David Hume’s birth chart
PhilosopherBorn May 7, 1711, Edinburgh, United KingdomDied August 25, 1776
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square Mars (wide at 4.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed. Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
The Moon trine Mercury (close at 2.3°)
How he loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love.
How he thought
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
Thinks slowly and solidly. A mind, once made up, stays made up. A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury sextile Saturn (close at 1.4°)
What drove him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Full of fire and pride. Works hardest for a cause close to his heart and wants the effort to be seen. Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury square Mars (wide at 3.4°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury and Neptune) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
David Hume was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 71% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, 45 days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For David Hume, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1769, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1740. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and David Hume
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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.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is David Hume’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. David Hume was born on May 7, 1711, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is David Hume’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed.
What is David Hume’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 May 7, 1711. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is David Hume’s Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love.
How does your chart compare with David Hume’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and David Hume’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Allan Ramsay, 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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