Honoré de Balzac’s birth chart
NovelistBorn May 20, 1799, Tours, FranceDied August 18, 1850
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
- VenusCancerThe Nurturer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
The Sun square Pluto (wide at 3.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in.
How he loved
Venus in Cancer, the Nurturer
Shows love by looking after people. Needs a partner who feels like a safe harbour. He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Venus trine Pluto (exact at 0.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
Thinks slowly and solidly. A mind, once made up, stays made up. Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury opposition Neptune (close at 1.4°)
What drove him
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Driven by feeling. Goes the furthest for something personal, and guards home fiercely. A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury sextile Mars (wide at 3.9°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his discipline (Venus, Mars and Saturn) gather in Cancer, and that part of life drew his attention first. Most of his planets are in water signs: feeling and intuition.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Honoré de Balzac was born the day after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 98% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, 32 days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Honoré de Balzac, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1828, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Honoré de Balzac
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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.
Honoré de Balzac’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Honoré de Balzac’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Honoré de Balzac was born on May 20, 1799, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is Honoré de Balzac’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to.
What is Honoré de Balzac’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 May 20, 1799. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Honoré de Balzac’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 Honoré de Balzac’s?
Set your chart beside Honoré de Balzac’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 Honoré de Balzac’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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