Famous birth charts · Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya’s chart in full
Born March 30, 1746, Fuendetodos, Spain. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
9°39′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
12°43′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
12°39′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
8°45′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
22°50′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
15°08′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
11°10′
Uranus in Aquarius
8°31′
Neptune in Cancer
15°58′
Pluto in Scorpioretrograde
24°00′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
23°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
17°59′
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, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Aries, 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 Moon square Mercury almost exact at 0.1°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Venus sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Pluto trine North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
His ideals and his beliefs needed constant matching up, and he kept asking what he really believed.
The Sun conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.9°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.1°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
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Mars quincunx Pluto close at 1.2°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and he learned when to let go.
Mercury opposition Saturn close at 1.5°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
The Sun opposition Saturn close at 1.5°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Moon square Saturn close at 1.5°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
Venus opposition Saturn close at 2.4°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Mercury trine Jupiter close at 2.5°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 2.7°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 3.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Moon conjunction Neptune wide at 3.3°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 3.3°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 3.9°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 4.0°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.8°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 5.5°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 6.3°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 6.4°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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