Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s birth chart
PhilosopherBorn June 28, 1712, Geneva, SwitzerlandDied July 2, 1778
Warm, loyal and fiercely caring.
- SunCancerThe Protector
- MoonTaurusThe Hearth
- VenusGeminiThe Charmer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Cancer, the Protector
Warm, loyal and fiercely caring. Happiest looking after the people who feel like family. His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
The Sun sextile the Moon (almost exact at 0.4°)
What he needed
Moon in Taurus, the Hearth
Settled by simple, solid comforts: a good meal, a quiet evening, the same people year after year. His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
The Moon square Jupiter (close at 1.5°)
How he loved
Venus in Gemini, the Charmer
Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love. Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Mercury conjunction Venus (wide at 4.4°)
How he thought
Mercury in Gemini, the Quick Wit
A restless, clever mind. Loves words, news and the fun of a good exchange. A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury sextile Saturn (close at 3.0°)
What drove him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Busy, versatile and sharp. Gets moving through talk, travel and a steady supply of new plans. His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Mars sextile Saturn (close at 2.2°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his mind, his heart and his drive (Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Gemini, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth and air signs: the practical and the solid, and ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born five days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 25% lit, in Taurus. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, seven days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1770 and 1771, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1741. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Cancer
You and Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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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.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s zodiac sign?
Cancer. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712, with the Sun in Cancer, the Protector. Warm, loyal and fiercely caring. Happiest looking after the people who feel like family.
What is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Moon sign?
Taurus, the Hearth. Settled by simple, solid comforts: a good meal, a quiet evening, the same people year after year.
What is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’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 June 28, 1712. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Venus sign?
Gemini, the Charmer. Falls for a clever mind. Needs conversation, laughter and variety in love.
How does your chart compare with Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 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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