Famous birth charts · Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold’s chart in full
Born January 14, 1741, Norwich, Connecticut, United States. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
24°43′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
18°21′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
0°52′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
18°05′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
22°04′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
3°32′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
5°44′
Uranus in Capricorn
15°19′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
5°42′
Pluto in Scorpio
11°08′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
4°43′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
16°15′
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 identity, his mind and his independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his drive, his optimism and his imagination (Mars, Jupiter and Neptune) gather in Cancer, 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.
The Moon conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.3°
Tenderness through and through: he needed beauty and affection the way others needed air.
Neptune conjunction North Node close at 1.0°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
Jupiter conjunction North Node close at 1.2°
Generosity was part of his path: teaching, travel and big ideas moved him forward.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune close at 2.2°
A dreamer’s faith: he believed in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes went together.
The Sun opposition Mars close at 2.6°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Mercury opposition Jupiter close at 2.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
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Mercury opposition North Node wide at 3.9°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mercury opposition Neptune wide at 4.8°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 5.4°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 5.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 6.4°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 6.8°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 9.4°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
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
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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