Famous birth charts · Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade’s chart in full
Born June 2, 1740, Hôtel de Condé, France. 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
12°06′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
11°14′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
18°18′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
27°03′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
24°27′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
17°12′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
22°03′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
13°52′
Neptune in Cancer
4°12′
Pluto in Scorpioretrograde
6°27′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
14°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
21°00′
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 heart, his discipline and his imagination (Venus, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Cancer, 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.
Uranus opposition North Node almost exact at 0.6°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun square the Moon almost exact at 0.9°
The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 1.8°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
Neptune trine Pluto close at 2.2°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars square Saturn close at 2.4°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Venus square Mars close at 2.6°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
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The Moon trine Uranus close at 2.6°
His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
Mercury sextile Saturn wide at 3.8°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.9°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Mercury trine Uranus wide at 4.4°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 5.0°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.1°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 7.6°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
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
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