Famous birth charts · Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson’s chart in full
Born April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Virginia, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
23°18′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
15°37′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
27°09′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
14°19′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
18°47′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
4°43′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
29°04′
Uranus in Capricorn
26°56′
Neptune in Cancer
9°26′
Pluto in Scorpioretrograde
15°48′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
18°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
17°28′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Pisces) and his independence (Uranus in Capricorn) both point at his discipline (Saturn in Leo), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its 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 heart (Venus in Taurus) and his intensity (Pluto in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Leo) 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 square North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mercury sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Venus opposition Pluto close at 1.5°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Mercury quincunx Saturn close at 1.9°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 2.1°
When to keep the rules and when to break them took constant deciding.
Mars square Pluto close at 3.0°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
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The Moon trine Mars wide at 3.2°
His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 3.2°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 3.6°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Venus square Mars wide at 4.5°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 4.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 4.7°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 4.7°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 5.7°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 5.8°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Neptune trine Pluto wide at 6.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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