Henri Matisse’s birth chart
ArtistBorn December 31, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, FranceDied November 3, 1954
Serious, capable and ambitious.
- SunCapricornThe Architect
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Capricorn, the Architect
Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age. His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine Jupiter (close at 1.1°)
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. Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
The Moon conjunction Saturn (close at 1.2°)
How he loved
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus sextile Saturn (wide at 4.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Thinks practically and plans ahead. Speaks with authority and a dry sense of humour. His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury opposition Uranus (almost exact at 0.1°)
What drove him
Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever
Determined, controlled and built for the long climb. Works patiently toward the top. Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mars opposition Uranus (wide at 5.5°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Henri Matisse was born two days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 3% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, nine days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Henri Matisse, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1928, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1899. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Capricorn
You and Henri Matisse
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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.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Capricorn
See allAlso Capricorn Sun, Sagittarius MoonAlso born on December 31
Questions about his chart
What is Henri Matisse’s zodiac sign?
Capricorn. Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869, with the Sun in Capricorn, the Architect. Serious, capable and ambitious. Builds a life step by step, and gets more playful and lighter with age.
What is Henri Matisse’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 Henri Matisse’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 31, 1869. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Henri Matisse’s Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness.
How does your chart compare with Henri Matisse’s?
Set your chart beside Henri Matisse’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 Henri Matisse’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Carl Van Vechten, 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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