Abigail Adams’ birth chart
First LadyBorn November 22, 1744, Weymouth, Massachusetts, United StatesDied October 28, 1818
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonCanceror Gemini
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. Purpose and patience worked as a team: she built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun sextile Saturn (close at 1.1°)
What she needed
Moon in Cancer or Gemini, the Nest-Maker
Feels everything and needs a safe home and close people. Remembers every kindness.
For a birth before 4:44 a.m., her Moon was in Gemini.
How she loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion. Love felt like something to be earned, and she held back until she was sure of it.
Venus square Saturn (wide at 4.8°)
How she thought
Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator
A penetrating mind. Reads people well, speaks carefully and can tell when something is being hidden. She thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and she remembered everything.
Mercury conjunction Pluto (almost exact at 0.1°)
What drove her
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Diligent and exact. Puts effort into doing a thing properly, step by careful step. She worked for ideals: her drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars sextile Neptune (close at 1.7°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her mind, her optimism and her intensity (Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew her attention first. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Abigail Adams was born three days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 92% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, twenty-eight days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Abigail Adams, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1803 and 1804, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1774. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
You and Abigail Adams
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
Together, chart beside chart
More with the Sun in Sagittarius
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Abigail Adams’ zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. Abigail Adams was born on November 22, 1744, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
What is Abigail Adams’ Moon sign?
Cancer or Gemini. The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 4:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
What is Abigail Adams’ rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on November 22, 1744. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Abigail Adams’ Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion.
How does your chart compare with Abigail Adams’?
Set your chart beside Abigail Adams’ and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Abigail Adams’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Benjamin Blyth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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