George Armstrong Custer’s birth chart
Cavalry commanderBorn December 5, 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, United StatesDied June 25, 1876
Restless in the best way.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Restless in the best way. Wants to see more, learn more and say exactly what is on his mind. Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
The Sun conjunction Saturn (almost exact at 0.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it.
How he loved
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance.
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Practical, measured and dryly funny. Trusts experience over theory and gets to the point.
What drove him
Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever
Determined, controlled and built for the long climb. Works patiently toward the top. A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mars square Pluto (almost exact at 0.6°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his feelings and his discipline (the Sun, the Moon and Saturn) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first. In his chart, fire signs hold the most planets: instinct and enthusiasm.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
George Armstrong Custer was born on the day of a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 0% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Thursday, sixteen days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For George Armstrong Custer, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1869, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
You and George Armstrong Custer
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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.
George Armstrong Custer’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Sagittarius
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Questions about his chart
What is George Armstrong Custer’s zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. George Armstrong Custer was born on December 5, 1839, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Restless in the best way. Wants to see more, learn more and say exactly what is on his mind.
What is George Armstrong Custer’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it.
What is George Armstrong Custer’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 5, 1839. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is George Armstrong Custer’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Made for partnership. Loves beauty, fairness and romance.
How does your chart compare with George Armstrong Custer’s?
Set your chart beside George Armstrong Custer’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 George Armstrong Custer’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: George L. Andrews, 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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