Benedict Arnold’s birth chart
Army officerBorn January 14, 1741, Norwich, Connecticut, United StatesDied June 14, 1801
Serious, capable and ambitious.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun opposition Mars (close at 2.6°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in. Tenderness through and through: he needed beauty and affection the way others needed air.
The Moon conjunction Venus (almost exact at 0.3°)
How he loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion.
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
A disciplined, realistic mind. Thinks in steps, plans for the long run and says only what is needed. Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Mercury opposition Jupiter (close at 2.7°)
What drove him
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Fights hardest for the people closest to him. Works best for a cause that feels personal. Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mars opposition Uranus (wide at 6.8°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Benedict Arnold was born three days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 10% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, twenty-four days after the December solstice.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Benedict Arnold was born, as it was on 51 days of 1741. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Benedict Arnold, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1799 and 1800, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1770. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Benedict Arnold
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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.
Benedict Arnold’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Benedict Arnold’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age.
What is Benedict Arnold’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to.
What is Benedict Arnold’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 January 14, 1741. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Benedict Arnold’s 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 Benedict Arnold’s?
Set your chart beside Benedict Arnold’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 Benedict Arnold’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Thomas Hart, 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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