James Madison’s birth chart
PresidentBorn March 16, 1751, Port Conway, Virginia, United StatesDied June 28, 1836
Soft-hearted and full of imagination.
- SunPiscesThe Dreamer
- MoonScorpioThe Vault
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer
Soft-hearted and full of imagination. Picks up on feelings nobody has said out loud. Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun trine Neptune (close at 1.4°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio, the Vault
Feels everything strongly and privately. Needs trust, loyalty and honesty above all.
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit. In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Venus square Mars (close at 1.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
Clever, unusual and ahead of the moment. Loves ideas for their own sake and thinks about everyone, not only the few. Meaning came to him before the words did, and clear speech followed the feeling.
Mercury quincunx Neptune (close at 1.7°)
What drove him
Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever
Disciplined and steady. Plans the route, does the work and gets there in the end. Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Mars trine Jupiter (wide at 5.4°)
The shape of his chart
Venus is the hub of his chart: it takes part in four of its aspects, more than any other body, so his heart touched everything else in it.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
James Madison was born five days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 81% lit, in Scorpio. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, four days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For James Madison, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1810, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1780 and 1781. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Pisces
You and James Madison
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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 James Madison’s zodiac sign?
Pisces. James Madison was born on March 16, 1751, with the Sun in Pisces, the Dreamer. Soft-hearted and full of imagination. Picks up on feelings nobody has said out loud.
What is James Madison’s Moon sign?
Scorpio, the Vault. Feels everything strongly and privately. Needs trust, loyalty and honesty above all.
What is James Madison’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 March 16, 1751. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is James Madison’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit.
How does your chart compare with James Madison’s?
Set your chart beside James Madison’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 James Madison’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: John Vanderlyn, 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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