Thomas Paine’s birth chart
PhilosopherBorn February 9, 1737, Thetford, United KingdomDied June 8, 1809
A free mind with a strong sense of fairness.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonGeminiThe Talker
- VenusAriesThe Chaser
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker
A free mind with a strong sense of fairness. Friendly to everyone and hard to pin down. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square Mars (wide at 5.0°)
What he needed
Moon in Gemini, the Talker
Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about. His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
The Moon square Mercury (close at 1.7°)
How he loved
Venus in Aries, the Chaser
Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit. Affection and the need for control kept getting in each other’s way, and trust took him time.
Venus quincunx Pluto (exact at 0.0°)
How he thought
Mercury in Pisces, the Poet
An intuitive, imaginative mind. Thinks in images and picks up what is left unsaid. He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Mercury square Saturn (wide at 4.1°)
What drove him
Mars in Taurus, the Stayer
Slow and sure. He did not rush, and he was hard to push off course.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his feelings, his discipline and his imagination (the Moon, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Gemini, and that part of life drew his attention first. Most of his planets are in air signs: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Thomas Paine was born six days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 64% lit, in Gemini. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, 39 days before the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Thomas Paine, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1795, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1765 and 1766. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aquarius
You and Thomas Paine
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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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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Thomas Paine’s zodiac sign?
Aquarius. Thomas Paine was born on February 9, 1737, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. A free mind with a strong sense of fairness. Friendly to everyone and hard to pin down.
What is Thomas Paine’s Moon sign?
Gemini, the Talker. Feels better after talking it through. Needs conversation, variety and something interesting to think about.
What is Thomas Paine’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 February 9, 1737. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Thomas Paine’s Venus sign?
Aries, the Chaser. Loves boldly and makes the first move. Wants excitement, honesty and a partner with spirit.
How does your chart compare with Thomas Paine’s?
Set your chart beside Thomas Paine’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 Thomas Paine’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Auguste Millière / After George Romney / After William Sharp, 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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