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John Updike Birth Chart
Pisces Sun, Leo Moon, Leo Rising — calculated from the public birth record cited below.
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- Date
- March 18, 1932
- Time
- 15:45
- Place
- Shillington, PA, United States
- Timezone
- -05:00
- Coordinates
- 40.3030, -75.9680
- House system
- Placidus
John Updike's Big Three
Sun
Pisces Sun
Pisces 28.05°
Traditionally associated with imagination, permeability, and intuitive synthesis; this point describes identity and conscious direction.
Moon
Leo Moon
Leo 8.45°
Traditionally associated with creative presence, warmth, and expressive confidence; this point describes emotional rhythms and instinctive needs.
Rising
Leo Rising
Leo 29.45°
Traditionally associated with creative presence, warmth, and expressive confidence; this point describes approach, presentation, and the chart's house structure.
This is an astrological interpretation of chart symbols, not a factual claim about John Updike's personality.
Planetary placements
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 28.05° | 8 | No |
| Moon | Leo | 8.45° | 12 | No |
| Mercury | Aries | 15.55° | 8 | No |
| Venus | Taurus | 11.18° | 9 | No |
| Mars | Pisces | 17.93° | 7 | No |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13.28° | 12 | Yes |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 2.25° | 6 | No |
| Uranus | Aries | 18.12° | 8 | No |
| Neptune | Virgo | 6.03° | 1 | Yes |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20.00° | 11 | Yes |
| North Node | Pisces | 26.16° | 8 | Yes |
| Chiron | Taurus | 19.95° | 9 | No |
Houses
| House | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Leo | 29.45° |
| House 2 | Virgo | 22.54° |
| House 3 | Libra | 20.75° |
| House 4 | Scorpio | 23.86° |
| House 5 | Sagittarius | 28.78° |
| House 6 | Aquarius | 1.17° |
| House 7 | Aquarius | 29.45° |
| House 8 | Pisces | 22.54° |
| House 9 | Aries | 20.75° |
| House 10 | Taurus | 23.86° |
| House 11 | Gemini | 28.78° |
| House 12 | Leo | 1.17° |
Major aspects
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Pluto Sextile Chiron | 0.06° |
| Uranus Square Pluto | 1.88° |
| Mars Sextile Chiron | 2.01° |
| Mars Trine Pluto | 2.07° |
| Venus Square Jupiter | 2.10° |
| Mercury Trine Jupiter | 2.27° |
| Mercury Conjunction Uranus | 2.57° |
| Moon Square Venus | 2.73° |
| Sun Sextile Saturn | 4.21° |
| Mercury Square Pluto | 4.46° |
| Moon Conjunction Jupiter | 4.83° |
| Jupiter Trine Uranus | 4.84° |
| Venus Trine Neptune | 5.14° |
| Moon Opposition Saturn | 6.19° |
| Jupiter Square Chiron | 6.67° |
| Moon Trine Mercury | 7.10° |
Birth-data source and confidence
Publisher-reported Rodden rating AA · Rating supplied by the dataset publisher; AskCelesta has not independently inspected the original birth document.
This birth input comes from the VedAstro 15,000 Famous People Birth Date & Location dataset, published under the MIT license. Dataset record: JohnUpdike1932. The rating is carried forward from that dataset; AskCelesta has not independently verified the underlying certificate or record. Corrections are welcome. A chart is only as precise as its recorded birth time.
Calculation and reading disclosure
AskCelesta calculates the chart from date, local time, place coordinates, timezone, and the displayed house system. Planetary positions and aspect geometry are calculated by software. Interpretations describe traditional astrological symbolism and may include AI-assisted text; they are not scientific findings or predictions.