Famous birth charts · Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant’s chart in full
Born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
6°50′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 1:04 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
29°24′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
18°54′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
22°59′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
24°00′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
11°37′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
0°42′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
7°17′
Neptune in Capricornretrograde
5°09′
Pluto in Aries
0°15′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
22°10′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
7°55′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
23°36′
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 optimism and his discipline (the Sun, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Taurus, 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 Sun trine Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Moon trine Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
Venus quincunx Mars close at 1.0°
What he found beautiful and what he desired kept parting ways, and love took some working out.
The Moon square Saturn close at 1.3°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 1.7°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mars opposition North Node close at 1.8°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
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Uranus conjunction Neptune close at 2.1°
Visionary: the new and the ideal met in his imagination.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.3°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 4.3°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 4.4°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 4.8°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
Mercury trine Mars wide at 5.1°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 6.1°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 6.5°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 6.6°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 6.7°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 7.3°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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