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Leon Litwack

Leon Litwack (born December 2, 1929, Santa Barbara, United States; died 2021), was an American historian. Litwack's honours include Pulitzer Prize for History, National Book Award and Guggenheim Fellowship.

Leon Litwack’s zodiac sign was Sagittarius, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Snake, with Life Path 8 in numerology.

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Leon Litwack’s AsterNym identity

The Gilded Storyteller

Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 8 represents mastery: ambition, resources and turning sustained effort into visible results.

Metal Day Master (BaZi) × mutable Sun × Life Path 8, on the mental plane.

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

#138

US rank in 2025

~184,074

Americans share it since 1880

1924

its peak year

US Social Security Administration public records

Leon’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.

Lucky numbers

8 · 2 · 9

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

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What the chart says

Leon, according to the stars

Core essence

Leon is the friend who says "let's just go" and means today. The core of Leon 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.

How Leon wants to be loved

Leon 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 Leon even when it costs you, and they will be the most devoted person you have ever met.

How Leon creates

How Leon makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. Leon creates by polishing, by taste, by knowing exactly which detail makes the whole thing sing. Sensitive to being handled roughly, and worth handling well.

Instinct

Instinct: Leon is wise and watchful, a Snake year, and their gut reaction is to observe before moving. Elegant, intuitive, private, and usually right about people long before saying so. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 8 is the powerhouse. Leon 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: being fenced in, and being lied to. Mars in Sagittarius fights loud, laughs it off, and is genuinely fine ten minutes later. Leon has boundless energy for anything with a horizon in it and none for the small print. Aim them at something far away and step back.

Computed from Leon's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.

Where Leon sits

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Intimate circleWide network
Leon

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

DeliberateSpontaneous
Leon

You may leap first and adjust as you go. Waiting can feel like losing momentum.

PrivateExpressive
Leon

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

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Leon

You may want to resolve tension the moment it appears, rather than let it sit.

PracticalVisionary
Leon

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Leon

You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.

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✦ A real star from their birth night

Dedicate a star to Leon Litwack

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

Leon’s birth-night reference starAlmachwarm orange · AndromedaAlmach, in Andromeda. A warm orange star, 82.1° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Almach →The warmest lightBetelgeusedeep red · OrionBetelgeuse, in Orion. A deep red star, 28° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Betelgeuse →

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.

Sagittarius Sun

Needs a horizon, any horizon.

Leon Litwack's Sun was in Sagittarius for the whole of December 2, 1929, 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 Snake

Calm surface, fast strike.

Leon Litwack was born on December 2, 1929, which falls in a Earth Snake year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Snake readings emphasise intelligence, composure and depth: thinking before speaking, and speaking less than it knows. The Chinese almanacs describe the Snake as the sage of the cycle, private and deliberate. The corresponding caution in the tradition is suspicion, with a tendency to hold a grudge as carefully as it holds a secret.

Life Path 8

Ambition with a spreadsheet.

Leon Litwack's birth date, December 2, 1929, 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 Leon’s chart

Leon’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

No documented birth time exists for Leon Litwack, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 22° to 4° Sagittarius or Capricorn depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Sun fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 0.1° orbMars faces off with Jupiter · Opposition, 1.2° orbSun faces off with Jupiter · Opposition, 1.3° orbMercury faces off with Jupiter · Opposition, 1.6° orbMoon fuses with Saturn · Conjunction, 2° orbSun flows with Uranus · Trine, 2.6° orbMercury fuses with Mars · Conjunction, 2.8° orbMars flows with Uranus · Trine, 2.8° orbSun in Sagittarius · 10°11′☉10°Moon in Sagittarius · 28°17′☽28°Mercury in Sagittarius · 13°06′☿13°Venus in Scorpio · 24°24′♀24°Mars in Sagittarius · 10°19′♂10°Jupiter in Gemini · 11°29′ · retrograde♃℞11°Saturn in Capricorn · 0°18′♄0°Uranus in Aries · 7°32′ · retrograde♅℞7°Neptune in Virgo · 3°35′♆3°Pluto in Cancer · 19°16′ · retrograde♇℞19°

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.

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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

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.

  • stableSunconjunctionMars0.0° to 0.3° orb

    Leon’s core identity and drive act as one.

  • stableMoonconjunctionSaturn0.0° to 8.0° orb

    Leon’s feelings and discipline act as one. Each makes the other louder.

  • stableSunoppositionJupiter0.7° to 1.9° orb

    Leon’s core identity pulls against their growth from across the wheel.

  • stableMarsoppositionJupiter0.7° to 1.6° orb

    Leon’s drive pulls against their growth from across the wheel. A see-saw looking for balance, often played out through other people.

  • stableMercuryoppositionJupiter0.8° to 2.5° orb

    Leon’s mind pulls against their growth from across the wheel. Two ends of one rope.

  • stableSuntrineUranus2.1° to 3.2° orb

    Leon’s core identity flows straight into their need for freedom.

  • stableMercuryconjunctionMars2.4° to 3.2° orb

    Leon’s mind and drive act as one. Each makes the other louder.

  • stableMarstrineUranus2.4° to 3.1° orb

    Leon’s drive flows straight into their need for freedom. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.

  • stableSunconjunctionMercury2.6° to 3.2° orb

    Leon’s core identity and mind act as one. Wherever one goes, the other is already there.

  • stableSaturntrineNeptune3.2° to 3.3° orb

    Leon’s discipline flows straight into their imagination. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.

  • stableJupitersextileUranus3.9° to 4.0° orb

    Leon’s growth opens doors for their need for freedom. Nothing happens until someone makes the first move.

  • stableVenustrinePluto4.5° to 5.8° orb

    Leon’s affections flow straight into their depths. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire5 of 10
  • Earth2 of 10
  • Air1 of 10
  • Water2 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal3 of 10
  • Fixed1 of 10
  • Mutable6 of 10

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

Leon’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 ℞Taurus 10°41′ (moves 0.04° over the day)

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

    Chiron in Taurus is read as a wound around security and worth. The reading has Leon building steadiness by hand after finding it could not be assumed.

  • ⚳ Ceres ℞Gemini 12°26′ (moves 0.24° over the day)

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

    Ceres in Gemini is read as nurture through talk and attention. The tradition has Leon feeding people with information and feeling fed by conversation.

  • ♡ ErosSagittarius 22°00′ (moves 0.63° over the day)

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

    Eros in Sagittarius is read as desire for the far-off and the free. The reading has Leon attracted to people who open a door rather than close one.

  • ⚕ HygieaAries 2°49′ (moves 0.04° over the day)

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

    Hygiea in Aries is read as health kept through action and short bursts. The reading has Leon feeling well when moving and poorly when made to wait.

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithCapricorn 21°47′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    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. Leon 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 opposition Mercury 0.7°
  • Ceres conjunction Jupiter 1.0°
  • Ceres opposition Mars 2.1°
  • Ceres opposition Sun 2.3°
  • Hygiea square Saturn 2.5°
  • Black Moon Lilith opposition Pluto 2.5°
  • Black Moon Lilith sextile Venus 2.6°

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°).

Leon’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. 1. ♃ Jupiter10 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 4 major aspects

  2. 2. ☿ Mercury6 pts

    disposes Jupiter, Neptune; 4 major aspects

  3. 3. ♂ Mars5 pts

    disposes Uranus; 4 major aspects

A Jupiter-led chart is read as scale and optimism leading: Leon 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 Leon’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, the shape it makesStellium in Sagittarius · 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 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 biquintile Pluto 0.2°
  • Neptune semi-square Pluto 0.7°
  • Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus 1.9°

Houses need a birth time. None is documented for Leon Litwack, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.

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Leon’s cards

Every card is computed from December 2, 1929, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.

Birth tarot card

The Star

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AsterNym identity card

The Gilded Storyteller

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Western zodiac

Sagittarius

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Chinese zodiac

Snake 巳

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♃ Ruled by Jupiter

Tin Sn

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The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yin Metal.

Year

己

yin Earth

巳

Snake

Fire

roots & early life

Month

乙

yin Wood

亥

Pig

Water

work & drive

Day

day master

辛

yin Metal

巳

Snake

Fire

you & partnership

No birth time is on public record for Leon Litwack, 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

Leon’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q3830293, 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 Leon Litwack at Wikipedia.

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 Leon Litwack.

Quick answers about Leon Litwack’s chart

What zodiac sign was Leon Litwack?
Leon Litwack was a Sagittarius: born December 2, 1929, which puts the Sun in Sagittarius for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Snake.
What was Leon Litwack's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Snake, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the December 2, 1929 birth.
What time was Leon Litwack 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 Leon Litwack's Life Path number?
Life Path 8, calculated in numerology from the December 2, 1929 birth date.
What was Leon Litwack's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Taurus at 10°. Position from JPL Horizons for the December 2, 1929 birth date.
Where was Leon Litwack's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn at 21°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What was Leon Litwack's dominant planet?
Jupiter, on AsterNym's dominance score (10 points: rules the Sun sign, Sagittarius; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars; 4 major aspects). Mercury is second and Mars third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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