Friedrich Nietzsche’s birth chart
PhilosopherBorn October 15, 1844, Röcken, GermanyDied August 25, 1900
Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness.
- SunLibraThe Diplomat
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusVirgoThe Quiet Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Libra, the Diplomat
Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness. Has a gift for making people feel at ease with each other. Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
The Sun opposition Pluto (almost exact at 0.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk.
How he loved
Venus in Virgo, the Quiet Romantic
Modest in love and devoted to the bone. Proves feelings through actions rather than speeches.
How he thought
Mercury in Libra, the Mediator
A fair, sociable mind. Thinks best in conversation and dislikes a cruel word. His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury opposition Uranus (almost exact at 0.7°)
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Diligent and exact. Puts effort into doing a thing properly, step by careful step. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars opposition Jupiter (close at 2.0°)
The shape of his chart
The weight of his chart sits in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Friedrich Nietzsche was born three days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 17% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twenty-two days after the September equinox.
Saturn return
For Friedrich Nietzsche, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1873, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Libra
You and Friedrich Nietzsche
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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.
Friedrich Nietzsche’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Libra
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What is Friedrich Nietzsche’s zodiac sign?
Libra. Friedrich Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844, with the Sun in Libra, the Diplomat. Gracious, sociable and keen on fairness. Has a gift for making people feel at ease with each other.
What is Friedrich Nietzsche’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk.
What is Friedrich Nietzsche’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 October 15, 1844. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Friedrich Nietzsche’s Venus sign?
Virgo, the Quiet Romantic. Modest in love and devoted to the bone. Proves feelings through actions rather than speeches.
How does your chart compare with Friedrich Nietzsche’s?
Set your chart beside Friedrich Nietzsche’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 Friedrich Nietzsche’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Friedrich Hermann Hartmann, 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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