John Hancock’s birth chart
Born January 23, 1737, Braintree, Massachusetts, United StatesDied January 8, 1793
Independent, inventive and quietly idealistic.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonScorpioor Libra
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker
Independent, inventive and quietly idealistic. Asks why things are done this way and imagines a better one. Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun trine Saturn (close at 1.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio or Libra, the Vault
Feels everything strongly and privately. Needs trust, loyalty and honesty above all. Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
The Moon opposition Mars (almost exact at 0.6°) · For a birth before 1:14 a.m., his Moon was in Libra.
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Gentle, devoted and full of feeling. Wants a love with a little magic in it. Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus sextile Mars (wide at 3.9°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
Original and future-minded. Thinks in systems and finds new ways to do old things. Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury square Mars (wide at 5.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Steady, strong and very patient. He kept going long after others stopped. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square Mars (close at 3.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
John Hancock was born seven days after a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 48% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, 33 days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For John Hancock, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1765 and 1766, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aquarius
You and John Hancock
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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 Aquarius
See allQuestions about his chart
What is John Hancock’s zodiac sign?
Aquarius. John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. Independent, inventive and quietly idealistic. Asks why things are done this way and imagines a better one.
What is John Hancock’s Moon sign?
Scorpio or Libra. The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 1:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
What is John Hancock’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 January 23, 1737. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is John Hancock’s Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Gentle, devoted and full of feeling. Wants a love with a little magic in it.
How does your chart compare with John Hancock’s?
Set your chart beside John Hancock’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 Hancock’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: John Singleton Copley, 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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