Jane Austen’s birth chart
AuthorBorn December 16, 1775, Steventon, United KingdomDied July 18, 1817
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonLibraThe Peacemaker
- VenusScorpioThe Devotee
What her chart says about her
Who she was
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Neptune (almost exact at 0.4°)
What she needed
Moon in Libra, the Peacemaker
Needs harmony, good company and fairness. Feels best when everyone is getting along.
How she loved
Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee
All or nothing in love. Feels intensely and stays loyal to the very end.
How she thought
Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher
Frank, curious and full of opinions. Thinks in big pictures and loves a debate about what really matters. Her mind ran ahead of the conversation: she said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury opposition Uranus (close at 1.7°)
What drove her
Mars in Capricorn, the Achiever
Disciplined and steady. Plans the route, does the work and gets there in the end. Drive with the brakes on: she wanted to move, something held her back, and the friction made her tough.
Mars square Saturn (almost exact at 0.4°)
The shape of her chart
Saturn is the hub of her chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so her discipline touched everything else in it. Most of her planets are in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day she was born
The Moon
Jane Austen was born six days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 38% lit, in Libra. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, five days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Jane Austen, Saturn came back to where it stood at her birth in 1805, at 29: her first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
You and Jane Austen
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets hers, and the signs you share.
Or someone you know: a partner, a friend or a parent. Compare two charts
The chart
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Sagittarius
See allQuestions about her chart
What is Jane Austen’s zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
What is Jane Austen’s Moon sign?
Libra, the Peacemaker. Needs harmony, good company and fairness. Feels best when everyone is getting along.
What is Jane Austen’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 December 16, 1775. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Jane Austen’s Venus sign?
Scorpio, the Devotee. All or nothing in love. Feels intensely and stays loyal to the very end.
How does your chart compare with Jane Austen’s?
Set your chart beside Jane Austen’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 Jane Austen’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Cassandra Austen, 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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