Thomas Sankara’s birth chart
PresidentBorn December 21, 1949, Yako, Burkina FasoDied October 15, 1987
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
- SunSagittariusThe Explorer
- MoonCapricornThe Steady Hand
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer
Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square Mars (close at 1.2°)
What he needed
Moon in Capricorn, the Steady Hand
Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed.
How he loved
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness. A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus trine Neptune (wide at 5.4°)
How he thought
Mercury in Capricorn, the Planner
Thinks practically and plans ahead. Speaks with authority and a dry sense of humour. Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mercury square Neptune (close at 1.8°)
What drove him
Mars in Virgo, the Craftsperson
Works carefully and precisely. Gets results through skill and attention to detail. Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mars square Uranus (wide at 5.1°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, earth signs hold the most planets: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Thomas Sankara was born two days after a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 4% lit, in Capricorn. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, 0 days before the December solstice.
Saturn return
For Thomas Sankara, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1979, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Sagittarius
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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.
Thomas Sankara’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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Questions about his chart
What is Thomas Sankara’s zodiac sign?
Sagittarius. Thomas Sankara was born on December 21, 1949, with the Sun in Sagittarius, the Explorer. Curious, honest and always after the next horizon: a trip, a big idea, a better answer.
What is Thomas Sankara’s Moon sign?
Capricorn, the Steady Hand. Handles feelings by getting on with things. Needs security, respect and quiet proof of being needed.
What is Thomas Sankara’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 December 21, 1949. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Thomas Sankara’s Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness.
How does your chart compare with Thomas Sankara’s?
Set your chart beside Thomas Sankara’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 Sankara’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: The Militant/ Ernest Harsch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
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The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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