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Harry Houdini’s birth chart

IllusionistBorn March 24, 1874, Budapest, HungaryDied October 31, 1926

Built to begin.

  • SunAriesThe Pioneer
  • MoonGeminior Cancer
  • VenusAriesThe Chaser

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he was

    Sun in Aries, the Pioneer

    Built to begin. Says yes before the plan is finished and gets everyone else moving. Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.

    The Sun trine Uranus (close at 3.0°)

  2. What he needed

    Moon in Gemini or Cancer, the Talker

    Sorts out feelings by putting them into words. Needs company, news and a change of scene. He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.

    The Moon sextile Neptune (almost exact at 0.3°) · For a birth after 4:16 p.m., his Moon was in Cancer.

  3. How he loved

    Venus in Aries, the Chaser

    Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.

    Venus sextile Saturn (almost exact at 0.6°)

  4. How he thought

    Mercury in Pisces, the Poet

    Dreamy and perceptive. Remembers how a moment felt better than what was said in it. Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.

    Mercury opposition Jupiter (close at 2.3°)

  5. What drove him

    Mars in Taurus, the Stayer

    Slow and sure. He did not rush, and he was hard to push off course. Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.

    Mars square Uranus (wide at 4.5°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his identity, his heart and his imagination (the Sun, Venus and Neptune) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in fire signs: instinct and enthusiasm.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Harry Houdini was born six days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 45% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Tuesday, three days after the March equinox.

  • Mercury retrograde

    Mercury was retrograde all the day Harry Houdini was born, as it was on 67 days of 1874. How often the famous were

  • Saturn return

    For Harry Houdini, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1904, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?

Is yours here?

Signs that click with Aries

You and Harry Houdini

Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.

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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.

Harry Houdini’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Harry Houdini’s zodiac sign?

Aries. Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874, with the Sun in Aries, the Pioneer. Built to begin. Says yes before the plan is finished and gets everyone else moving.

What is Harry Houdini’s Moon sign?

Gemini or Cancer. The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 4:16 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.

What is Harry Houdini’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 March 24, 1874. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Harry Houdini’s Venus sign?

Aries, the Chaser. Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit.

How does your chart compare with Harry Houdini’s?

Set your chart beside Harry Houdini’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 Harry Houdini’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: LaPine Studios, 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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