Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935, Brooklyn, United States), aged 91, is an American speculative fiction writer and editor (born 1935). Silverberg is best known for Treasures beneath the sea, Good News from the Vatican and Dying Inside. Silverberg's honours include Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, Hugo Award and Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Robert Silverberg’s zodiac sign is Capricorn, Chinese zodiac is Wood Dog, with Life Path 7 in numerology.
Capricorn, Chinese zodiac is 
Wood Dog, with 
Life Path 7 in numerology.Your match with Robert
Robert Silverberg’s AsterNym identity
The Gilded Visionary
Metal represents precision. Metal-led charts are associated with standards, boundaries, discernment and the ability to remove what is unnecessary. Life Path 7 represents inquiry: study, solitude and the need to understand what others may simply accept.
Metal Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 7, on the intuitive plane.
How common is the name Robert in the U.S.?
#92
US rank in 2025
~4,869,849
Americans share it since 1880
1947
its peak year
Robert ranked 1st among boys and 426th among girls in 1935, the year of this birth, with 56,527 American boys and 231 girls on the register.
US Social Security Administration public records
What Robert’s name adds up to
Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.
6
Expression · taking responsibility
3
Soul Urge · being heard
3
Personality · bright, quick
The name opens on R (9) and closes on T (2). The value it repeats most is 9, which numerology reads as empathy.
Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again
Robert’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.
Lucky numbers
7 · 3 · 4 · 9
Lucky colours
Green & Teal
Lucky day
Saturday
Direction
→ East
Season
spring
Stones
Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Green Aventurine
Flower constellation
🌺 Carnation · 🤍 Camellia · 🌸 Green Orchid
Crimson · Ivory · Botanical green
The record
What sets Robert apart
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929) and Edward Teller (1908) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.
What the chart says
Robert, according to the stars
Core essence
Robert is playing a longer game than everyone else at the table. The core of Robert 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, Robert 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 Robert needs to feel safe is someone who will listen to the whole thought, including the three tangents, without rushing them to a point.
How Robert wants to be loved
Robert wants to be loved as a friend first, and then as everything. Venus in Aquarius needs freedom, conversation and a partner who finds their strangeness delightful. Rules and jealousy make them cold; acceptance makes them devoted. Let Robert be fully themselves and they will never want to be anywhere else.
How Robert creates
How Robert makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. Robert 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: Robert 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 Wood year adds growth: ideals, ambition, a need to be getting somewhere.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 7 is the seeker. Robert is here to understand, to go deep rather than wide, to keep a private inner world that most people never see. Thoughtful, intuitive, happiest with time alone, and learning to let the right people in.
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. Robert fights for balance. The lesson is that sometimes the fair thing is to just say no.
Computed from Robert's birth date. Working below.
Where Robert sits
Six lines
Robert’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.
You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.
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 may build trust slowly, letting closeness earn its way in.
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 Robert Silverberg
Three stars chosen from the real sky above Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn that night
Computed for 40.65°N, 9 p.m. local sky.
Overhead at Brooklyn at 9 p.m. that evening: Capella of Auriga, within 7.5° of the exact zenith.
Of the 106 catalog stars above the horizon, Sirius was the brightest.
From 40.7°N not one of the brightest stars stays permanently above the horizon — all of them rise and set.
Nothing below −49.3° declination clears the horizon at this latitude, so Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman were never visible from Brooklyn on any night.
The Moon was at waxing gibbous, 88% lit, and above the horizon, with the Sun 46° down.
How unusual Robert's chart is
Chart pattern score
22 / 100 · Reassuringly normal
T-square onto Uranus
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
Capricorn Sun
Capricorn SunAmbition wearing a plain coat.
Robert Silverberg's Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of January 15, 1935, so no birth time is needed to settle it.
What Capricorn means →Wood Dog
Wood DogWorries so you don't have to.
Robert Silverberg was born on January 15, 1935, which falls in a Wood Dog year of the Chinese calendar.
What the Dog means →Life Path 7
Life Path 7Solitary, curious, deep.
Robert Silverberg's birth date, January 15, 1935, reduces to Life Path 7 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.
What Life Path 7 means →What stands out in Robert’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in Robert Silverberg's date-only chart is Sun opposition Pluto, with an orb of under 1°.
- Three planets, Mercury, Venus and Saturn, sit together in Aquarius, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Five of the ten planets are in Air signs.
- Robert Silverberg combines a Metal Day Master in BaZi with a cardinal Sun and a Life Path on the intuitive plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Gilded Visionary.
Robert’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 4° to 16° 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
stableSunoppositionPluto0.0° to 0.9° orb
Robert’s core identity pulls against their depths from across the wheel. Two ends of one rope.
stableSaturnsextileUranus1.0° to 1.1° orb
Robert’s discipline opens doors for their need for freedom.
stableSunsquareUranus2.4° to 3.4° orb
Robert’s core identity grinds against their need for freedom.
stableUranussquarePluto2.5° to 2.6° orb
stableMercuryconjunctionVenus3.8° to 4.2° orb
stableJupitersextileNeptune4.7° to 4.9° orb
stableJupitertrinePluto5.7° to 5.9° orb
possibleMoontrineMarsorb from 0.0° to 11.1° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineVenusorb from 0.1° to 7.8° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.1° to 10.0° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineMercuryorb from 0.8° to 11.6° depending on birth time
possibleMercurysquareUranusorb from 6.1° to 7.8° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire1 of 10
- Earth2 of 10
- Air5 of 10
- Water2 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal4 of 10
- Fixed4 of 10
- Mutable2 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Air leads this chart.
Robert’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.
⚷ Chiron ℞Gemini 5°00′ (moves 0.03° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
⚳ Ceres ℞Cancer 25°18′ (moves 0.24° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
♡ ErosSagittarius 22°53′ (moves 0.65° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
⚕ HygieaPisces 9°55′ (moves 0.31° over the day)
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
⚸ Black Moon LilithLeo 20°06′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
- Ceres conjunction Pluto 0.3°
- Chiron trine Mercury 0.5°
- Ceres opposition Sun 0.7°
- Black Moon Lilith square Jupiter 0.9°
- Ceres square Uranus 2.2°
Robert’s dominant planets
1. ♅ Uranus6 pts
disposes Mercury, Venus, Saturn; 3 major aspects
2. ♄ Saturn5 pts
rules the Sun sign, Capricorn; disposes Sun; 1 major aspect
3. ♇ Pluto4 pts
disposes Jupiter; 3 major aspects
Configurations in Robert’s chart
T-square onto Uranus · Sun, Pluto, UranusAn opposition with a third planet squaring both ends. Read as a driving tension that resolves through the apex planet.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.
- Venus biquintile Neptune 0.1°
- Mars semi-sextile Neptune 1.3°
- Saturn quincunx Pluto 1.5°
- Uranus sesquiquadrate Neptune 1.8°
- Sun semi-sextile Saturn 1.9°
More people like Robert
Other screenwriters
- David Carradine1936
- Debbie Reynolds1932
- Alfred Uhry1936
- Robert Benton1932
- Philip Kaufman1936
- Ben Bova1932
Born in United States
- Kenneth LangoneAmerican businessman
- Sydney PollackAmerican film director, producer and actor
- Harvey J. AlterAmerican medical researcher
- Van CliburnAmerican pianist
- Mary OliverAmerican poet
- Roger ReynoldsAmerican composer (born 1934)
More charts like Robert’s
Fellow Capricorn suns
- Seth MeyersAmerican comedian, television host and actor
- Joe ManganielloAmerican actor
- Jenny LewisAmerican musician and actress
Born in Dog years
- John WatersAmerican filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer
- Mckenna GraceAmerican actress and singer
- Camila MendesAmerican actress
Also born on January 15
- Martin Luther King Jr.1929
- Edward Teller1908
- Aristotle Onassis1906
- Pitbull1981
- Ben Shapiro1984
- Dove Cameron1996
Fellow Yin Metal day masters
- Sharna BurgessAustralian dancer
- Adrianne CurryAmerican fashion model, actress and television personality
- Dean CainAmerican actor (born 1966)
Other Capricorn Dog charts
- AsakeNigerian singer and songwriter
- Whindersson NunesBrazilian YouTuber, comedian and singer
- Stan LeeAmerican comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer
- Chris Van HollenUnited States Senator from Maryland
Other Gilded Visionarys
- Les PayneAmerican journalist
- James LapineAmerican stage director and librettist. (born 1949)
- Elliot G. JaspinAmerican journalist
- Frank ConniffAmerican journalist
Famous people with Life Path 7
- Olivia CulpoAmerican model (born 1992)
- David CookAmerican musician
- Candace Cameron BureAmerican actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist, as well as star on "Full House" (born 1976)
From the journal: Is Western astrology outdated? · Reading your chart in order: a step-by-step method
Robert’s cards
Computed from January 15, 1935. Tap to flip.
Birth tarot card
The TowerAsterNym identity card
The Gilded VisionaryWestern zodiac
CapricornChinese zodiac
Dog 戌Life Path
7 · Seeker♄ Ruled by Saturn
Lead Pb
The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Metal.
Year
甲
yang Wood
戌
Dog
Earth
roots & early life
Month
丁
yin Fire
丑
Ox
Earth
work & drive
Day
day master
辛
yin Metal
卯
Rabbit
Wood
you & partnership
Where this comes from, and how it is worked out
Robert’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q314553 (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, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same Robert Silverberg 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 Robert Silverberg.
Quick answers about Robert Silverberg’s chart
- How old is Robert Silverberg?
- Robert Silverberg is 91 years old, born January 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, United States.
- What zodiac sign is Robert Silverberg?
- Robert Silverberg is a Capricorn: born January 15, 1935, which puts the Sun in Capricorn for the whole of that day.
- What is Robert Silverberg's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Dog, with the Wood element, from the Chinese lunar year of the January 15, 1935 birth.
- What is Robert Silverberg's Life Path number?
- Life Path 7, calculated in numerology.
- What is Robert Silverberg's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Gemini at 5°. Position from JPL Horizons.
- Where is Robert Silverberg's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Leo at 20°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What is Robert Silverberg's dominant planet?
- Uranus, on AsterNym's dominance score (6 points: disposes Mercury, Venus, Saturn; 3 major aspects). Saturn is second and Pluto third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
