Famous birth charts · Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms’ chart in full
Born May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
16°36′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 2:43 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
28°35′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
22°06′
Venus in Geminiretrograde
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
1°47′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
16°44′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
20°12′
Saturn in Virgoretrograde
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
21°29′
Uranus in Aquarius
22°23′
Neptune in Capricornretrograde
29°23′
Pluto in Aries
12°02′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
16°50′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
21°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
22°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 mind, his optimism and his intensity (Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Aries) and his independence (Uranus in Aquarius) both point at his discipline (Saturn in Virgo), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
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.
Mars conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.1°
Driven towards his path: he went after the life he wanted with real force.
The Sun sextile Mars almost exact at 0.1°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun sextile North Node almost exact at 0.2°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Mercury sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Saturn quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
When to keep the rules and when to break them took constant deciding.
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Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 1.3°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter close at 1.9°
He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Jupiter sextile Uranus close at 2.2°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Venus trine Neptune close at 2.4°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 3.4°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 3.5°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Saturn sextile North Node wide at 4.7°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Mars square Pluto wide at 4.7°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Pluto square North Node wide at 4.8°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 4.9°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Mercury square North Node wide at 5.3°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
Mercury square Mars wide at 5.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 5.8°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
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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