Famous birth charts · Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison’s chart in full
Born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, United States. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
22°24′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 10:55 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
0°38′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
18°37′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
6°09′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
0°50′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
6°49′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
2°02′
Uranus in Aries
11°30′
Neptune in Aquarius
27°38′
Pluto in Aries
24°10′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
20°40′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
24°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
12°35′
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.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury and Neptune) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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.
The Moon conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.2°
His feelings ran hot and fast, and he protected the people he loved fiercely.
Venus square Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mars sextile Saturn close at 1.2°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
The Sun trine North Node close at 1.7°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
The Sun sextile Pluto close at 1.8°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Mercury trine North Node close at 2.1°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
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Mars sextile Neptune wide at 3.2°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 3.5°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 3.8°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 4.1°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 4.4°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Jupiter sextile Uranus wide at 4.7°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 4.8°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 5.2°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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