Alain de Botton’s birth chart
PhilosopherBorn December 20, 1969, Zurich, Switzerland
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonTaurusThe Hearth
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he is
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
The Sun square Pluto (close at 1.0°)
What he needs
Moon in Taurus, the Hearth
Settled by simple, solid comforts: a good meal, a quiet evening, the same people year after year.
How he loves
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with. Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
The Sun conjunction Venus (wide at 8.5°)
How he thinks
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Practical, measured and dryly funny. Trusts experience over theory and gets to the point.
What drives him
Mars in Pisces, the Gentle Warrior
Gentle on the surface and quietly strong. Works best for a cause worth believing in. His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mars sextile Saturn (close at 1.4°)
The shape of his chart
The Sun is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his identity touches everything else in it. In his chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Alain de Botton was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 90% lit, in Taurus. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, one day before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Alain de Botton, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1998 and 1999, at 28: his first Saturn return. The second begins in 2028. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
You and Alain de Botton
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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.
Alain de Botton’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Alain de Botton’s zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. Alain de Botton was born on December 20, 1969, 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 Alain de Botton’s Moon sign?
Taurus, the Hearth. Settled by simple, solid comforts: a good meal, a quiet evening, the same people year after year.
What is Alain de Botton’s 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 December 20, 1969. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Alain de Botton’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with.
How does your chart compare with Alain de Botton’s?
Set your chart beside Alain de Botton’s 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 Alain de Botton’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (the licence). The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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