John Harbison
John Harbison (born December 20, 1938, Orange, United States), aged 87, is an American composer. Harbison is best known for Mottetti di Montale and Odysseus. Harbison's honours include Pulitzer Prize for Music, Guggenheim Fellowship and MacArthur Fellows Program.
John Harbison’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and in the Chinese zodiac they are an Earth Tiger, with Life Path 8 in numerology.
Sagittarius, and in the Chinese zodiac they are an 
Earth Tiger, with 
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John Harbison’s AsterNym identity
The Radiant Storyteller
Fire represents warmth, visibility and momentum. Fire-led charts are associated with enthusiasm, expression and the ability to encourage other people. Life Path 8 represents mastery: ambition, resources and turning sustained effort into visible results.
Fire Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 8, on the mental plane.
How common is the name John in the U.S.?
#23
US rank in 2025
~5,204,377
Americans share it since 1880
1947
its peak year
US Social Security Administration public records
John’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
8 · 1 · 3 · 4
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Thursday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Citrine
Flower constellation
🤍 Narcissus · 🌸 Peony · 🌼 Chrysanthemum
Frost white · Rose-gold · Gold
The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone
What the chart says
John, according to the stars
Core essence
John is the friend who says "let's just go" and means today. The core of John is faith that the world is bigger and better than the room they are in, and a restlessness to go and check. They are honest to the point of it being a sport, funny by accident, and impossible to keep small. Freedom is not a preference, it is oxygen.
The vibe
Underneath, John is an optimist who needs the door left open. The Moon in Sagittarius feels best in motion, out in the world, laughing at the thing that went wrong. What John needs to feel safe is freedom and the truth, in that order. Try to contain them and they vanish; trust them and they come back every time.
How John wants to be loved
John wants to be loved completely or not at all. Venus in Scorpio is intense, private and all in, and wants the same depth back: no games, no half measures. Trust is the whole thing. Be honest with John even when it costs you, and they will be the most devoted person you have ever met.
How John creates
How John makes things happen: they light the room. A Yang Fire day master is the sun, warm, visible, impossible to ignore, generous with energy and expecting the same back. John creates in front of people and is at their best with an audience and a cause. The work is learning to rest before the fire does it for them.
Instinct
Instinct: John is bold, a Tiger year, and their gut reaction is to leap. Brave, generous, a bit dramatic, magnetic to be around, and never boring for a second. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 8 is the powerhouse. John is here to build something big and run it well: money, influence, a body of work with their name on it. Ambitious, capable, generous when winning, and learning that power is for lifting people.
Triggers
Triggers: betrayal, and being handled. Mars in Scorpio means John runs hot underneath and cold on top; the anger is quiet, deep and long-remembered. They do not lose their temper, they decide. Point that focus at a goal and nothing survives in its way.
Computed from John's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
Where John sits
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You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.
You may leap first and adjust as you go. Waiting can feel like losing momentum.
You may wear your feelings openly. What you feel tends to show.
You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.
You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.
You may feel connection fast. Chemistry can arrive before the details do.
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Sagittarius Sun
Sagittarius SunTruth first, tact later.
John Harbison's Sun was in Sagittarius for the whole of December 20, 1938, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Sagittarius readings associate the sign with distance, belief and candour: travel, big questions and an answer given before it was asked for. Astrologers describe it as the mutable fire sign, ruled by Jupiter, and read it for optimism and appetite. The corresponding tension is overreach, with the classical caution that the horizon is more attractive than the ground underfoot.
Earth Tiger
Earth TigerBig heart, short fuse.
John Harbison was born on December 20, 1938, which falls in a Earth Tiger year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Tiger readings emphasise courage, presence and the willingness to go first. The Chinese almanacs describe the Tiger as the sign others follow, bright and impulsive, at its best when the stakes are high. The corresponding caution in the tradition is burnout: a sign that burns brightly and, without pacing, burns out, with little left in reserve for the long middle of things.
Life Path 8
Life Path 8Built for the big table.
John Harbison's birth date, December 20, 1938, reduces to Life Path 8 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 8 readings associate the number with ambition, authority and material results: turning sustained effort into visible achievement. Numerologists describe it as the path of the executive. The corresponding tension is control, with the caution that a number this good at managing outcomes can begin managing people the same way.
What stands out in John’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in John Harbison's date-only chart is Sun sextile Jupiter, with an orb of under 1°.
- Five of the ten planets fall in Fixed signs, making Fixed the strongest modality in this chart.
- Five of the ten planets are in Fire signs.
- John Harbison combines a Fire Day Master in BaZi with a mutable Sun and a Life Path on the mental plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Radiant Storyteller.
John’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for John Harbison, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 10° to 22° Sagittarius depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.
Placements
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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.
stableSunsextileJupiter0.0° to 0.6° orb
John’s core identity opens doors for their growth.
stableVenussextileNeptune1.7° to 2.1° orb
John’s affections open doors for their imagination. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
stableMercurytrineSaturn3.1° to 3.8° orb
John’s mind flows straight into their discipline.
stableMarssquarePluto4.1° to 4.7° orb
John’s drive grinds against their depths. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
stableSunsquareNeptune4.3° to 5.3° orb
John’s core identity grinds against their imagination. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableVenussquareJupiter6.8° to 7.0° orb
John’s affections grind against their growth.
stableVenusoppositionUranus7.0° to 7.4° orb
John’s affections pull against their need for freedom from across the wheel.
possibleMoonconjunctionMercuryorb from 0.0° to 8.3° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineSaturnorb from 0.0° to 11.4° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.7° to 12.8° depending on birth time
possibleSunconjunctionMoonorb from 6.0° to 17.2° depending on birth time
possibleMarstrineJupiterorb from 6.9° to 7.3° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire5 of 10
- Earth2 of 10
- Air1 of 10
- Water2 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal1 of 10
- Fixed5 of 10
- Mutable4 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Fire leads this chart.
John’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.
⚷ Chiron ℞Cancer 7°41′ (moves 0.07° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Cancer is read as a wound around belonging and being looked after. John is read as someone who learnt to make a home for others before finding one.
⚳ Ceres ℞Taurus 14°29′ (moves 0.09° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Taurus is read as nurture through the physical: food, comfort, a steady presence. John is read as someone who shows care by providing.
♡ ErosCapricorn 20°21′ (moves 0.59° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Capricorn is read as desire that respects competence and control. John is read as drawn to people who have built something.
⚕ HygieaSagittarius 4°07′ (moves 0.41° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Sagittarius is read as health through movement, space and a reason. John is read as someone who is well when going somewhere.
⚸ Black Moon LilithCapricorn or Aquarius during this date
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn is read as ambition that does not ask to be liked. John is read as someone who takes the authority rather than waiting for it.
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.
- Ceres conjunction Uranus 0.2°
- Eros sextile Venus 1.1°
- Black Moon Lilith opposition Pluto 1.1°
- Chiron trine Mars 2.2°
- Eros trine Neptune 3.0°
Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).
John’s dominant planets
Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.
1. ♃ Jupiter7 pts
rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun, Mercury; 2 major aspects
2. ♀ Venus4 pts
disposes Uranus; 3 major aspects
3. ☉ Sun3 pts
disposes Pluto; 2 major aspects
A Jupiter-led chart is read as scale and optimism leading: John is read as reaching for the bigger version of any plan.
How the score is built
- Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
- Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
- Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
- Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
- Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.
Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.
Configurations in John’s chart
Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.
No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite closes among the planets that can be placed. That is the common case, not a gap.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.
- Mercury quincunx Uranus 0.4°
- Sun sesquiquadrate Uranus 1.1°
- Mercury sesquiquadrate Pluto 1.4°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for John Harbison, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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From the journal: Yin and yang: the idea underneath everything else · How accurate is Western astrology?
John’s cards
Every card is computed from December 20, 1938, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♃ Ruled by Jupiter
Tin Sn
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yang Fire.
Year
戊
yang Earth
寅
Tiger
Wood
roots & early life
Month
甲
yang Wood
子
Rat
Water
work & drive
Day
day master
丙
yang Fire
戌
Dog
Earth
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for John Harbison, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
John’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q2527585, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
The same John Harbison at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.
These are traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions. AsterNym is not affiliated with or endorsed by John Harbison.
Quick answers about John Harbison’s chart
- How old is John Harbison?
- John Harbison is 87 years old, born December 20, 1938 in Orange, United States.
- What zodiac sign is John Harbison?
- John Harbison is a Sagittarius: born December 20, 1938, which puts the Sun in Sagittarius for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they are an Earth Tiger.
- What is John Harbison's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Tiger, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the December 20, 1938 birth.
- What time was John Harbison born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
- What is John Harbison's Life Path number?
- Life Path 8, calculated in numerology from the December 20, 1938 birth date.
- What is John Harbison's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Cancer at 7°. Position from JPL Horizons for the December 20, 1938 birth date.
- Where is John Harbison's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn at 29°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is John Harbison's dominant planet?
- Jupiter, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun, Mercury; 2 major aspects). Venus is second and Sun third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
