The life of Stephen Hawking
Who was Stephen Hawking?
Stephen Hawking showed that black holes emit radiation, a result that now carries his name. It forced general relativity and quantum mechanics into the same argument. Diagnosed with motor neurone disease in his early twenties and given a short prognosis, he worked for more than fifty years afterwards. A Brief History of Time made cosmology a mainstream subject. He died in Cambridge in March 2018, aged 76.
Stephen Hawking's defining moments, and the transits behind them
Stephen Hawking dies
Jupiter squared his first-house Venus 46 days before his death, reflecting an earlier period of graceful closure and personal culmination.
The Death in the timeline ↓Stephen Hawking and Jane Hawking marry
Saturn sextiled his fifth-house Sun seven days before the wedding, marking a powerful window of mature devotion and enduring commitment as he chose to marry.
The Marriage in the timeline ↓Stephen Hawking's child Lucy Hawking is born
Saturn trined his Moon in the 7th house 1 day before the birth, marking a powerful window of enduring family commitment and emotional grounding as he welcomed his daughter.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Stephen Hawking and Elaine Mason divorce
The Divorce in the timeline ↓The Universe in a Nutshell is released
Arriving 28 days after the release, Jupiter opposition Sun in the ninth house mirrored the rapid global reach and grand intellectual scope of his new book.
The Career Milestone in the timeline ↓Stephen Hawking's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Stephen Hawking's placements at the moment of birth, and the three below anchor everything else on this page. Try it on your own chart to run the same read on a chart of your own.
☾ Born Jan 8, 1942 · 2:47 AM GMT+1 · OxfordBirth data: ASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Anchored by an extraordinary Grand Trine in Earth and heavy retrograde energy, Stephen Hawking unified theoretical boundaries while navigating intense physical limitation with pragmatic resolve.
Sun in Capricorn in the 3rd House grounded his ability to translate dense theoretical physics into best-selling books like A Brief History of Time.
Moon in Virgo in the 11th House brought meticulous analytical precision to his peer collaborations and scientific calculations.
Libra Rising is even and courteous on approach. The Capricorn Sun in the third house is more austere and far more structural than the mildness of that first impression conveys.
Elements, modalities and chart signature
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Stephen Hawking's.
This is what a whole chart looks like at once, before it breaks into individual placements: where the element and modality weight sits, and how the four quadrants divide.
Elements and modalities
Chart Signature
10 of 10 bodies mappedEarth-led, with no modality standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Some charts hold a recognizable shape across several placements at once. This is what a pattern reading looks like when one is present.
Chart patterns that stand out
Venus & Uranus in mutual reception: each at home in the other's sign
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Stephen Hawking in twelve systems: Human Design, Vedic, Gene Keys and more
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →The same birth data, read through each system in turn: this is what a full multi-system reading looks like on one chart.
Natal Chart
Grand Trine in Earth with missing water element
An intense concentration of Earth placements channeled focus into concrete mathematical models while bypassing emotional processing.
Natal Chart snapshot
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | ♈︎ Aries 28°08' | 6 | -Direct | — | Cosmic Order |
| Saturn | ♉︎ Taurus 21°51' | 7 | ℞ | — | Hope |
| Uranus | ♉︎ Taurus 26°39' | 7 | ℞ | — | Adaptation |
| Lilith | ♊︎ Gemini 4°04' | 8 | -Direct | — | Activism |
| Jupiter | ♊︎ Gemini 12°43' | 8 | ℞ | — | Virtuosity |
| Pluto | ♌︎ Leo 5°01' | 9 | ℞ | — | Contrast |
| Chiron | ♌︎ Leo 13°09' | 10 | ℞ | — | Aspiration |
| North node | ♍︎ Virgo 14°58' | 11 | -Direct | — | Delicacy |
| ● Moon | ♍︎ Virgo 20°03' | 11 | -Direct | — | Teamwork |
| Neptune | ♍︎ Virgo 29°52' | 11 | ℞ | — | Focus |
| ● Sun | ♑︎ Capricorn 17°09' | 3 | -Direct | — | Tradition |
| Mercury | ♑︎ Capricorn 27°25' | 3 | -Direct | — | Freedom |
| ● Venus | ♒︎ Aquarius 20°42' | 4 | -Direct | — | Resilience |
| South node | ♓︎ Pisces 14°58' | — | -Direct | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♎︎ Libra | 29°45' | - |
| House 2 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 26°59' | - |
| House 3 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 1°15' | Sun, Mercury |
| House 4 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 10°02' | Venus |
| House 5 | ♓︎ Pisces | 13°54' | - |
| House 6 | ♈︎ Aries | 9°57' | Mars |
| House 7 | ♈︎ Aries | 29°45' | Saturn, Uranus |
| House 8 | ♉︎ Taurus | 26°59' | Lilith, Jupiter |
| House 9 | ♋︎ Cancer | 1°15' | Pluto |
| House 10 | ♌︎ Leo | 10°02' | Chiron |
| House 11 | ♍︎ Virgo | 13°54' | North node, Moon, Neptune |
| House 12 | ♎︎ Libra | 9°57' | - |
Full aspects · 30
- Moon Semi square Pluto0.0°
- Mercury Sesquiquadrate Jupiter0.3°
- Mars Semi square Jupiter0.4°
- Jupiter Sextile Chiron0.4°
- Moon Quincunx Venus0.7°
- Mercury Square Mars0.7°
- Mercury Trine Uranus0.8°
- Pluto Sextile Lilith1.0°
- Venus Square Saturn1.1°
- Mars Semi sextile Uranus1.5°
- Neptune Semi square Chiron1.7°
- Mars Quincunx Neptune1.7°
- Moon Trine Saturn1.8°
- North node Semi sextile Chiron1.8°
- Mars Sesquiquadrate North node1.8°
- Sun Sesquiquadrate Lilith1.9°
- Sun Trine North node2.2°
- Jupiter Square North node2.3°
- Mercury Trine Neptune2.5°
- Sun Trine Moon2.9°
- Uranus Trine Neptune3.2°
- Neptune Trine Lilith4.2°
- Sun Trine Saturn4.7°
- Saturn Conjunction Uranus4.8°
- Moon Conjunction North node5.1°
- Mercury Trine Saturn5.6°
- Venus Square Uranus6.0°
- Uranus Conjunction Lilith7.4°
- Venus Opposition Chiron7.5°
- Mercury Opposition Pluto7.6°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden A · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Stephen Hawking and Jane Hawking marry
Rahu dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn sextile Sun
Saturn sextiled his fifth-house Sun seven days before the wedding, marking a powerful window of mature devotion and enduring commitment as he chose to marry.
Stephen Hawking's chart on the wedding day, 1965Collapse
Jan 15Jul 14Jan 10Jan 15, 1965 – Jan 10, 1966 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn sextile Sunslow
- Chiron opposition Moonslow
- Neptune sextile Sunslow
- Jupiter square Moonfast
- Jupiter trine Venusfast
- 5 QUIET YEARS
Stephen Hawking's child Lucy Hawking is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn trine Moon
Saturn trined his Moon in the 7th house 1 day before the birth, marking a powerful window of enduring family commitment and emotional grounding as he welcomed his daughter.
Stephen Hawking's chart on the day of a birth, 1970Collapse
Jul 19Nov 2Feb 16Jul 19, 1970 – Feb 16, 1971 · 212 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Saturn square Venusslow
- Pluto trine Mercuryslow
- Uranus sextile Midheavenslow
- Saturn trine Moonslow
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
- North Node sextile Marsfast
- 5 YEARS UNRECORDED
Pius XI Medal
Rahu dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Uranus opposition Mars
Uranus opposed Mars in the twelfth house 81 days after the award, marking a volatile power window that challenged the quiet drive behind this milestone.
Stephen Hawking's chart on award day, 1975Collapse
Oct 19Apr 17Oct 14Oct 19, 1974 – Oct 14, 1975 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus conjunction Ascendantslow
- Neptune trine Midheavenslow
- Uranus conjunction Ascendantslow
- Uranus opposition Marsslow
- 7 QUIET YEARS
Order of the British Empire 1982
Rahu dasha · Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Pluto square Mercury
Pluto squared twelfth-house Mercury 25 days before the event, marking an intense shift in mindset ahead of this royal honor.
Stephen Hawking's chart on award day, 1982Collapse
Aug 27Feb 23Aug 22Aug 27, 1981 – Aug 22, 1982 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Venusslow
- Saturn trine Venusslow
- Chiron trine Moonslow
- Pluto square Mercuryslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Pluto opposition Marsslow
- Pluto conjunction Ascendantslow
- Jupiter square Midheavenfast
- North Node sextile Moonfast
- 9 QUIET YEARS
Stephen Hawking and Jane Hawking divorce
Wikidata P26 claim on Q17714, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 11 · Pinnacle 8
No dated transit window covers this date in Stephen Hawking's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Stephen Hawking and Elaine Mason marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q17714, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 8
No dated transit window covers this date in Stephen Hawking's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 6 QUIET YEARS
The Universe in a Nutshell is released
Saturn dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Jupiter opposition Sun
Arriving 28 days after the release, Jupiter opposition Sun in the ninth house mirrored the rapid global reach and grand intellectual scope of his new book.
Stephen Hawking's chart on a career milestone, 2001Collapse
Sep 6Oct 6Nov 5Sep 6 – Nov 5, 2001 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus conjunction Venusslow
- North Node trine Ascendantfast
- Jupiter opposition Sunfast
- 5 QUIET YEARS
Stephen Hawking and Elaine Mason divorce
Wikidata P26 claim on Q17714, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Saturn dasha · Personal year 8 · Pinnacle 8
No dated transit window covers this date in Stephen Hawking's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 12 QUIET YEARS
Stephen Hawking dies
Mercury dasha · Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Jupiter square Venus
Jupiter squared his first-house Venus 46 days before his death, reflecting an earlier period of graceful closure and personal culmination.
Stephen Hawking's chart on the day of death, 2018Collapse
Sep 27Mar 14Aug 29Sep 27, 2017 – Aug 29, 2018 · 336 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter square Venusfast
Stephen Hawking: funeral
Mercury dasha · Personal year 2 · Pinnacle 8
Editorial note · Jupiter square Venus
Arriving 63 days before his funeral, Jupiter square Venus in house 1 highlighted a massive surge of public affection and tribute surrounding his personal legacy.
Stephen Hawking's chart on a career milestone, 2018Collapse
Oct 2Mar 31Sep 27Oct 2, 2017 – Sep 27, 2018 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Jupiter square Venusfast
Human Design
Generator on the Right Angle Cross of Penetration
His 3/5 Profile and defined Sacral center sustained prolonged empirical inquiry through direct experimental and theoretical trial.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of Penetration
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Centers · 5 defined / 4 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Defined | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Defined | — |
| Root | Defined | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 13
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 54.3 |
| · Earth | 53.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 47.4 |
| ☊ North node | 64.5 |
| ☋ South node | 63.5 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 60.2 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 49.2 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 3.2 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 35.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 23.4 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 8.3 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 46.2 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 31.4 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 57.5 |
| · Earth | 51.5 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 39.3 |
| ☊ North node | 47.6 |
| ☋ South node | 22.6 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 44.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 34.3 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 45.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 8.4 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 6.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 31.4 |
Defined channels · 3
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Life Work in Gene Key 54
Gene Key 54 charts an evolution from material struggle into the higher conceptual ambition of theoretical physics.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 54 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 53 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 57 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 51 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 39 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 49 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 3 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 34 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 51 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 45 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 35 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
Moon in Uttara Phalguni
Uttara Phalguni aligns with institutional patronage, public scholarship, and durable contributions to shared knowledge.
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Ashwini | 2 | Aries 5° | Ketu | Ashwini Kumaras | Male Horse |
| Saturn | Krittika | 1 | Aries 28° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Uranus | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 3° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Lilith | Rohini | 1 | Taurus 11° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Jupiter | Rohini | 3 | Taurus 19° | Moon | Brahma | Male Serpent |
| Pluto | Pushya | 3 | Cancer 11° | Saturn | Brihaspati | Male Goat |
| Chiron | Ashlesha | 2 | Cancer 20° | Mercury | Nagas | Male Cat |
| North node | Purva phalguni | 3 | Leo 21° | Venus | Bhaga | Female Rat |
| ● Moon | Uttara phalguni | 1 | Leo 26° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Neptune | Uttara phalguni | 4 | Virgo 6° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Ascendant | Swati | 1 | Libra 6° | Rahu | Vayu | Male Buffalo |
| Sun | Purva ashadha | 4 | Sagittarius 24° | Venus | Apas | Male Monkey |
| Mercury | Uttara ashadha | 3 | Capricorn 4° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Venus | Dhanishta | 2 | Capricorn 27° | Mars | Vasus | Female Lion |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Jan 8, 1942 → Nov 15, 1947 | - |
| Moon | Nov 15, 1947 → Nov 15, 1957 | - |
| Mars | Nov 15, 1957 → Nov 15, 1964 | - |
| Rahu | Nov 15, 1964 → Nov 15, 1982 | - |
| Jupiter | Nov 15, 1982 → Nov 15, 1998 | - |
| Saturn | Nov 15, 1998 → Nov 15, 2017 | - |
| Mercury | Nov 15, 2017 → Nov 15, 2034 | Now |
| Ketu | Nov 15, 2034 → Nov 15, 2041 | - |
| Venus | Nov 15, 2041 → Nov 15, 2061 | - |
Antardashas within Mercury
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Nov 15, 2017 → Apr 12, 2020 |
| Ketu | Apr 12, 2020 → Apr 9, 2021 |
| Venus | Apr 9, 2021 → Feb 8, 2024 |
| Sun | Feb 8, 2024 → Dec 15, 2024 |
| Moon | Dec 15, 2024 → May 16, 2026 |
| Mars | May 16, 2026 → May 13, 2027 |
| Rahu | May 13, 2027 → Nov 30, 2029 |
| Jupiter | Nov 30, 2029 → Mar 6, 2032 |
| Saturn | Mar 6, 2032 → Nov 15, 2034 |
Ayanamsa: 23.0473 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 9 · White Dog · Solar
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Oc · Solar tone
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●Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 7 intellectual focus
Life Path 7 prioritizes analytical research, independent study, and uncovering the underlying mechanisms of the cosmos.
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
Metal Snake determination
The Metal Snake pairs deep intellectual caution with an unyielding internal drive to solve complex puzzles.
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 辛 | 巳 |
| Month | 辛 | 丑 |
| Day | 辛 | 巳 |
| Hour | 己 | 丑 |
Day master
辛 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Chariot
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Personality & Soul | The Chariot | determination, willpower, victory, direction | Forward motion achieved by holding opposing forces in balance and pointing them the same way. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Arabic Parts snapshot
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
Sabian Symbols
Capricorn 18: Flag on a British warship
This degree highlights formal national recognition, cultural authority, and institutional stature.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Capricorn 17°09'
The Union Jack flag flies from a British warship
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Feng Shui
Kua 4
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: North, South, East, Southeast
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
Ask the Sage about Stephen Hawking
The Sage reads every placement on this page in context. Ask what Stephen Hawking's chart means, or bring your own.
Begin your journeyQuestions about Stephen Hawking's birth chart
What is Stephen Hawking's zodiac sign?
Stephen Hawking's Sun sign is Capricorn.
What is Stephen Hawking's moon and rising sign?
Stephen Hawking has a Virgo Moon and a Libra rising.
When was Stephen Hawking born?
Stephen Hawking was born on Jan 8, 1942.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of A: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Confirmed by the person or someone close to them: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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Sources
Sources & further reading
Birth data
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