Famous birth charts · Napoleon III
Napoleon III’s chart in full
Born April 20, 1808, Paris, France. 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 Taurus
The Sun moved from Aries into Taurus at 7:06 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
0°12′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 7:52 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
2°06′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
2°59′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
2°35′
Mars in Taurus
Mars moved from Aries into Taurus at 4:33 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
0°14′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
9°29′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
20°21′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
3°08′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
4°10′
Pluto in Pisces
14°05′
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.
21°32′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
10°11′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
23°17′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
The Sun conjunction Mars exact at 0.0°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Mercury quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and he spent time explaining how he got there.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.4°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Venus quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
Affection and independence needed constant trading off, and he kept renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
The Moon trine Uranus close at 1.0°
His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
Saturn conjunction North Node close at 1.2°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
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Mercury trine Neptune close at 1.2°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Venus trine Neptune close at 1.6°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Moon square Neptune close at 2.1°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Mars opposition Uranus close at 2.9°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Sun opposition Uranus close at 2.9°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Sun quincunx Neptune wide at 4.0°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 4.6°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
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.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 6.3°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 6.3°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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