Charles Darwin’s birth chart
NaturalistBorn February 12, 1809, The Mount, United KingdomDied April 19, 1882
Original, independent and fair.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonCapricornor Aquarius
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker
Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone. His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun trine Mars (close at 2.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius, the Steady Hand
Keeps feelings under control and feels safest when life is organised and secure. Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
The Moon square Mars (close at 1.1°) · For a birth after 5:45 p.m., his Moon was in Aquarius.
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit. A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus trine Neptune (almost exact at 0.7°)
How he thought
Mercury in Pisces, the Poet
Thinks in pictures and feelings. Understands people without needing many words. A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury trine Uranus (almost exact at 0.6°)
What drove him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Works best alongside others. Prefers diplomacy to battle, and fights for justice when it counts.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his mind, his optimism and his intensity (Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first. Most of his planets are in water signs: feeling and intuition.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Charles Darwin was born two days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 5% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, 36 days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Charles Darwin, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1868, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1838. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aquarius
You and Charles Darwin
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
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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.
Charles Darwin’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Charles Darwin’s zodiac sign?
Aquarius. Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone.
What is Charles Darwin’s Moon sign?
Capricorn or Aquarius. The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 5:45 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
What is Charles Darwin’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 February 12, 1809. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Charles Darwin’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit.
How does your chart compare with Charles Darwin’s?
Set your chart beside Charles Darwin’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 Charles Darwin’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Herbert Rose Barraud, 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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