Famous birth charts · Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse’s chart in full
Born December 31, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
9°55′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
20°45′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
20°17′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
25°55′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
25°49′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
11°02′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
21°56′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
20°22′
Neptune in Aries
16°46′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
16°11′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
28°29′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
29°40′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
13°37′
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 mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Capricorn, 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.
Mercury opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 1.1°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Moon conjunction Saturn close at 1.2°
Self-contained: he kept his feelings in order, and he gave comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 1.6°
When to keep the rules and when to break them took constant deciding.
Mars opposition North Node close at 2.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 3.5°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
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Uranus square Neptune wide at 3.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus sextile Saturn wide at 4.0°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 4.1°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 5.2°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.2°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 5.5°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 5.5°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 6.3°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 6.9°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
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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