Sun Yat-sen’s birth chart
PoliticianBorn November 12, 1866, Cuiheng, ChinaDied March 12, 1925
Deep, watchful and all in.
- SunScorpioThe Detective
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Scorpio, the Detective
Deep, watchful and all in. Trusts slowly, and once trust is given, it is given completely. Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
The Sun conjunction Saturn (wide at 4.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot. 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 0.5°)
How he loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion. What he found beautiful and what he desired kept parting ways, and love took some working out.
Venus quincunx Mars (close at 2.2°)
How he thought
Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher
Frank, curious and full of opinions. Thinks in big pictures and loves a debate about what really matters. He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Mercury trine Neptune (almost exact at 0.4°)
What drove him
Mars in Cancer, the Defender
Driven by feeling. Goes the furthest for something personal, and guards home fiercely. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars opposition Jupiter (close at 1.0°)
The shape of his chart
Mars is the hub of his chart: it takes part in four of its aspects, more than any other body, so his drive touched everything else in it. No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Sun Yat-sen was born five days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 19% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Monday, 39 days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Sun Yat-sen, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1925, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1895 and 1896. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Scorpio
You and Sun Yat-sen
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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
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Questions about his chart
What is Sun Yat-sen’s zodiac sign?
Scorpio. Sun Yat-sen was born on November 12, 1866, with the Sun in Scorpio, the Detective. Deep, watchful and all in. Trusts slowly, and once trust is given, it is given completely.
What is Sun Yat-sen’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Steady, self-reliant and slow to show strain. Feels safe when there is a plan and something solid underfoot.
What is Sun Yat-sen’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 November 12, 1866. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Sun Yat-sen’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion.
How does your chart compare with Sun Yat-sen’s?
Set your chart beside Sun Yat-sen’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 Sun Yat-sen’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: 上海波尔照相馆, 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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