John Paul
John Paul (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland; died 2005), was Pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author. Paul held office as Archbishop of Kraków and Vice-President of the Polish Episcopal Conference. Paul's honours include Order of Bethlehem, Gold Olympic Order and Knight of St. Sylvester.
John Paul’s zodiac sign was Taurus, and in the Chinese zodiac they were a Metal Monkey, with Life Path 8 in numerology.
Taurus, and in the Chinese zodiac they were a 
Metal Monkey, with 
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John Paul’s AsterNym identity
The Radiant Scholar
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) × fixed 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
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John’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
8 · 4 · 9
Lucky colours
White & Gold
Lucky day
Friday
Direction
← West
Season
autumn
Stones
Emerald, Diamond, Rutilated Quartz
Flower constellation
🌿 Lily of the Valley · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🤍 White Camellia
Ivory · Blush · Silver
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 steady one, the person whose yes means yes and whose Sunday looks the same as it did last year because it was a good Sunday. The core of John is a deep loyalty to what is real: good food, a good bed, people who show up. They move slowly on purpose. Once they have decided something, it is decided, and that is a comfort to everyone around them.
How John wants to be loved
John wants to be loved slowly and for real. Venus in Taurus is touch, food, the good blanket, the plan that does not change. They are sensual and steady and they want to be shown, not told: the small physical kindnesses count double. Once John is yours, they stay, and they expect the same.
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 witty and inventive, a Monkey year, and their gut reaction is to play with the problem. Clever, funny, curious, a little mischievous, and quick to land on their feet. The Metal year sharpens it: principled, determined, clear about what is right.
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: unfairness, and being forced to pick a side. Mars in Libra hates open conflict and will negotiate for hours to avoid it, then dig in absolutely when a principle is at stake. John fights for balance. The lesson is that sometimes the fair thing is to just say no.
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 likely think things through before you act. Haste rarely feels safe.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.
You may favor what's proven and workable over the untested idea.
You may build trust slowly, letting closeness earn its way in.
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Three stars chosen from the real sky above Wadowice on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.
No public birth time is available, so this is a 9:00 p.m. reference evening sky for that date and place. It is connected to the night of birth; it is not the sky at the birth minute, and no other reading on this page uses that time. Dedications are commemorative AsterNym records and do not rename or confer ownership of stars.
Taurus Sun
Taurus SunComfort first, then everything else.
John Paul's Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 18, 1920, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Taurus readings associate the sign with steadiness, sensory pleasure and things that last. Astrologers describe it as the fixed earth sign, ruled by Venus, and read it for loyalty, routine and a slow, deliberate pace. The corresponding tension is resistance to change, described in the tradition as stubbornness that presents itself as principle.
Metal Monkey
Metal MonkeyTurns problems into games.
John Paul was born on May 18, 1920, which falls in a Metal Monkey year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Monkey readings emphasise ingenuity, wit and the ability to find unconventional solutions to problems others have given up on. The Chinese almanacs describe the Monkey as the cleverest sign in the cycle, playful and quick. The corresponding caution in the tradition is mischief, and a trick played one time too many on the wrong person.
Life Path 8
Life Path 8Ambition with a spreadsheet.
John Paul's birth date, May 18, 1920, 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 Paul's date-only chart is Saturn opposition Uranus, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Sun, Mercury and Venus, sit together in Taurus, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Six of the ten planets fall in Fixed signs, making Fixed the strongest modality in this chart.
- John Paul combines a Fire Day Master in BaZi with a fixed Sun and a Life Path on the mental plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Radiant Scholar.
John’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for John Paul, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 21° to 6° Taurus or Gemini 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.
stableSaturnoppositionUranus0.5° orb
John’s discipline pulls against their need for freedom from across the wheel.
stableUranustrinePluto0.8° orb
John’s need for freedom flows straight into their depths. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableSaturnsextilePluto1.4° orb
John’s discipline opens doors for their depths. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.
stableJupiterconjunctionNeptune1.9° to 2.1° orb
John’s growth and imagination act as one. Each makes the other louder.
stableVenussquareJupiter3.0° to 4.1° orb
John’s affections grind against their growth.
stableMercuryconjunctionVenus3.1° to 3.9° orb
John’s mind and affections act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.
stableVenussquareNeptune5.0° to 6.2° orb
John’s affections grind against their imagination. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.
possibleMoonsquareUranusorb from 0.0° to 13.7° depending on birth time
possibleSunconjunctionMoonorb from 0.1° to 9.1° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquareSaturnorb from 0.1° to 13.2° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsextileNeptuneorb from 2.2° to 17.2° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsextileJupiterorb from 4.3° to 19.2° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire2 of 10
- Earth5 of 10
- Air1 of 10
- Water2 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal2 of 10
- Fixed6 of 10
- Mutable2 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Earth 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.
⚷ ChironAries 9°11′ (moves 0.04° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Aries is read as a sore spot around asserting oneself: John may have learnt early that going first costs something, and built a way of leading that does not need permission.
⚳ CeresTaurus 18°18′ (moves 0.41° 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.
♡ ErosGemini 14°32′ (moves 0.89° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Gemini is read as desire that starts in conversation. John is read as someone for whom a quick mind is the first attraction.
⚕ HygieaCancer 2°25′ (moves 0.31° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Cancer is read as health tied to home, mood and belonging. John is read as someone who does not thrive far from a base.
⚸ Black Moon LilithSagittarius 23°30′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius is read as a refusal to be told what to believe. The reading has John leaving any room where the truth is decided in advance.
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.
- Chiron trine Neptune 0.2°
- Ceres conjunction Mercury 0.2°
- Black Moon Lilith sextile Mars 1.0°
- Chiron trine Jupiter 1.8°
- Hygiea sextile Saturn 2.5°
- Chiron square Pluto 2.9°
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. ♀ Venus11 pts
rules the Sun sign, Taurus; in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 3 major aspects
2. ♆ Neptune3 pts
disposes Uranus; 2 major aspects
3. ☉ Sun2 pts
disposes Jupiter, Neptune
A Venus-led chart is read as taste and relationship setting the terms: John is read as choosing by what is beautiful and who is in the room.
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.
Stellium in Taurus · Sun, Mercury, VenusThree 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 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.
- Sun quintile Neptune 0.2°
- Mars quintile Jupiter 0.5°
- Mercury quintile Uranus 0.6°
- Sun biquintile Mars 1.3°
- Mars quintile Neptune 1.5°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for John Paul, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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John’s cards
Every card is computed from May 18, 1920, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♀ Ruled by Venus
Copper Cu
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yang Fire.
Year
庚
yang Metal
申
Monkey
Metal
roots & early life
Month
辛
yin Metal
巳
Snake
Fire
work & drive
Day
day master
丙
yang Fire
子
Rat
Water
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for John Paul, 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 Q989, 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.
Portrait by Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 3.0 pl, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same John Paul 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.
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Quick answers about John Paul’s chart
- What zodiac sign was John Paul?
- John Paul was a Taurus: born May 18, 1920, which puts the Sun in Taurus for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were a Metal Monkey.
- What was John Paul's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Monkey, with the Metal element, from the Chinese lunar year of the May 18, 1920 birth.
- What time was John Paul 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 was John Paul's Life Path number?
- Life Path 8, calculated in numerology from the May 18, 1920 birth date.
- What was John Paul's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aries at 9°. Position from JPL Horizons for the May 18, 1920 birth date.
- Where was John Paul's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius at 23°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was John Paul's dominant planet?
- Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (11 points: rules the Sun sign, Taurus; in its own sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 3 major aspects). Neptune is second and Sun third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
