Famous birth charts · Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover’s chart in full
Born August 10, 1874, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
17°52′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 10:19 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
0°55′
Mercury in Cancer
Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo at 10:43 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
29°43′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
28°53′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
6°46′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
0°40′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
10°26′
Uranus in Leo
11°20′
Neptune in Taurusretrograde
0°49′
Pluto in Taurus
22°41′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
29°34′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
22°27′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
21°14′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
The Moon square Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
His ideals and his beliefs needed constant matching up, and he kept asking what he really believed.
Mercury square North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Moon sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.2°
Good-hearted and generous: he felt looked after by life, and he passed that on.
Venus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.7°
He kept adjusting what he wanted from people to fit the life he was growing into.
Mercury sextile Venus almost exact at 0.8°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
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Saturn opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Mercury sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mercury square Neptune close at 1.1°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.1°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 1.2°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
Neptune conjunction North Node close at 1.2°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
The Moon square North Node close at 1.4°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Venus conjunction Jupiter close at 1.8°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
Venus quincunx Neptune close at 1.9°
What he wanted from love and what love gave him kept needing adjustment, and he learned to see people as they were.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 3.7°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars conjunction Uranus wide at 4.6°
Electric: he acted on impulse, loved a risk and refused to be told what to do.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 4.8°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mars square Neptune wide at 6.0°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 6.2°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 6.5°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 7.0°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 7.4°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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