Famous birth charts · John Brown
John Brown’s chart in full
Born May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
18°45′
Moon in Scorpio
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.
28°22′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
24°19′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
25°18′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
7°00′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
0°53′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
4°25′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
23°11′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
15°48′
Pluto in Pisces
4°22′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
27°28′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
22°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
29°41′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Saturn quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
He kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 1.0°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Mercury quincunx Uranus close at 1.1°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and he spent time explaining how he got there.
Venus quincunx Uranus close at 2.1°
Affection and independence needed constant trading off, and he kept renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
Venus conjunction North Node close at 2.2°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
Mars quincunx Saturn close at 2.6°
When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and he learned timing the hard way.
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Mars conjunction Pluto close at 2.6°
Concentrated force: when he wanted something, he went after it with everything.
The Sun opposition Neptune close at 3.0°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury conjunction North Node wide at 3.1°
Ideas and talk set his course: he found his direction by learning and talking things through.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 3.4°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 3.5°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 4.4°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 6.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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