Famous birth charts · Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison’s chart in full
Born August 20, 1833, North Bend, Ohio, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
27°22′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
7°45′
Mercury in Virgoretrograde
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
1°28′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
13°23′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
20°44′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
5°35′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
27°02′
Uranus in Aquariusretrograde
20°18′
Neptune in Capricornretrograde
27°13′
Pluto in Ariesretrograde
12°32′
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.
14°18′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
26°33′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
3°54′
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 mind, his drive and his discipline (Mercury, Mars 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.
The Sun quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Saturn trine Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
Venus square Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Venus conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.9°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
Pluto square North Node close at 1.8°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
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The Moon opposition Jupiter close at 2.2°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 4.1°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 6.3°
Controlled force: he worked with patience and grit, and he finished what he started.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 6.5°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 7.1°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 8.2°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
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
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