Famous birth charts · Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven’s chart in full
Born December 16, 1770, Bonn, Germany. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
24°38′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
17°04′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
22°29′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
26°45′
Mars in Geminiretrograde
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
22°32′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
3°13′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
15°48′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
12°08′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
13°59′
Pluto in Capricorn
16°33′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
26°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
3°39′
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 feelings and his mind (the Sun, the Moon and Mercury) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his heart, his optimism and his intensity (Venus, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his independence, his imagination and his intensity (Uranus in Taurus, Neptune in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 opposition Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Venus sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Saturn quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
He kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
The Moon trine Saturn close at 1.3°
Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.9°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun opposition Mars close at 2.1°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
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The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Neptune trine Pluto close at 2.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 3.7°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 4.4°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 8.6°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
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 water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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