Herman Melville’s birth chart
WriterBorn August 1, 1819, Manhattan, New York, United StatesDied September 28, 1891
Big-hearted and bright.
- SunLeoThe Bright One
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusCancerThe Nurturer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Leo, the Bright One
Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well. His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun sextile Mars (close at 1.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk. His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
The Sun trine the Moon (close at 1.0°)
How he loved
Venus in Cancer, the Nurturer
Shows love by looking after people. Needs a partner who feels like a safe harbour. Affection and independence needed constant trading off, and he kept renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
Venus quincunx Uranus (almost exact at 0.8°)
How he thought
Mercury in Virgo, the Analyst
Clever, methodical and useful. Turns a muddle into a list and the list into results. Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury square Mars (wide at 3.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Restless, quick and clever. Does several things at once and wins with words. Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
The Moon opposition Mars (close at 2.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his feelings, his independence and his imagination (the Moon, Uranus and Neptune) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first. Most of his planets are in fire signs: instinct and enthusiasm.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Herman Melville was born four days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 76% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, 40 days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Herman Melville, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1878 and 1879, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1849. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Leo
You and Herman Melville
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
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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.
Herman Melville’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Leo
See allQuestions about his chart
What is Herman Melville’s zodiac sign?
Leo. Herman Melville was born on August 1, 1819, with the Sun in Leo, the Bright One. Big-hearted and bright. Brings warmth into a room and loves to see other people do well.
What is Herman Melville’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Needs room to roam and a reason to be hopeful. Shakes off a bad mood with a joke or a long walk.
What is Herman Melville’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 August 1, 1819. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Herman Melville’s Venus sign?
Cancer, the Nurturer. Shows love by looking after people. Needs a partner who feels like a safe harbour.
How does your chart compare with Herman Melville’s?
Set your chart beside Herman Melville’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 Herman Melville’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Joseph Oriel Eaton, 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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