Famous birth charts · Peter III of Russia
Peter III of Russia’s chart in full
Born February 21, 1728, Kiel, Germany. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
2°07′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
10°20′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
27°44′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
17°58′
Mars in Virgoretrograde
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
13°16′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
23°35′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
19°19′
Uranus in Scorpio
22°20′
Neptune in Gemini
5°41′
Pluto in Libraretrograde
7°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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
12°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
1°24′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his optimism (Jupiter in Taurus) and his independence (Uranus in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Aquarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his optimism (Jupiter in Taurus) and his independence (Uranus in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Aquarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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.
Mars opposition North Node almost exact at 0.8°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Jupiter opposition Uranus close at 1.3°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Neptune trine Pluto close at 1.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon trine North Node close at 2.2°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Saturn square Uranus close at 3.0°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 3.6°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
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Mercury square Jupiter wide at 4.2°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 4.3°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Venus sextile Uranus wide at 4.3°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Venus trine Mars wide at 4.7°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.4°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 5.6°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Neptune square North Node wide at 6.8°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 8.5°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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
No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
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