Famous birth charts · Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas’ chart in full
Born July 24, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts, France. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
0°46′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 7:57 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
2°11′
Mercury in Cancerretrograde
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
22°47′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
3°49′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
21°13′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
6°23′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
5°50′
Uranus in Libra
3°23′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
18°50′
Pluto in Piscesretrograde
6°42′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
12°30′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
15°41′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
29°37′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his heart, his optimism and his discipline (Venus, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Jupiter opposition Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
Saturn opposition Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Moon trine Uranus close at 1.2°
His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
Mercury sextile Mars close at 1.6°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Moon square Venus close at 1.6°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
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Venus conjunction Saturn close at 2.0°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
Mars opposition Neptune close at 2.4°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Venus conjunction Jupiter close at 2.6°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 2.6°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Venus opposition Pluto close at 2.9°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 5.8°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 6.1°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 6.3°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Saturn opposition North Node wide at 6.7°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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