Edgar Allan Poe’s birth chart
WriterBorn January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesDied October 7, 1849
Responsible from an early age.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonPiscesThe Tide
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done. 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 (almost exact at 0.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Pisces, the Tide
Soaks up the feelings around him. Needs gentleness, music and time alone to come back to himself. Big feelings and a big heart: his good moods lifted everyone near, and he gave comfort freely.
The Moon conjunction Jupiter (close at 1.3°)
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond. He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Venus trine Uranus (almost exact at 0.2°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn or Aquarius, the Planner
A disciplined, realistic mind. Thinks in steps, plans for the long run and says only what is needed. A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury sextile Saturn (close at 2.2°) · For a birth after 8:37 p.m., his Mercury was in Aquarius.
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. Drive and hope kept going in slightly different directions, and he aimed again and again.
Mars quincunx Jupiter (close at 1.8°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his feelings, his heart, his optimism and his intensity (the Moon, Venus, 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
Edgar Allan Poe was born four days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 15% lit, in Pisces. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, twenty-eight days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Edgar Allan Poe, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1838, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
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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.
Edgar Allan Poe’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Capricorn
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What is Edgar Allan Poe’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done.
What is Edgar Allan Poe’s Moon sign?
Pisces, the Tide. Soaks up the feelings around him. Needs gentleness, music and time alone to come back to himself.
What is Edgar Allan Poe’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 January 19, 1809. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Edgar Allan Poe’s Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond.
How does your chart compare with Edgar Allan Poe’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Edgar Allan Poe’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author ; Restored by Yann Forget and Adam Cuerden, 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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