Louis XVI of France’s birth chart
Then KingBorn August 23, 1754, Palace of Versailles, FranceDied January 21, 1793
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better.
- SunVirgoor Leo
- MoonScorpioThe Vault
- VenusLibraThe Sweetheart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Virgo or Leo, the Fixer
Notices what is out of place and knows how to make it better. Shows love by being useful, and has a dry, quick humour that surprises people. His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun conjunction Mercury (almost exact at 0.1°) · For a birth before 8:16 a.m., his Sun was in Leo.
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio, the Vault
Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them. His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
The Moon trine Uranus (close at 1.4°)
How he loved
Venus in Libra, the Sweetheart
Happiest as half of a well-matched pair. Brings charm, fairness and courtesy to love. A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus sextile Neptune (almost exact at 0.1°)
How he thought
Mercury in Virgo or Leo, the Analyst
A careful, exact mind. Spots the flaw, fixes the plan and gets the wording just right. He loved ideas, the bigger the better, and he could talk anyone into hoping.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter (close at 1.0°) · For a birth after 12:48 p.m., his Mercury was in Leo.
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Skilful, hardworking and modest. Gets ahead through practice, precision and getting the details right.
The shape of his chart
Uranus is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his independence touched everything else in it. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Louis XVI of France was born five days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 34% lit, in Scorpio. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Friday, 30 days before the September equinox.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Louis XVI of France was born, as it was on 70 days of 1754. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Louis XVI of France, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1783, at 28: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
You and Louis XVI of France
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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.
Louis XVI of France’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
Questions about his chart
What is Louis XVI of France’s zodiac sign?
Virgo or Leo. The Sun moved from Leo into Virgo at 8:16 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
What is Louis XVI of France’s Moon sign?
Scorpio, the Vault. Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them.
What is Louis XVI of France’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 August 23, 1754. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Louis XVI of France’s Venus sign?
Libra, the Sweetheart. Happiest as half of a well-matched pair. Brings charm, fairness and courtesy to love.
How does your chart compare with Louis XVI of France’s?
Set your chart beside Louis XVI of France’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 Louis XVI of France’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis / Formerly attributed to Antoine-François Callet, 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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