Roald Amundsen’s birth chart
ExplorerBorn July 16, 1872, Borge Municipality, NorwayDied June 18, 1928
Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help.
- SunCancerThe Protector
- MoonScorpioor Sagittarius
- VenusCancerThe Nurturer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Cancer, the Protector
Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong. Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun conjunction Venus (almost exact at 0.1°)
What he needed
Moon in Scorpio or Sagittarius, the Vault
Still on the surface and strong underneath. Holds on to feelings, and to the people who earn them.
For a birth after 4:55 p.m., his Moon was in Sagittarius.
How he loved
Venus in Cancer, the Nurturer
Loves by caring and protecting. Wants a partner who feels like home. He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Venus square Neptune (close at 2.1°)
How he thought
Mercury in Leo, the Storyteller
Confident, warm and persuasive. Likes an audience and has the words to keep one. His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Mercury square Pluto (wide at 5.3°)
What drove him
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Protective to the core. Puts every ounce of strength behind family and the people dearest to him.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Venus and Mars) gather in Cancer, and that part of life drew his attention first. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Roald Amundsen was born four days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 77% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, twenty-five days after the June solstice.
Saturn return
For Roald Amundsen, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1901, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Cancer
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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.
Roald Amundsen’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is Roald Amundsen’s zodiac sign?
Cancer. Roald Amundsen was born on July 16, 1872, with the Sun in Cancer, the Protector. Remembers birthdays, old jokes and who needed help. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the need to belong.
What is Roald Amundsen’s Moon sign?
Scorpio or Sagittarius. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 4:55 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
What is Roald Amundsen’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 July 16, 1872. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Roald Amundsen’s Venus sign?
Cancer, the Nurturer. Loves by caring and protecting. Wants a partner who feels like home.
How does your chart compare with Roald Amundsen’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Roald Amundsen’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, 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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