Ernest Hemingway Birth Chart

Ernest Hemingway's Sun, Moon and rising sign

Sun in Cancer at 28°32′, in the 11th house. Cancer keywords: nurture, protection, sensitivity, memory, home. In astrology the Sun stands for the core will and the direction a life wants to take. Read about Cancer →

Moon in Capricorn at 9°56′, in the 5th house. Capricorn keywords: ambition, discipline, responsibility, endurance. The Moon speaks of feelings, security and the rhythm behind closed doors. Read Moon in Capricorn →

Virgo rising at 7°34′. Virgo keywords: discernment, service, precision, craft. The rising sign is read as a way of entering a room and the first impression given. Its ruler, Mercury, sits in Leo in the 12th house. Read Virgo rising →

A few minutes' difference in the birth time moves the rising degree; the Sun's and Moon's signs barely change.

Ernest Hemingway's chart archetype: The Craftsperson

Adding up the elements and modalities of the signs holding the ten planets, the Ascendant and the Midheaven, this chart leans most to earth (33%) and mutable (53%): the chart archetype The Craftsperson. Makes things better: careful and willing to rework, and shouldn't be too hard on themselves. Read about The Craftsperson →

An archetype only says which kind of energy carries the most weight in the chart. It is a starting point for reading it, not a judgment of the person.

The tightest aspects in Ernest Hemingway's chart

An aspect is the angle between two planets; the smaller the orb, the more closely their themes are read as bound together. The tightest in this chart:

• Mercury sextile Neptune, orb 0.3°. Mercury symbolizes thinking, speech, learning and exchange; Neptune, dreams, imagination, compassion and blurred boundaries. A sextile is usually described as an easy cooperation that rewards a little effort.
• Saturn opposition Pluto, orb 1.7°. Saturn symbolizes structure, responsibility, limits and maturity; Pluto, depth, power, transformation and renewal. A opposition is usually described as a pull between two sides that mirror each other.
• Sun square Jupiter, orb 2.6°. Sun symbolizes core self, will and vitality; Jupiter, growth, faith, generosity and meaning. A square is usually described as friction that also drives.
• Mars square Saturn, orb 2.7°. Mars symbolizes drive, desire, courage and anger; Saturn, structure, responsibility, limits and maturity. A square is usually described as friction that also drives.

Stelliums and patterns

• T-square: Saturn, Neptune and Mars.
• T-square: Saturn, Pluto and Mars.

Ernest Hemingway's birth data and source

Birth time (local)

July 21, 1899 08:00

Birthplace

Oak Park, Illinois, USA · 41.88°N 87.78°W

Time zone

CST h6w (is standard time) · 1899-07-21 14:00:00 UTC

Rodden rating

AA

AA is the highest grade: the time comes from a birth certificate or birth record. Astro-Databank's source: birth certificate or birth record in hand. The Astro-Databank record →

The chart is computed by our ephemeris code, not by AI; its Sun, Moon and rising signs match the ones Astro-Databank lists. How We Calculate

A birth chart describes the sky at the moment of birth. We use astrology's language as a cultural reference here: it says nothing about the person's character, private life or future.