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George Alec Effinger

George Alec Effinger (born January 10, 1947, Cleveland, United States; died 2002), was a Novelist, short story writer. Effinger is best remembered for When Gravity Fails. Effinger's honours include Theodore Sturgeon Award, Hugo Award for Best Novelette and Nebula Award for Best Novelette.

George Alec Effinger’s zodiac sign was Capricorn, Chinese zodiac was Fire Dog, with Life Path 5 in numerology.

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George Alec Effinger’s AsterNym identity

The Steadfast Pioneer

Earth represents stability. Earth-led charts are associated with patience, responsibility and the ability to make people or projects feel supported. Life Path 5 represents freedom: change, movement, variety and resistance to restrictive routines.

Earth Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 5, on the physical plane.

How common is the name George in the U.S.?

#126

US rank in 2025

~1,497,260

Americans share it since 1880

1921

its peak year

Of the names registered in 1947, George came 16th among boys and 791st among girls, carried by 23,916 American boys and 120 girls.

US Social Security Administration public records

What George’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

4

Expression · building what holds

5

Soul Urge · freedom

8

Personality · capable, in charge

The name opens on G (7) and closes on E (5). The value it repeats most is 5, which numerology reads as movement.

Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again

George’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

5 · 3 · 4 · 9

Lucky colours

Red & Orange

Lucky day

Saturday

Direction

↓ South

Season

summer

Stones

Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Carnelian

Flower constellation

🌺 Carnation · 🤍 Camellia · 🌸 Hibiscus

Crimson · Ivory · Scarlet

The record

What sets George apart

Robert Wilson (1936) and Jemaine Clement (1974) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

George, according to the stars

Core essence

George is playing a longer game than everyone else at the table. The core of George is quiet ambition and a dry, private sense of humour that only their people get to see. They are the one who actually does the thing, and then does not mention it. Underneath the composure is someone who wants very badly to be proud of what they built.

The vibe

Underneath, George is quietly running a checklist, and half of it is about you. The Moon in Virgo feels care as responsibility: did you eat, did you get home, is the thing you were worried about handled. What George needs to feel safe is order and the sense of being useful. Let them help, and thank them properly.

How George wants to be loved

George wants to be loved by someone who is also their favourite travel companion. Venus in Sagittarius needs laughter, honesty and a long leash, and gives the same. Possessiveness kills it; adventure feeds it. Go somewhere new with George and watch them fall for you again.

How George creates

How George makes things happen: they make things grow. A Yin Earth day master is the garden soil, generous, nourishing, the reason other people's ideas take root. George creates by caring for the thing until it works, and they are often the quiet reason a whole group is thriving. The work is keeping some of that richness for themselves.

Instinct

Instinct: George is loyal to the bone, a Dog year, and their gut reaction is to protect their people. Honest, fair, a little anxious about the world, and the most dependable friend in the room. The Fire year turns the volume up: warmer, bolder, more expressive, harder to overlook.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 5 is the free spirit. George is here to explore, to change, to taste everything and report back. Adventure, variety and freedom are not distractions from their purpose, they are it. The lesson is choosing, sometimes, and staying.

Triggers

Triggers: incompetence, and disrespect. Mars in Capricorn means George does not waste energy on anger; they use it. Controlled, strategic, relentless, the person who will outlast the problem. Cold when crossed, and quietly forgiving once you have earned it back.

Computed from George's birth date. Working below.

Where George sits

Six lines

George’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.

Intimate circleWide network
George

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
George

You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.

PrivateExpressive
George

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
George

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
George

You may favor what's proven and workable over the untested idea.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
George

You may build trust slowly, letting closeness earn its way in.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to George Alec Effinger

Three stars chosen from the real sky above Cleveland on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

George’s birth-night reference starMenkibblue · PerseusMenkib, in Perseus. A blue star, 84.1° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Menkib →The warmest lightCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 74.8° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Capella →

A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.

The sky over Cleveland that night

Computed for 41.50°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Menkib stood nearest the zenith over Cleveland at 9 p.m. that evening, 84.1° above the horizon in Perseus.

The brightest star above the horizon was Sirius in Canis Major, and 108 catalog stars were up in all.

From 41.5°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.

Nothing below −48.5° declination clears the horizon at this latitude, so Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman were never visible from Cleveland on any night.

The Moon was at waning gibbous, 80% lit, and already below the horizon, with the Sun 41° down.

How unusual George's chart is

Chart pattern score

39 / 100 · Quietly distinctive

3-planet stellium in Capricorn · 1 unaspected planet

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George Alec Effinger at a glance

Capricorn Sun

Climbs. Then climbs again.

George Alec Effinger's Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of January 10, 1947, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Capricorn means →

Fire Dog

Guards the gate all night.

George Alec Effinger was born on January 10, 1947, which falls in a Fire Dog year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Dog means →

Life Path 5

Five doors open at once.

George Alec Effinger's birth date, January 10, 1947, reduces to Life Path 5 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 5 means →

What stands out in George’s chart

George’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 0° to 14° Virgo depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Mercury grinds against Neptune · Square, 1° orbSun fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 1.1° orbNeptune opens doors for Pluto · Sextile, 1.9° orbSun opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 2.4° orbVenus flows with Saturn · Trine, 2.6° orbMars opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 3.5° orbMoon grinds against Venus · Square, 3.7° orbMoon flows with Mercury · Trine, 4° orbSun in Capricorn · 19°37′☉19°Moon in Virgo · 7°51′☽7°Mercury in Capricorn · 11°51′☿11°Venus in Sagittarius · 4°06′♀4°Mars in Capricorn · 18°32′♂18°Jupiter in Scorpio · 22°00′♃22°Saturn in Leo · 6°41′ · retrograde♄℞6°Uranus in Gemini · 18°36′ · retrograde♅℞18°Neptune in Libra · 10°48′♆10°Pluto in Leo · 12°42′ · retrograde♇℞12°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.

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Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

  • stableMercurysquareNeptune0.3° to 1.8° orb

    George’s mind grinds against their imagination.

  • stableSunconjunctionMars1.0° to 1.2° orb

    George’s core identity and drive act as one.

  • stableNeptunesextilePluto1.9° orb

    George’s imagination opens doors for their depths. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSunsextileJupiter2.0° to 2.8° orb

  • stableVenustrineSaturn2.1° to 3.0° orb

  • stableMarssextileJupiter3.2° to 3.8° orb

  • stableSaturnsextileNeptune4.1° to 4.2° orb

  • stableSaturnconjunctionPluto6.0° orb

  • stableMercuryconjunctionMars6.3° to 7.1° orb

  • possibleMoontrineMercuryorb from 0.1° to 10.3° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareVenusorb from 0.1° to 10.3° depending on birth time

  • possibleMoonsquareUranusorb from 3.8° to 17.9° depending on birth time

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire3 of 10
  • Earth4 of 10
  • Air2 of 10
  • Water1 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal4 of 10
  • Fixed3 of 10
  • Mutable3 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign: Earth leads this chart.

George’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironScorpio 7°02′ (moves 0.08° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

  • ⚳ CeresAquarius 25°23′ (moves 0.37° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

  • ♡ ErosScorpio 7°21′ (moves 0.79° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

  • ⚕ HygieaAries 20°47′ (moves 0.14° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithSagittarius 27°50′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Chiron square Saturn 0.4°
  • Eros square Saturn 0.7°
  • Hygiea square Sun 1.2°
  • Hygiea sextile Uranus 2.2°
  • Hygiea square Mars 2.3°

George’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♄ Saturn9 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Capricorn; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 3 major aspects

  2. 2. ☉ Sun4 pts

    disposes Saturn, Pluto; 2 major aspects

  3. 3. ☿ Mercury3 pts

    disposes Uranus; 2 major aspects

Configurations in George’s chart

  • stellium, the shape it makesStellium in Capricorn · Sun, Mercury, MarsThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.

  • Mars quincunx Uranus 0.1°
  • Sun semi-square Venus 0.5°
  • Venus semi-square Mars 0.6°
  • Mercury quincunx Pluto 0.8°
  • Sun quincunx Uranus 1.0°

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George’s cards

Computed from January 10, 1947. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

The Hierophant

AsterNym identity card

The Steadfast Pioneer

Western zodiac

Capricorn

Chinese zodiac

Dog 戌

Life Path

5 · Explorer

♄ Ruled by Saturn

Lead Pb

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Earth.

Year

丙

yang Fire

戌

Dog

Earth

roots & early life

Month

辛

yin Metal

丑

Ox

Earth

work & drive

Day

day master

己

yin Earth

丑

Ox

Earth

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

George’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q550614 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. With no documented birth time this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. The banner above lists what that leaves out. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.

The same George Alec Effinger at Wikipedia.

Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by George Alec Effinger.

Quick answers about George Alec Effinger’s chart

What zodiac sign was George Alec Effinger?
George Alec Effinger was a Capricorn: born January 10, 1947, which puts the Sun in Capricorn for the whole of that day.
What was George Alec Effinger's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Dog, with the Fire element, from the Chinese lunar year of the January 10, 1947 birth.
What was George Alec Effinger's Life Path number?
Life Path 5, calculated in numerology.
What was George Alec Effinger's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Scorpio at 7°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where was George Alec Effinger's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius at 27°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What was George Alec Effinger's dominant planet?
Saturn, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Capricorn; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 3 major aspects). Sun is second and Mercury third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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