Charles Dickens’ birth chart
NovelistBorn February 7, 1812, Landport, United KingdomDied June 9, 1870
Original, independent and fair.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
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. Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun sextile Neptune (wide at 4.6°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it. His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
The Moon trine Mars (close at 1.1°)
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Loves selflessly and romantically. Sees the best in people and gives without counting. A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Venus conjunction Pluto (close at 1.2°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Practical, measured and dryly funny. Trusts experience over theory and gets to the point. A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury sextile Uranus (close at 1.4°)
What drove him
Mars in Aries, the Trailblazer
Pure forward motion. Brave, competitive and happiest in the middle of the action. Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars square Saturn (close at 3.0°)
The shape of his chart
Neptune is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his imagination touched everything else in it.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Charles Dickens was born five days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 32% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 42 days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Charles Dickens, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1841, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aquarius
You and Charles Dickens
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 Dickens’ chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Aquarius
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Charles Dickens’ zodiac sign?
Aquarius. Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone.
What is Charles Dickens’ Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it.
What is Charles Dickens’ 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 7, 1812. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Charles Dickens’ Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Loves selflessly and romantically. Sees the best in people and gives without counting.
How does your chart compare with Charles Dickens’?
Set your chart beside Charles Dickens’ 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 Dickens’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Jeremiah Gurney, 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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