Henry James’ birth chart
WriterBorn April 15, 1843, New York City, New York, United StatesDied February 28, 1916
Direct, brave and impatient with waiting.
- SunAriesThe Pioneer
- MoonScorpioThe Vault
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aries, the Pioneer
Direct, brave and impatient with waiting. At his best with a fresh start and a door nobody has opened yet. Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun square Saturn (almost exact at 0.4°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio, the Vault
Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them.
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Loves selflessly and romantically. Sees the best in people and gives without counting. In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Venus square Mars (wide at 6.4°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aries, the Spark
Thinks fast and speaks plainly. Ideas arrive whole and leave his mouth a second later. A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury trine Mars (wide at 4.7°)
What drove him
Mars in Sagittarius, the Champion
Adventurous and principled. Throws himself behind big causes and what is right. He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars sextile Neptune (close at 1.4°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his intensity (the Sun, Mercury and Pluto) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in fire signs: instinct and enthusiasm.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Henry James was born the day after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 98% lit, in Scorpio. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, twenty-five days after the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Henry James, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1902, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1873. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aries
You and Henry James
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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
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Henry James’ zodiac sign?
Aries. Henry James was born on April 15, 1843, with the Sun in Aries, the Pioneer. Direct, brave and impatient with waiting. At his best with a fresh start and a door nobody has opened yet.
What is Henry James’ Moon sign?
Scorpio, the Vault. Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them.
What is Henry James’ 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 April 15, 1843. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Henry James’ Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Loves selflessly and romantically. Sees the best in people and gives without counting.
How does your chart compare with Henry James’?
Set your chart beside Henry James’ 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 Henry James’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: John Singer Sargent (died 1925), 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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