Aquarius · by personality
Sherlock Holmes · Baker Street
Sherlock Holmes: zodiac sign and birth chart
Sherlock Holmes has no canon birthday. Conan Doyle never gives one. Read from his personality, he is an Aquarius. Sun and rising in Aquarius make the detached, original mind. A Gemini Moon is the eye that catches a cuff or a shoe. He is the world's only consulting detective, and he gets bored without a case.
- SunAquarius
- MoonGemini
- RisingAquarius
- MarsGemini
SourceNo canon birthday: Conan Doyle's stories give Sherlock Holmes no date. The chart is NEBO's take, read from his personality.
Birth chart
Sherlock's chart at a glance
No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from his character.
- Fire0
- Earth0
- Air4
- Water0
- Mostly air. 4 of his 4 placements are air signs.
- About 1 in 13 birthdays get Sherlock in the app's Sherlock Holmes world.
NEBO's take
No birthday in canon. His personality says Aquarius.
We ran Sherlock through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets him most often. It reads him as air first: detached, quick and impatient when nothing is happening.
Canon
No canon birthdayNever given in Conan Doyle's storiesNEBO's take
Aquarius SunRead from his personality- Sun
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeAquarius
Aquarius sees patterns others miss and keeps its distance. Holmes reads a stranger from a tan, a shoe and a cuff.
- Moon
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeGemini
A Gemini Moon needs input. Without a case he gets bored, and a violin or a chemistry experiment fills the gap.
- Rising
CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeAquarius
No birth time in canon. First impression: tall, pipe in hand, and a cool look that is already reading your shoes.
- Mercury CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeNo clear pick
- Venus CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeNo clear pick
- Mars
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeGemini
Gemini Mars fights with his head. He wins with disguises, quick talk and the right question.
What canon does give: a detective who sees what others miss, plays the violin when he is bored and keeps his feelings at arm's length. Aquarius is the distance. The detail work is all his.
How he shows up
Why he's like this
Aquarius is the sign of the original mind, the outsider and the detached observer. Sherlock hits it in scenes fans know.
CoreAquarius Sun
Reads you in a second
On their first meeting he looks at Watson and says he has been in Afghanistan, before Watson has said a word about it.
A Study in Scarlet
In a fightMars in Gemini
The dog that did nothing
He solves a stable mystery by pointing at what didn't happen: the dog did nothing in the night-time, so the thief was someone the dog knew.
Silver Blaze
First impressionAquarius rising
Back from the dead
After the Reichenbach Falls, Holmes turns up alive, and his return is the second act of his career.
The Adventure of the Empty House · spoiler
Your turn
Which Sherlock Holmes character are you?
Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.
Aries girls get Irene Adler most often. Aries guys get Mycroft Holmes.
You and Sherlock: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Taurus girls get Sally Donovan most often. Taurus guys get Inspector Lestrade.
You and Sherlock: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Gemini girls get Mary Morstan most often. Gemini guys get Sherlock Holmes.
You and Sherlock: Same element, air. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Cancer girls get Molly Hooper most often. Cancer guys get Dr. Watson.
You and Sherlock: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Leo girls get Eurus Holmes most often. Leo guys get Charles Augustus Magnussen.
You and Sherlock: Opposite signs. You see each other's blind spot.
Virgo girls get Molly Hooper most often. Virgo guys get Sherlock Holmes.
You and Sherlock: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Libra girls get Irene Adler most often. Libra guys get Professor Moriarty.
You and Sherlock: Same element, air. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Scorpio girls get Molly Hooper most often. Scorpio guys get Dr. Watson.
You and Sherlock: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Sagittarius girls get Irene Adler most often. Sagittarius guys get Wiggins.
You and Sherlock: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Capricorn girls get Sally Donovan most often. Capricorn guys get Inspector Lestrade.
You and Sherlock: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Aquarius girls get Eurus Holmes most often. Aquarius guys get Sherlock Holmes.
You and Sherlock: Same sign. You'd get each other without trying.
Pisces girls get Mary Morstan most often. Pisces guys get Dr. Watson.
You and Sherlock: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
That's your Sun sign talking. The app reads your Moon, Venus, Mars and the rest, and the answer can change.
Get my real Sherlock Holmes character→Chemistry
Who Sherlock clicks with, and who he clashes with
Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.
Clicks with
- Eurus HolmesGemini Moon+Aquarius MoonMoons in the same element: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
- Mycroft HolmesAquarius Sun+Aries SunSuns in friendly signs: different styles, same direction.
- Professor MoriartyGemini Moon+Libra SunSun and Moon in the same element: around each other, they feel seen.
Pick a side
Are you more Sherlock or Watson?
Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.
Similar charts
Who else has Sherlock's chart
Famous Aquarius with his placements
Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Sherlock. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.
Sherlock in real life
The app casts Ninja (Gemini) and Duke Dennis (Pisces) as Holmes, plus Joshua Kimmich, an Aquarius like Holmes's Sun.
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Characters like him in other worlds
Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.
Sherlock Holmes
Characters like Sherlock
Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.
- Professor MoriartyLibra Sun · Sagittarius Moon
- Mycroft HolmesAries Sun · Aries Moon
- Eurus HolmesLeo Sun · Aquarius Moon
- Dr. WatsonScorpio Sun · Cancer Moon
- Mrs. HudsonCancer Sun · Cancer Moon
- Inspector LestradeTaurus Sun · Capricorn Moon
- Irene AdlerScorpio Sun · Sagittarius Moon
- Molly HooperCancer Sun · Cancer Moon
Which Sherlock Holmes character are you?
Add your birthday and the app finds your Sherlock Holmes character, your place at Baker Street and how close you are to Sherlock.
Are you Sherlock? Find your character→Questions
Sherlock's zodiac sign: what people ask
What zodiac sign is Sherlock?
Canon never says. Conan Doyle never gives one. By personality, NEBO's take is Aquarius.
When is Sherlock's birthday?
It isn't given anywhere in canon, so there is no real date to point to.
Is Sherlock an Aquarius?
By personality, yes: detached, observant and bored without a puzzle. NEBO's model reads him as an Aquarius with Gemini Moon and Mars. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.
What element is Sherlock?
Air. Aquarius is an air sign, and 4 of his 4 placements are air too.
Who is Sherlock most compatible with?
By chart, Eurus Holmes, Mycroft Holmes and Professor Moriarty. Gemini Moon and Aquarius Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
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