Helena Blavatsky’s birth chart
Occult writerBorn August 12, 1831, Dnipro, UkraineDied May 8, 1891
Big-hearted and bright.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonLibraThe Peacemaker
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well. She reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun opposition Jupiter (close at 1.7°)
What she needed
Moon in Libra, the Peacemaker
Feels most at peace when the people around her are at peace. Needs beauty, balance and someone to share things with. Good-hearted and generous: she felt looked after by life, and she passed that on.
The Moon trine Jupiter (close at 2.4°)
How she loved
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Happiest as half of a well-matched pair. Brings charm, fairness and courtesy to love. Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where she stood.
Venus opposition Pluto (wide at 6.6°)
How she thought
Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst
Precise, practical and clever. Notices the detail everyone else missed. What she knew and what she said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with her.
Mercury quincunx Pluto (almost exact at 0.6°)
What drove her
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Diligent and exact. Puts effort into doing a thing properly, step by careful step. Controlled force: she worked with patience and grit, and she finished what she started.
Mars conjunction Saturn (almost exact at 0.1°)
The shape of her chart
In her chart, her mind, her drive and her discipline (Mercury, Mars and Saturn) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew her attention first. No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Helena Blavatsky was born four days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 22% lit, in Libra. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 42 days before the September equinox.
Saturn return
For Helena Blavatsky, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1889 and 1890, at 58: her second Saturn return, after the first in 1860 and 1861. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and Helena Blavatsky
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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.
Helena Blavatsky’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Helena Blavatsky’s zodiac sign?
Leo. Helena Blavatsky was born on August 12, 1831, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well.
What is Helena Blavatsky’s Moon sign?
Libra, the Peacemaker. Feels most at peace when the people around her are at peace.
What is Helena Blavatsky’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 August 12, 1831. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Helena Blavatsky’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Happiest as half of a well-matched pair. Brings charm, fairness and courtesy to love.
How does your chart compare with Helena Blavatsky’s?
Set your chart beside Helena Blavatsky’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 Helena Blavatsky’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Unsure, 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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