Famous birth charts · Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner’s chart in full
Born May 22, 1813, Leipzig, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
0°54′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
20°20′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
5°56′
Venus in Gemini
Venus moved from Taurus into Gemini at 10:10 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
0°06′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
4°00′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
3°44′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
18°55′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
25°44′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
14°34′
Pluto in Pisces
20°31′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
13°18′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
5°28′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
20°11′
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 drive (Mars in Aquarius) and his optimism (Jupiter in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Taurus) 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 Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
The Sun conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.8°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Neptune trine North Node close at 1.3°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Saturn sextile Pluto close at 1.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Mercury square Mars close at 1.9°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 2.2°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
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The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 2.8°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 3.1°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Venus sextile Jupiter wide at 3.6°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Venus trine Mars wide at 3.9°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus opposition Uranus wide at 4.4°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 5.2°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Uranus trine Pluto wide at 5.2°
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
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