John Masefield
John Masefield (born June 1, 1878, Ledbury, United Kingdom; died 1967), was an English poet and writer. Masefield served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Masefield's honours include Order of Merit.
John Masefield’s zodiac sign was Gemini, Chinese zodiac was Earth Tiger, with Life Path 4 in numerology.
Gemini, Chinese zodiac was 
Earth Tiger, with 
Life Path 4 in numerology.Your match with John
John Masefield’s AsterNym identity
The Gilded Explorer
Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 4 represents structure: foundations, systems and the patience to continue after the first enthusiasm fades.
Metal Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 4, on the physical 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 name records start in 1880, 2 years after this birth. In that first year John ranked 1st among boys and 229th among girls, with 9,655 American boys and 46 girls registered.
US Social Security Administration public records
What John’s name adds up to
Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.
4
Expression · building what holds
8
Soul Urge · achievement
5
Personality · restless, adaptable
The name opens on J (1) and closes on N (5). Two values tie for most repeated, 1 and 5: drive against movement.
Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again
John’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
4 · 1 · 3
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Wednesday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Pearl, Emerald, Citrine
Flower constellation
🌹 Rose · 💜 Lavender · 🌼 Chrysanthemum
Rose pink · Lilac · Gold
The record
What sets John apart
Marilyn Monroe (1926) and Morgan Freeman (1937) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.
What the chart says
John, according to the stars
Core essence
John is two conversations at once and somehow following both. Curiosity is the core of it: the quick question, the sideways joke, the friend who texts you an article at midnight because it reminded them of you. John needs newness the way other people need sleep, and gives the people around them the gift of never being bored.
The vibe
Underneath, John processes by talking. The Moon in Gemini means a feeling is not real until it has been said out loud, ideally to two people, ideally with a joke attached. What John needs to feel safe is someone who will listen to the whole thought, including the three tangents, without rushing them to a point.
How John wants to be loved
John wants to be loved boldly. Venus in Aries falls fast, says so, and wants you to chase back. Grand gestures land, so does a fight followed by a proper make-up. What bores them is hesitation. Be direct, be a little brave about them, and keep the spark lit on purpose.
How John creates
How John makes things happen: they cut to it. A Yang Metal day master is the sword, decisive, principled, allergic to nonsense. John creates by clarifying, by deciding, by being the one who says what the thing actually is. Sharp with themselves first. The work is remembering that not every problem needs a blade.
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 4 is the builder. John is here to make things that last, to put structure under other people's dreams, to be trusted with the real work. Loyal, practical, honest, and learning that the plan can bend without breaking.
Triggers
Triggers: feeling unsafe, or seeing their people treated badly. Mars in Cancer means John does not fight for themselves easily but will go to war for someone they love. The anger comes out sideways at first, then all at once. Protectiveness is the whole engine.
Computed from John's birth date. Working below.
Where John sits
Six lines
John’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.
You may draw energy from a wide network, many doors, lightly held.
You likely weigh most decisions but can move fast when it matters.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.
You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.
You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.
Tap each line where you sit.
All twelve of yours, from your birth date →✦ A real star from their birth night
Dedicate a star to John Masefield
Three stars chosen from the real sky above Ledbury on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.
The sky over Ledbury that night
Computed for 52.03°N, 9 p.m. local sky.
Overhead at Ledbury at 9 p.m. that evening: Alkaid of Ursa Major, within 2.8° of the exact zenith.
Of the 91 catalog stars above the horizon, Arcturus was the brightest.
At 52.0°N there are stars that never set at all. Vega, Capella and Deneb stay up year round.
The trade is at the other end of the sky: nothing south of −38.0° declination ever rises from here, which puts Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman permanently out of view.
The Moon, 1% lit at new moon, was still up; the Sun sat 5° below the horizon.
How unusual John's chart is
Chart pattern score
22 / 100 · Reassuringly normal
1 unaspected planet · A leaning bowl
An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart. Without a birth time the houses are left out of it.
Score your own chart →If you only read one paragraph
Gemini Sun
Gemini SunNever finishes a book. Reads everything.
John Masefield's Sun was in Gemini for the whole of June 1, 1878, so no birth time is needed to settle it.
What Gemini means →Earth Tiger
Earth TigerLeads by moving.
John Masefield was born on June 1, 1878, which falls in a Earth Tiger year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Tiger means →Life Path 4
Life Path 4Structure is comfort.
John Masefield's birth date, June 1, 1878, reduces to Life Path 4 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 4 means →What stands out in John’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in John Masefield's date-only chart is Mercury sextile Mars, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Mercury, Neptune and Pluto, sit together in Taurus, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Five of the ten planets fall in Fixed signs, making Fixed the strongest modality in this chart.
- John Masefield combines a Metal Day Master in BaZi with a mutable Sun and a Life Path on the physical plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Gilded Explorer.
John’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 9° to 22° Gemini depending on the hour.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.
Placements
Tap one to light it on the wheel.
The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
stableMercurysextileMars0.2° to 0.5° orb
John’s mind opens doors for their drive. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.
stableUranussquarePluto0.3° to 0.4° orb
John’s need for freedom grinds against their depths. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableVenustrineUranus0.9° to 2.0° orb
John’s affections flow straight into their need for freedom.
stableJupitersquareNeptune1.4° orb
stableSuntrineJupiter3.2° to 4.2° orb
possibleSunconjunctionMoonorb from 0.1° to 11.2° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineJupiterorb from 2.3° to 15.4° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsextileUranusorb from 3.2° to 16.3° depending on birth time
possibleMercuryconjunctionNeptuneorb from 7.9° to 8.8° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire3 of 10
- Earth3 of 10
- Air3 of 10
- Water1 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal3 of 10
- Fixed5 of 10
- Mutable2 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign.
John’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.
⚷ ChironTaurus 6°25′ (moves 0.06° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ CeresAries 21°50′ (moves 0.34° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ ErosLeo 14°54′ (moves 0.90° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ Hygiea ℞Capricorn 28°09′ (moves 0.04° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithPisces 26°08′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Chiron square Jupiter 0.7°
- Black Moon Lilith sextile Pluto 0.8°
- Hygiea square Venus 1.0°
- Eros square Mercury 1.9°
- Chiron conjunction Neptune 2.1°
- Hygiea trine Pluto 2.8°
John’s dominant planets
1. ☿ Mercury5 pts
rules the Sun sign, Gemini; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect
2. ♀ Venus4 pts
disposes Mercury, Neptune, Pluto; 1 major aspect
3. ♂ Mars3 pts
disposes Venus, Saturn; 1 major aspect
Configurations in John’s chart
No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite — the common case.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.
- Saturn biquintile Uranus 0.3°
- Mercury semi-square Saturn 0.4°
- Sun semi-square Venus 1.3°
- Venus semi-sextile Pluto 1.8°
More people like John
Other writers
Born in United Kingdom
- Anne O'Hare McCormickAmerican journalist
- John James Rickard MacleodNobel prize-winning Scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin
- Walter DurantyAmerican journalist
- Norman AngellEnglish politician
- Edith EvansBritish actress
- Francis William AstonBritish chemist
More charts like John’s
Fellow Gemini suns
- Claire HoltAustralian actress
- Paavo NurmiFinnish middle and long distance runner
- The Notorious B.I.G.American rapper
Born in Tiger years
- Jenna MarblesAmerican YouTube personality
- Stefano GabbanaItalian fashion designer
- Linus SebastianCanadian YouTuber
Also born on June 1
- Marilyn Monroe1926
- Morgan Freeman1937
- Alanis Morissette1974
- Heidi Klum1973
- Colleen McCullough1937
- Tirunesh Dibaba1985
Fellow Yang Metal day masters
- MarquinhosBrazilian association football player (born 1994)
- Gessime YassineMoroccan footballer
- Robin RoefsDutch association football player (born 2003)
Other Gemini Tiger charts
- Ryan CooglerAmerican filmmaker
- Mary-Kate OlsenAmerican businesswoman and actress
- Central CeeBritish rapper
- Daisy Edgar-JonesBritish actress
Other Gilded Explorers
- Kimora Lee SimmonsAmerican model
- Usha VanceSecond Lady of the United States since 2025
- Vanessa WilliamsAmerican actress, singer and former Miss America (born 1963)
- Jasprit BumrahIndian cricketer (born 1993)
Famous people with Life Path 4
- Javier MileiEconomist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
- Mark Carney24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
- AkonSenegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer
From the journal: Zodiac clashes and the ben ming nian year · Yin and yang: the idea underneath everything else
John’s cards
Computed from June 1, 1878. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
The FoolAsterNym identity card
The Gilded ExplorerWestern zodiac
GeminiChinese zodiac
Tiger 寅Life Path
4 · Architect☿ Ruled by Mercury
Quicksilver Hg
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yang Metal.
Year
戊
yang Earth
寅
Tiger
Wood
roots & early life
Month
丁
yin Fire
巳
Snake
Fire
work & drive
Day
day master
庚
yang Metal
戌
Dog
Earth
you & partnership
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
John’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q471413 (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.
Portrait by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same John Masefield at Wikipedia, IMDb and MusicBrainz.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.
Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by John Masefield.
Quick answers about John Masefield’s chart
- What zodiac sign was John Masefield?
- John Masefield was a Gemini: born June 1, 1878, which puts the Sun in Gemini for the whole of that day.
- What was John Masefield's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Tiger, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the June 1, 1878 birth.
- What was John Masefield's Life Path number?
- Life Path 4, calculated in numerology.
- What was John Masefield's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Taurus at 6°. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where was John Masefield's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Pisces at 26°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was John Masefield's dominant planet?
- Mercury, on AsterNym's dominance score (5 points: rules the Sun sign, Gemini; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect). Venus is second and Mars third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
More charts to explore
Pier Paolo PasoliniItalian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual
Anthony BourdainAmerican chef and television personality
Tawakkol KarmanYemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist
Khaled HosseiniAfghan novelist
Aya NakamuraMalian-French singer
Jay ChouTaiwanese pop singer, songwriter, and actor