Famous birth charts · George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer’s chart in full
Born December 5, 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
12°56′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
8°20′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
3°12′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
26°34′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
17°40′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
8°19′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
12°49′
Uranus in Pisces
12°34′
Neptune in Aquarius
10°23′
Pluto in Ariesretrograde
17°03′
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.
11°04′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
8°17′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
19°57′
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 feelings and his discipline (the Sun, the Moon and Saturn) gather in Sagittarius, 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 Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun square Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mars square Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Uranus conjunction North Node close at 1.5°
An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.
Saturn square North Node close at 1.8°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
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The Sun square North Node close at 1.9°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Jupiter square Neptune close at 2.1°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 2.4°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.6°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Moon square North Node close at 2.7°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Jupiter trine North Node close at 2.8°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 4.1°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 4.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 4.2°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
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
Standing alone: Venus. It makes no major aspect, so his heart went its own way, and he loved on his own terms.
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