Famous birth charts · Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis’ chart in full
Born June 3, 1808, Fairview, Kentucky, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
12°53′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 2:35 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
5°37′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
21°12′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
26°27′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
2°21′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
16°13′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
17°11′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
1°27′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
3°03′
Pluto in Pisces
14°38′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
21°12′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
10°21′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
28°11′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Gemini, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Mercury quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
His habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Mars opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
Jupiter trine Saturn close at 1.0°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto close at 1.6°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
The Sun square Pluto close at 1.8°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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Saturn trine Pluto close at 2.5°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 3.3°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 4.0°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
The Sun quincunx Saturn wide at 4.3°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.0°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 5.0°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Venus opposition North Node wide at 5.2°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 5.9°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 6.6°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Venus opposition Neptune wide at 6.6°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.3°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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