Edvard Munch’s birth chart
PainterBorn December 12, 1863, Ådalsbruk, NorwayDied January 23, 1944
Open, funny and frank.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusScorpioThe Devotee
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Open, funny and frank. Chases meaning the way other people chase money, with a map half unfolded. He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Sun opposition Uranus (wide at 3.2°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot. His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
The Moon trine Pluto (close at 1.5°)
How he loved
Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee
All or nothing in love. Feels intensely and stays loyal to the very end. What he wanted from love and what love gave him kept needing adjustment, and he learned to see people as they were.
Venus quincunx Neptune (almost exact at 0.1°)
How he thought
Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher
Thinks big and speaks frankly. Loves ideas, learning and talking about what things mean. His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury opposition Uranus (close at 2.6°)
What drove him
Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist
Intense, strategic and relentless. Keeps a goal close and doesn’t let it go. He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars trine Neptune (wide at 6.5°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his optimism (Venus, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Edvard Munch was born two days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 4% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, nine days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Edvard Munch, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1922 and 1923, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1893. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
You and Edvard Munch
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
The chart
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Sagittarius
See allAlso Sagittarius Sun, Capricorn MoonAlso born on December 12
Questions about his chart
What is Edvard Munch’s zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Open, funny and frank. Chases meaning the way other people chase money, with a map half unfolded.
What is Edvard Munch’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot.
What is Edvard Munch’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 December 12, 1863. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Edvard Munch’s Venus sign?
Scorpio, the Devotee. All or nothing in love. Feels intensely and stays loyal to the very end.
How does your chart compare with Edvard Munch’s?
Set your chart beside Edvard Munch’s 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 Edvard Munch’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, 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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