Famous birth charts · Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen’s chart in full
Born April 2, 1805, Odense, Denmark. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
12°16′
Moon in Taurus
The Hearth. Calm, sensual and steady.
15°51′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
14°08′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
27°48′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
2°32′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
6°09′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
12°52′
Uranus in Libraretrograde
19°13′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
27°51′
Pluto in Pisces
10°02′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
21°49′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
19°38′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
19°11′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his imagination (Venus in Pisces, Mars in Leo and Neptune in Scorpio) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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.
Venus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun opposition Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Mercury opposition Saturn close at 1.3°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.9°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Uranus square North Node close at 2.6°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Saturn quincunx Pluto close at 2.8°
He kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
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Mars trine Jupiter wide at 3.6°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 3.9°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 4.7°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Venus trine Mars wide at 4.7°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 5.1°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 6.1°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 6.3°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 6.9°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
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
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