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Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth chart

ComposerBorn December 16, 1770, Bonn, GermanyDied March 26, 1827

Open, funny and frank.

  • SunSagittariusThe Explorer
  • MoonSagittariusThe Free Spirit
  • VenusCapricornThe Loyal Partner

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he was

    Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer

    Open, funny and frank. Chases meaning the way other people chase money, with a map half unfolded. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.

    The Sun opposition Mars (close at 2.1°)

  2. What he needed

    Moon in Sagittarius, the Free Spirit

    Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it. Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.

    The Moon trine Saturn (close at 1.3°)

  3. How he loved

    Venus in Capricorn, the Loyal Partner

    Loves seriously and steadily. Shows love through commitment and reliability.

  4. How he thought

    Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher

    Frank, curious and full of opinions. Thinks in big pictures and loves a debate about what really matters. Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.

    Mercury opposition Mars (almost exact at 0.1°)

  5. What drove him

    Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker

    Quick, clever and busy. Gets things done through talk, ideas and juggling several jobs.

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his identity, his feelings and his mind (the Sun, the Moon and Mercury) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first. No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Ludwig van Beethoven was born the day before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 0% lit, in Sagittarius. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Sunday, five days before the December solstice.

  • Mars retrograde

    Mars was retrograde all the day Ludwig van Beethoven was born, as it was on 56 days of 1770. How often the famous were

  • Saturn return

    For Ludwig van Beethoven, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1800, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?

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Signs that click with Sagittarius

You and Ludwig van Beethoven

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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.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Also Sagittarius Sun, Sagittarius MoonAlso born on December 16

Questions about his chart

What is Ludwig van Beethoven’s zodiac sign?

Sagittarius. Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Open, funny and frank. Chases meaning the way other people chase money, with a map half unfolded.

What is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Moon sign?

Sagittarius, the Free Spirit. Restless and good-humoured. Feels best with a plan for the next adventure and the freedom to change it.

What is Ludwig van Beethoven’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 December 16, 1770. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Venus sign?

Capricorn, the Loyal Partner. Loves seriously and steadily. Shows love through commitment and reliability.

How does your chart compare with Ludwig van Beethoven’s?

Set your chart beside Ludwig van Beethoven’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 Ludwig van Beethoven’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Joseph Karl Stieler, 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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