unknown)

Planet positions

BodySignDegreeState
☉ SunCapricorn14° 23′ 37″
☽ MoonAquarius24° 21′ 43″approx.
☿ MercuryCapricorn0° 53′ 35″℞ retro
♀ VenusCapricorn7° 15′ 47″
♂ MarsPisces11° 05′ 01″
♃ JupiterAquarius3° 38′ 29″
♄ SaturnPisces29° 23′ 54″
♅ UranusTaurus9° 47′ 14″℞ retro
♆ NeptuneVirgo21° 06′ 31″℞ retro
♇ PlutoCancer29° 18′ 56″℞ retro

Aspects (14)

FromAspectToOrb
☉ SunConjunction♀ Venus7.13°
☉ SunSextile♂ Mars3.31°
☉ SunTrine♅ Uranus4.61°
☉ SunTrine♆ Neptune6.71°
☿ MercuryConjunction♀ Venus6.37°
☿ MercurySquare♄ Saturn1.49°
☿ MercuryQuincunx♇ Pluto1.58°
♀ VenusSextile♂ Mars3.82°
♀ VenusTrine♅ Uranus2.52°
♂ MarsSextile♅ Uranus1.30°
♃ JupiterSextile♄ Saturn4.24°
♃ JupiterSquare♅ Uranus6.15°
♃ JupiterOpposition♇ Pluto4.33°
♄ SaturnTrine♇ Pluto0.08° (exact)

Source

Birth date and place from Wikidata (Q302910), available under CC0. Positions computed with the Astronomy Engine ephemeris. Want a full chart with houses? Enter a known birth time in the birth chart calculator.

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Sources

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