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William Shakespeare Birth Chart

Born April 1, 1564 · Stratford-upon-Avon · Actors

William Shakespeare’s zodiac sign, or star sign, is Aries. This page shows William Shakespeare’s full natal chart (also called a birth chart) - every planet’s sign and placement, calculated from the ephemeris for April 1, 1564, with the Moon approximately in Leo.

Sun☉ Aries
Moon (approx.)☽ Leo
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. Date precision: Wikidata records this birth to the month (stored as the 1st), so the day shown may be approximate and the Sun sign can differ if the true date falls near a sign boundary.

Chart summary

William Shakespeare’s noon chart is fire-dominant - 4 of the ten major bodies fall in fire signs - with cardinal signs most common by modality. The Sun is in Aries and the Moon is approximately in Leo. The tightest planetary aspect is Sun Conjunction Mercury (orb 0.2°). 2 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
☉ SunAries11° 41′ 33″
☽ MoonLeo13° 32′ 26″approx.
☿ MercuryAries11° 30′ 23″℞ retro
♀ VenusTaurus4° 54′ 51″
♂ MarsGemini18° 55′ 33″
♃ JupiterCancer28° 15′ 45″
♄ SaturnCancer26° 33′ 13″
♅ UranusSagittarius7° 45′ 46″℞ retro
♆ NeptuneGemini5° 41′ 03″
♇ PlutoPisces14° 47′ 03″

Aspects (13)

FromAspectToOrb
☉ SunTrine☽ Moon1.85°
☉ SunConjunction☿ Mercury0.19° (exact)
☉ SunTrine♅ Uranus3.93°
☽ MoonTrine☿ Mercury2.03°
☽ MoonTrine♅ Uranus5.78°
☽ MoonQuincunx♇ Pluto1.24°
☿ MercuryTrine♅ Uranus3.74°
♀ VenusSemisquare♂ Mars0.99° (exact)
♀ VenusSquare♃ Jupiter6.65°
♀ VenusSemisextile♆ Neptune0.77° (exact)
♂ MarsSquare♇ Pluto4.14°
♃ JupiterConjunction♄ Saturn1.71°
♅ UranusOpposition♆ Neptune2.08°

Source

Birth date and place from Wikidata (Q692), 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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Reference, not advice

This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.

Sources

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