Birth Chart

Brian Aldiss

Brian Wilson Aldiss

Sun Leo

Moon Leo

Ascendant Sagittarius

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Leo - 25°10' - in house 8

↣ Moon in Leo - 15°27' - in house 8

↣ Mercury in Virgo - 07°09' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Venus in Virgo - 25°58' - in house 9

↣ Mars in Virgo - 03°40' - in house 8

↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 13°25' - in house 1 - retrograde

↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 08°46' - in house 10

↣ Uranus in Pisces - 24°36' - in house 3 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Leo - 22°26' - in house 8

↣ Pluto in Cancer - 14°07' - in house 7

↣ North Node in Leo - 04°41' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 23°37' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Libra - 29°30' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 25°28'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 8

↣ Moon in house 8

↣ Mercury in house 8

↣ Venus in house 9

↣ Mars in house 8

↣ Jupiter in house 1

↣ Saturn in house 10

↣ Uranus in house 3

↣ Neptune in house 8

↣ Pluto in house 7

↣ North Node in house 8

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (9°43' applying)

↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (8°31' applying)

↣ Sun and Saturn antiparallel

↣ Sun and Neptune conjunction (2°44' separating) parallel

↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (1°33' applying)

↣ Sun and Midheaven sextile (4°20' separating)

↣ Moon and Neptune conjunction (6°59' applying)

↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (3°29' applying)

↣ Mercury and Saturn sextile (1°37' separating)

↣ Venus and Uranus opposition (1°22' separating) antiparallel

↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°30' applying)

↣ Venus and Ascendant square (2°21' applying)

↣ Mars and Saturn sextile (5°06' applying)

↣ Mars and Midheaven sextile (4°10' applying) antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Saturn sextile (4°39' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Pluto opposition (0°42' separating)

↣ Jupiter and Ascendant parallel

↣ Saturn and Pluto trine (5°21' applying)

↣ Saturn and North Node square (4°06' separating)

↣ Saturn and Midheaven conjunction (9°16' applying) parallel

↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°52' separating)

↣ Uranus and Ascendant square (0°59' applying)

↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (1°11' separating)

↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (9°13' applying)

↣ North Node and Midheaven square (5°11' applying)

Birth data

Original name: Brian Wilson Aldiss
Chart date: 18/08/1925
Chart time: 18:00
Date and time quality: DD Conflicting/not verified what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: East Dereham, England
Latitude and longitude: 52°41' North · 0°56' East
Time zone: 01:00 East

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About

Brian Aldiss was one of the most important British science fiction writers of the postwar period, active as a novelist, short-story writer and anthology editor. Strongly influenced by H. G. Wells — an association he formalized by serving as vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society — he was noted both for the inventiveness of his ideas and for the literary polish of his work.

His output included visionary novels and short-story collections that explored themes such as ecological collapse, empire and interspecies communication. Hothouse (A Long Afternoon of Earth) and Greybeard are examples of his speculative fiction about extreme futures; the Helliconia trilogy (The Spring/Summer/Winter of Helliconia) consolidated his reputation and earned major awards, including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

In addition to long fiction, he wrote short stories with significant cultural impact: “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” inspired the film A.I. — Artificial Intelligence. He also produced experimental works such as Barefoot in the Head and novels that engage with literary tradition, notably Frankenstein Unbound.

Aldiss’s legacy includes influence on generations of writers and film adaptations, together with critical recognition for combining conceptual rigor and literary ambition in contemporary science fiction.

Brian Aldiss

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