Famous birth charts · David Hume
David Hume’s chart in full
Born May 7, 1711, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
16°11′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
21°23′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
23°40′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
10°46′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
20°14′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
3°02′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
25°01′
Uranus in Leo
28°03′
Neptune in Taurus
0°33′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
27°57′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
7°18′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
8°07′
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 identity, his mind and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury and Neptune) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his drive, his independence and his intensity (Mars, Uranus and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his optimism, his independence and his imagination (Jupiter in Capricorn, Uranus in Leo and Neptune in Taurus) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his optimism, his imagination and his intensity (Jupiter in Capricorn, Neptune in Taurus and Pluto in Leo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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.
Uranus conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wanted radical change, and wanted it at once.
Mercury sextile Saturn close at 1.4°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Moon trine Mercury close at 2.3°
Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 2.5°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 2.5°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Neptune trine Pluto close at 2.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Mercury square Mars wide at 3.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Venus trine North Node wide at 3.5°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Sun square Mars wide at 4.0°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 4.3°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 4.4°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 5.0°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 5.1°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 5.5°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Neptune square North Node wide at 6.7°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.5°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mars conjunction Pluto wide at 7.7°
Concentrated force: when he wanted something, he went after it with everything.
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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