Salvador Dalí’s birth chart
ArtistBorn May 11, 1904, Figueres, SpainDied January 23, 1989
Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonAriesor Pisces
- VenusTaurusThe Keeper
What his chart says about him
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. Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun square Saturn (almost exact at 0.3°)
What he needed
Moon in Aries or Pisces, the Quick Flame
Feels in bursts, honestly and all at once. Hates sitting still with a mood, and needs a way to act on it. His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
The Moon square Neptune (almost exact at 0.1°) · For a birth before 3:51 a.m., his Moon was in Pisces.
How he loved
Venus in Taurus, the Keeper
Loves slowly, loyally and through the senses. Once someone is let in, they stay in, and they are cared for in ways they can touch. A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus sextile Neptune (almost exact at 0.7°)
How he thought
Mercury in Taurus, the Careful Thinker
A steady, sensible mind. Learns by doing and remembers what was learned. He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
Mercury conjunction Mars (close at 1.9°)
What drove him
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Slow and sure. He did not rush, and he was hard to push off course. Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mars square Saturn (wide at 4.6°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first. In his chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Salvador Dalí was born four days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 15% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, 41 days before the June solstice.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Salvador Dalí was born, as it was on 77 days of 1904. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Salvador Dalí, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1963 and 1964, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1934. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
You and Salvador Dalí
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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.
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
Together, chart beside chart
More with the Sun in Taurus
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What is Salvador Dalí’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904, 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 Salvador Dalí’s Moon sign?
Aries or Pisces. The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 3:51 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
What is Salvador Dalí’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 11, 1904. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Salvador Dalí’s Venus sign?
Taurus, the Keeper. Loves slowly, loyally and through the senses. Once someone is let in, they stay in, and they are cared for in ways they can touch.
How does your chart compare with Salvador Dalí’s?
Set your chart beside Salvador Dalí’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 Salvador Dalí’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964., 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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