Famous birth charts · Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai’s chart in full
Born October 31, 1760, Honjo, Japan. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
8°10′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
8°45′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
17°31′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
28°10′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
20°26′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
18°03′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
22°29′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
1°51′
Neptune in Leo
21°50′
Pluto in Sagittarius
25°35′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
9°44′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
11°42′
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 identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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.
Mercury square Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Sun square the Moon almost exact at 0.6°
The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
Saturn quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
Duty and dreams kept trading places as the priority.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.4°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 1.6°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Mars square Saturn close at 2.0°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
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Mars sextile Jupiter close at 2.4°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 3.1°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 3.7°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 3.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 3.8°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 4.3°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 5.0°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mars conjunction Pluto wide at 5.2°
Concentrated force: when he wanted something, he went after it with everything.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 5.7°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 6.3°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Venus square Neptune wide at 6.3°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 9.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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