William Sowden Sims
William Sowden Sims (born October 15, 1858, Port Hope, Canada; died 1936), was an United States admiral. Sims's honours include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Pulitzer Prize for History and Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
William Sowden Sims’s zodiac sign was Libra, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Horse, with Life Path 11 in numerology.
Libra, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an 
Earth Horse, with 
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William Sowden Sims’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 11 is traditionally called a master path. It represents intuition, sensitivity and noticing patterns before they become obvious.
Metal Day Master (BaZi) × cardinal Sun × Life Path 11, on the intuitive plane.
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Americans share it since 1880
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William’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
11 · 2 · 3 · 7
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Friday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Opal, Diamond, Citrine
Flower constellation
🧡 Marigold · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌼 Chrysanthemum
Amber · Blush · Gold
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What the chart says
William, according to the stars
Core essence
William makes the room fairer just by being in it. The core of William is a feel for balance, in people, in colour, in who has not been asked their opinion yet. They are charming because they are genuinely interested, and they can see every side of a thing, which is a gift and, on a bad day, a very slow way to choose dinner.
How William wants to be loved
William wants to be loved by someone who is also their favourite travel companion. Venus in Sagittarius needs laughter, honesty and a long leash, and gives the same. Possessiveness kills it; adventure feeds it. Go somewhere new with William and watch them fall for you again.
How William creates
How William makes things happen: they refine it until it shines. A Yin Metal day master is jewellery, precise, aesthetic, particular about the finish. William 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: William is free-spirited, a Horse year, and their gut reaction is to run toward the new thing. Energetic, warm, popular, honest to a fault, and impossible to keep indoors. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 11 is the visionary, a master number. William is here to see what others cannot yet and to say it, an antenna for the mood of the moment. Intuitive, inspiring, sometimes overwhelmed by their own sensitivity, and learning to ground the vision in something real.
Triggers
Triggers: incompetence, and disrespect. Mars in Capricorn means William does not waste energy on anger; they use it. Controlled, strategic, relentless, the person who will outlast the problem. Cold when crossed, and quietly forgiving once you have earned it back.
Computed from William's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
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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 may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.
You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.
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The quick version
Libra Sun
Libra SunCharming. Still deciding.
William Sowden Sims's Sun was in Libra for the whole of October 15, 1858, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Libra readings associate the sign with balance, fairness and partnership: an instinct for the other side of an argument and for making a room feel at ease. Astrologers describe it as the cardinal air sign, ruled by Venus. The corresponding tension is indecision, with the classical caution that weighing every side can become a way of never choosing one.
Earth Horse
Earth HorseRuns free, catches feelings anyway.
William Sowden Sims was born on October 15, 1858, which falls in a Earth Horse year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Horse readings emphasise energy, independence and movement: a sign happiest with somewhere to go and impatient with fences. The Chinese almanacs describe the Horse as sociable, quick and difficult to keep in one place. The corresponding caution in the tradition is inconstancy, and the habit of leaving before the work of staying has begun.
Life Path 11
Life Path 11Sees what the rest missed.
William Sowden Sims's birth date, October 15, 1858, reduces to Life Path 11 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 11 readings treat the number as a master path, associated with intuition, sensitivity and noticing patterns before they become obvious. Numerologists read it as an intensified 2: the partner's gifts under pressure. The corresponding tension is nervous strain, with the caution that perceiving more than most people can be exhausting to carry.
What stands out in William’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in William Sowden Sims' date-only chart is Sun trine Jupiter, with an orb of under 1°.
- Four planets were retrograde on the birth date: Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
- William Sowden Sims 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.
William’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for William Sowden Sims, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 23° to 5° Capricorn or Aquarius 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.
stableSuntrineJupiter0.0° to 1.0° orb
William’s core identity flows straight into their growth.
stableMercurysextileSaturn0.3° to 2.0° orb
William’s mind opens doors for their discipline.
stableJupitersquareNeptune1.2° orb
William’s growth grinds against their imagination. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableMarstrinePluto2.0° to 2.8° orb
William’s drive flows straight into their depths. A talent so smooth it can go unnoticed.
stableMercurysquareMars2.3° to 3.4° orb
William’s mind grinds against their drive. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableVenustrineSaturn2.4° to 3.2° orb
William’s affections flow straight into their discipline. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
stableMercurysextileVenus3.5° to 4.4° orb
William’s mind opens doors for their affections. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.
stableSaturnsquarePluto4.0° to 4.1° orb
William’s discipline grinds against their depths. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableVenusoppositionUranus4.8° to 5.7° orb
William’s affections pull against their need for freedom from across the wheel.
possibleMoontrineUranusorb from 0.1° to 9.3° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsextileNeptuneorb from 0.9° to 12.8° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquarePlutoorb from 1.3° to 13.2° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire2 of 10
- Earth3 of 10
- Air4 of 10
- Water1 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal4 of 10
- Fixed2 of 10
- Mutable4 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign: Air leads this chart.
William’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 ℞Aquarius 12°20′ (moves 0.01° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Aquarius is read as a wound around fitting in. The tradition has William making a place among outsiders and keeping the door open for the next one.
⚳ CeresSagittarius 25°24′ (moves 0.31° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Sagittarius is read as nurture through freedom and wider horizons. William is read as someone who looks after people by giving them room.
♡ ErosLeo 28°00′ (moves 0.94° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Leo is read as desire that wants to be adored and to adore in return. The reading has William loving with an audience in mind, even an audience of one.
⚕ HygieaCancer 10°20′ (moves 0.09° 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. William is read as someone who does not thrive far from a base.
⚸ Black Moon LilithCapricorn 7°30′ (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. William 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.
- Chiron trine Mercury 0.2°
- Black Moon Lilith trine Pluto 0.6°
- Hygiea opposition Mars 1.1°
- Chiron opposition Saturn 1.4°
- Hygiea square Mercury 1.8°
- Black Moon Lilith conjunction Mars 1.8°
- Ceres square Neptune 2.7°
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°).
William’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. ♀ Venus9 pts
rules the Sun sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Mercury, Pluto; 3 major aspects
2. ☿ Mercury5 pts
disposes Jupiter, Uranus; 3 major aspects
3. ♄ Saturn4 pts
disposes Mars; 3 major aspects
A Venus-led chart is read as taste and relationship setting the terms: William 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 William’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.
- Mars biquintile Uranus 0.3°
- Jupiter semi-square Pluto 0.3°
- Sun quincunx Neptune 0.7°
- Sun quintile Saturn 0.9°
- Neptune semi-square Pluto 0.9°
- Sun semi-square Venus 1.1°
- Venus semi-sextile Mars 1.1°
- Venus quincunx Pluto 1.3°
- Mars quintile Neptune 1.5°
- Mars quincunx Saturn 1.7°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for William Sowden Sims, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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William’s cards
Every card is computed from October 15, 1858, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♀ Ruled by Venus
Copper Cu
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Metal.
Year
戊
yang Earth
午
Horse
Fire
roots & early life
Month
壬
yang Water
戌
Dog
Earth
work & drive
Day
day master
辛
yin Metal
巳
Snake
Fire
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for William Sowden Sims, 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
William’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q2600765, 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 user:RJHall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Quick answers about William Sowden Sims’s chart
- What zodiac sign was William Sowden Sims?
- William Sowden Sims was a Libra: born October 15, 1858, which puts the Sun in Libra for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Horse.
- What was William Sowden Sims's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Horse, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the October 15, 1858 birth.
- What time was William Sowden Sims 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 William Sowden Sims's Life Path number?
- Life Path 11, calculated in numerology from the October 15, 1858 birth date.
- What was William Sowden Sims's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Aquarius at 12°. Position from JPL Horizons for the October 15, 1858 birth date.
- Where was William Sowden Sims's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn at 7°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was William Sowden Sims's dominant planet?
- Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (9 points: rules the Sun sign, Libra; disposes Sun, Mercury, Pluto; 3 major aspects). Mercury is second and Saturn third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
