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Martin Van Buren’s birth chart

PresidentBorn December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York, United StatesDied July 24, 1862

Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.

  • SunSagittariusThe Explorer
  • MoonSagittariusor Capricorn
  • VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he was

    Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer

    Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.

    The Sun sextile Neptune (wide at 3.9°)

  2. What he needed

    Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn, the Free Spirit

    Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in.

    For a birth after 6:58 p.m., his Moon was in Capricorn.

  3. How he loved

    Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer

    Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with. He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.

    Venus sextile Pluto (exact at 0.0°)

  4. How he thought

    Mercury in Scorpio, the Investigator

    A penetrating mind. Reads people well, speaks carefully and can tell when something is being hidden.

  5. What drove him

    Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist

    Quietly powerful. Works in private, holds nothing back, and does not give up. A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.

    Mars square Pluto (close at 1.5°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    Uranus is the hub of his chart: it takes part in seven of its aspects, more than any other body, so his independence touched everything else in it.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Martin Van Buren was born the day after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 1% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Thursday, fifteen days before the December solstice.

  • Saturn return

    For Martin Van Buren, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1841, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1812. When is yours?

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Signs that click with Sagittarius

You and Martin Van Buren

Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.

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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.

Martin Van Buren’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Martin Van Buren’s zodiac sign?

Sagittarius. Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.

What is Martin Van Buren’s Moon sign?

Sagittarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 6:58 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.

What is Martin Van Buren’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 5, 1782. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Martin Van Buren’s Venus sign?

Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves openly and with good humour. Needs freedom, honesty and someone to explore the world with.

How does your chart compare with Martin Van Buren’s?

Set your chart beside Martin Van Buren’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 Martin Van Buren’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady, 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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