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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s birth chart

ComposerBorn May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, RussiaDied October 25, 1893

Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle.

  • SunTaurusThe Gardener
  • MoonLeoor Cancer
  • VenusAriesThe Chaser

What his chart says about him

  1. Who he was

    Sun in Taurus, the Gardener

    Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last. Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.

    The Sun conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.7°)

  2. What he needed

    Moon in Leo or Cancer, the Warm Heart

    Needs to feel loved, appreciated and a little special, and gives warmth generously in return.

    For a birth before 10:28 a.m., his Moon was in Cancer.

  3. How he loved

    Venus in Aries, the Chaser

    Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.

    Venus trine Saturn (wide at 5.0°)

  4. How he thought

    Mercury in Aries, the Spark

    A sharp, impatient mind. Cuts straight to the point and likes a good argument. A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.

    Mercury trine Saturn (almost exact at 0.1°)

  5. What drove him

    Mars in Taurus, the Stayer

    Steady, strong and very patient. He kept going long after others stopped. Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.

    Mars square Neptune (close at 1.3°)

  6. The shape of his chart

    In his chart, his mind, his heart and his intensity (Mercury, Venus and Pluto) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first. In his chart, fire signs hold the most planets: instinct and enthusiasm.

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The sky the day he was born

  • The Moon

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born five days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 36% lit. Tonight’s Moon

  • The day

    It was a Thursday, 45 days before the June solstice.

  • Saturn return

    For Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1869, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?

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Signs that click with Taurus

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The chart

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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect

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Questions about his chart

What is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s zodiac sign?

Taurus. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last.

What is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Moon sign?

Leo or Cancer. The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 10:28 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.

What is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s rising sign?

The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on May 7, 1840. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.

What is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Venus sign?

Aries, the Chaser. Falls fast and loves the chase. Wants passion, honesty and a partner who keeps up.

How does your chart compare with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s?

Set your chart beside Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.

Sources and credits

Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.

Photo: Nikolai Kuznetsov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.

The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.

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