Famous birth charts · P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum’s chart in full
Born July 5, 1810, Bethel, Connecticut, United States. 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
12°55′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 8:55 p.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
25°34′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
25°19′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
11°54′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
7°11′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
23°01′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
9°49′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
10°17′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
6°45′
Pluto in Piscesretrograde
17°02′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
9°31′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
20°45′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
23°02′
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.
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 identity, his independence and his intensity (the Sun in Cancer, Uranus in Scorpio and Pluto in Pisces) 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.
The Moon sextile Mercury almost exact at 0.3°
Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
Saturn sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Mars quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
Venus square Uranus close at 1.6°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Venus trine Saturn close at 2.1°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mars square North Node close at 2.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
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Venus sextile North Node close at 2.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 2.5°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
Mars quincunx Saturn close at 2.6°
When to push and when to wait took constant judging, and he learned timing the hard way.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 2.6°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 2.8°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 3.1°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 3.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
The Sun quincunx Saturn wide at 3.1°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
The Sun square North Node wide at 3.4°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 4.1°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 5.2°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 5.7°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 6.8°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
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.
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