Famous birth charts · Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s chart in full
Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
29°18′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
15°39′
Mercury in Capricorn
Mercury moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 8:37 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
29°24′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
9°39′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
18°46′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
16°57′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
1°36′
Uranus in Scorpio
9°24′
Neptune in Sagittarius
6°13′
Pluto in Pisces
13°04′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
8°25′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
9°52′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
23°40′
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 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.
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.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Venus trine Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Uranus conjunction North Node close at 1.0°
An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.
Venus trine North Node close at 1.2°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Moon conjunction Jupiter close at 1.3°
Big feelings and a big heart: his good moods lifted everyone near, and he gave comfort freely.
Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 1.8°
Drive and hope kept going in slightly different directions, and he aimed again and again.
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Mercury sextile Saturn close at 2.2°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Sun sextile Saturn close at 2.3°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Moon conjunction Pluto close at 2.6°
Intense, private feelings: he kept an inner life few people saw, and he guarded it well.
Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 3.4°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Venus square Neptune wide at 3.4°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 3.7°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 3.9°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 4.6°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 4.7°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Venus conjunction Jupiter wide at 7.3°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
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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