Famous birth charts · Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren’s chart in full
Born December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
13°47′
Moon in Sagittarius
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.
25°34′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
24°26′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
6°34′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
8°00′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
4°31′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
1°19′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
6°14′
Neptune in Libra
9°52′
Pluto in Aquarius
6°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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
4°32′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
10°44′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Sagittarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Aquarius) both point at his independence (Uranus in Cancer), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
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.
Venus sextile Pluto exact at 0.0°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Jupiter square North Node exact at 0.0°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Uranus quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
Freedom and control needed constant adjusting, and he changed in stages rather than all at once.
Venus quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
Affection and independence needed constant trading off, and he kept renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
Mars square Pluto close at 1.5°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Uranus square North Node close at 1.7°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
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Jupiter opposition Uranus close at 1.7°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Mars trine Uranus close at 1.8°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Pluto sextile North Node close at 2.0°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Venus trine North Node close at 2.0°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 3.2°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
Saturn square North Node wide at 3.2°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Venus sextile Neptune wide at 3.3°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 3.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 3.5°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 3.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 3.9°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Saturn opposition Uranus wide at 4.9°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 5.3°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Jupiter square Neptune wide at 5.3°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 7.2°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
Standing alone: Mercury. It makes no major aspect, so his mind worked on its own, original and hard to sway.
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