Famous birth charts · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s chart in full
Born February 27, 1807, Portland, Maine, United States. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
8°14′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
19°03′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
9°34′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
22°46′
Mars in Virgoretrograde
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
14°56′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
0°45′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
10°24′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
0°07′
Neptune in Sagittarius
2°30′
Pluto in Pisces
11°35′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
15°00′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
1°28′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
6°36′
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, his heart and his intensity (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his feelings, his discipline and his independence (the Moon, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Scorpio, 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.
Mars square North Node almost exact at 0.1°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Jupiter square Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Mercury trine Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 1.7°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
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Mercury conjunction Pluto close at 2.0°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
The Sun trine Saturn close at 2.2°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 3.3°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 3.4°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
Pluto square North Node wide at 3.4°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Mars sextile Saturn wide at 4.5°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 5.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury square North Node wide at 5.4°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 5.7°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 6.7°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square North Node wide at 6.8°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 8.1°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
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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