Famous birth charts · Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh’s chart in full
Born March 30, 1853, Zundert, Belgium. 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.
9°42′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
21°20′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
25°37′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
28°07′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
26°10′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
24°16′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
15°58′
Uranus in Taurus
6°48′
Neptune in Pisces
12°14′
Pluto in Taurus
0°46′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
22°28′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
12°51′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
21°59′
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 heart, his drive and his imagination (Venus, Mars and Neptune) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his discipline, his independence and his intensity (Saturn, Uranus and Pluto) 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 Moon opposition North Node close at 1.1°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Mercury trine Jupiter close at 1.3°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Jupiter opposition North Node close at 1.8°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Mars square Jupiter close at 1.9°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Venus conjunction Mars close at 1.9°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.1°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
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Mars square North Node wide at 3.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 3.7°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 3.8°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mercury conjunction Pluto wide at 5.2°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
Venus square North Node wide at 5.6°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 6.0°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wanted radical change, and wanted it at once.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 6.5°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
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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