Carl Friedrich Gauss’ birth chart
MathematicianBorn April 30, 1777, Brunswick, GermanyDied February 23, 1855
Steady as bedrock.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonAquariusThe Cool Head
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Steady as bedrock. Takes time to decide, and once something is chosen, it is kept and looked after. His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun conjunction Mercury (wide at 3.9°)
What he needed
Moon in Aquarius, the Cool Head
Needs freedom, friendship and room to think. Handles feelings by stepping back and making sense of them. His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
The Moon trine Uranus (close at 2.1°)
How he loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Loves with words and wit. Needs a partner to talk with late into the night.
How he thought
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
A steady, sensible mind. Learns by doing and remembers what was learned.
What drove him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Gets things done through people, charm and fairness. Prefers teamwork to a fight, and fights hardest for others. Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mars trine Pluto (almost exact at 0.6°)
The shape of his chart
No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Carl Friedrich Gauss was born seven days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 53% lit, in Aquarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, 41 days after the March equinox.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day Carl Friedrich Gauss was born, as it was on 80 days of 1777. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Carl Friedrich Gauss, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1835 and 1836, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1806. When is yours?
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Signs that click with Taurus
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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.
Carl Friedrich Gauss’ chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Carl Friedrich Gauss’ zodiac sign?
Taurus. Carl Friedrich Gauss was born on April 30, 1777, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Steady as bedrock. Takes time to decide, and once something is chosen, it is kept and looked after.
What is Carl Friedrich Gauss’ Moon sign?
Aquarius, the Cool Head. Needs freedom, friendship and room to think. Handles feelings by stepping back and making sense of them.
What is Carl Friedrich Gauss’ 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 April 30, 1777. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Carl Friedrich Gauss’ Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Loves with words and wit. Needs a partner to talk with late into the night.
How does your chart compare with Carl Friedrich Gauss’?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Carl Friedrich Gauss’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Gottlieb Biermann / After Christian Albrecht Jensen, 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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