John Adams’ birth chart
PresidentBorn October 30, 1735, Braintree, Massachusetts, United StatesDied July 4, 1826
Deep, watchful and all in.
- SunScorpioThe Detective
- MoonAriesor Taurus
- VenusScorpioThe Devotee
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Scorpio, the Detective
Deep, watchful and all in. Trusts slowly, and once trust is given, it is given completely. His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun sextile Jupiter (close at 1.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Aries or Taurus, the Quick Flame
Feels in bursts, honestly and all at once. Hates sitting still with a mood, and needs a way to act on it. He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
The Moon opposition Pluto (almost exact at 0.9°) · For a birth after 8:47 p.m., his Moon was in Taurus.
How he loved
Venus in Scorpio, the Devotee
Loves intensely and loyally. Wants a close, honest bond and nothing less.
How he thought
Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator
A penetrating mind. Reads people well, speaks carefully and can tell when something is being hidden. Meaning came to him before the words did, and clear speech followed the feeling.
Mercury quincunx Neptune (close at 2.0°)
What drove him
Mars in Libra, the Negotiator
Gets things done through people, charm and fairness. Prefers teamwork to a fight, and fights hardest for others.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew his attention first.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
John Adams was born the day before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 99% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, 37 days after the September equinox.
Venus retrograde
Venus was retrograde all the day John Adams was born, as it was on 42 days of 1735. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For John Adams, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1824, at 88: his third Saturn return, after the second in 1794 and 1795. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Scorpio
You and John Adams
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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
Together, chart beside chart
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What is John Adams’ zodiac sign?
Scorpio. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, with the Sun in Scorpio, the Detective. Deep, watchful and all in. Trusts slowly, and once trust is given, it is given completely.
What is John Adams’ Moon sign?
Aries or Taurus. The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 8:47 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
What is John Adams’ 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 October 30, 1735. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is John Adams’ Venus sign?
Scorpio, the Devotee. Loves intensely and loyally. Wants a close, honest bond and nothing less.
How does your chart compare with John Adams’?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and John Adams’ Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Gilbert Stuart, 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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