Famous birth charts · Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha’s chart in full
Born August 26, 1819, Schloss Rosenau, 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
2°20′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 1:35 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
5°34′
Mercury in Virgoretrograde
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
21°51′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
20°30′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
23°37′
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Jupiter in Aquariusretrograde
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
9°40′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
29°12′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
20°32′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
25°58′
Pluto in Piscesretrograde
27°01′
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.
11°45′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
28°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
5°01′
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 mind (Mercury in Virgo) and his discipline and his intensity (Saturn and Pluto, together in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Gemini) 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 drive (Mars in Gemini) and his independence and his imagination (Uranus and Neptune, together in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Virgo) 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 mind (Mercury in Virgo) and his discipline and his intensity (Saturn and Pluto, together in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Sagittarius) 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 mind (Mercury in Virgo) and his intensity (Pluto in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Sagittarius) 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 drive (Mars in Gemini) and his imagination (Neptune in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Pisces) 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 drive (Mars in Gemini) and his independence and his imagination (Uranus and Neptune, together in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Pisces) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his mind, his drive, his discipline and his imagination (Mercury in Virgo, Mars in Gemini, Saturn in Pisces and Neptune in Sagittarius) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his mind, his drive, his independence and his intensity (Mercury in Virgo, Mars in Gemini, Uranus in Sagittarius and Pluto in Pisces) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his mind, his drive, his imagination and his intensity (Mercury in Virgo, Mars in Gemini, Neptune in Sagittarius and Pluto in Pisces) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
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 trine Uranus exact at 0.0°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mercury square Uranus close at 1.3°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury square Mars close at 1.8°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Jupiter sextile North Node close at 2.1°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Saturn conjunction Pluto close at 2.2°
Iron will and great patience: he built slowly and for keeps.
Mars opposition Neptune close at 2.4°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
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Mars opposition Uranus wide at 3.1°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Venus sextile Mars wide at 3.1°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
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.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 3.2°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Mars square Pluto wide at 3.4°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 4.1°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 5.2°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Uranus conjunction Neptune wide at 5.4°
Visionary: the new and the ideal met in his imagination.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 5.5°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Mars square Saturn wide at 5.6°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 6.4°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 6.5°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 7.3°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
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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