John Brown’s birth chart
AbolitionistBorn May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut, United StatesDied December 2, 1859
Calm, patient and loyal.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonScorpioor Sagittarius
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years. The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun opposition Neptune (close at 3.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio or Sagittarius, the Vault
Feels everything strongly and privately. Needs trust, loyalty and honesty above all.
For a birth after 2:35 p.m., his Moon was in Sagittarius.
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up. Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Mercury conjunction Venus (close at 1.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aries, the Spark
Thinks fast and speaks plainly. Ideas arrive whole and leave his mouth a second later. Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and he spent time explaining how he got there.
Mercury quincunx Uranus (close at 1.1°)
What drove him
Mars in Pisces, the Gentle Warrior
Moves by intuition and feeling. Finds strength in service and in standing up for someone else. When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and he learned timing the hard way.
Mars quincunx Saturn (close at 2.6°)
The shape of his chart
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
John Brown was born the day after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 99% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 43 days before the June solstice.
Saturn return
For John Brown, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1858, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1829. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and John Brown
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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
More with the Sun in Taurus
See allQuestions about his chart
What is John Brown’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. John Brown was born on May 9, 1800, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Calm, patient and loyal. Grows good things slowly and keeps them for years.
What is John Brown’s Moon sign?
Scorpio or Sagittarius. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 2:35 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
What is John Brown’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 May 9, 1800. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is John Brown’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up.
How does your chart compare with John Brown’s?
Set your chart beside John Brown’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 John Brown’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Augustus Washington, 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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