Famous birth charts · Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II’s chart in full
Born January 27, 1859, Kronprinzenpalais, Germany. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
7°03′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 9:12 p.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
25°20′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
13°18′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
23°52′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
26°43′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
11°41′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
9°02′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
29°30′
Neptune in Pisces
22°57′
Pluto in Taurus
5°37′
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.
29°36′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
16°45′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
19°10′
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.
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 identity (the Sun in Aquarius) and his discipline (Saturn in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Taurus) 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.
Uranus square North Node almost exact at 0.1°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Venus square Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Moon trine Mars close at 1.4°
His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
The Sun square Pluto close at 1.4°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter close at 1.6°
The facts and the bigger picture needed constant reconciling, and he kept checking one against the other.
The Sun opposition Saturn close at 2.0°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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The Moon trine Neptune close at 2.4°
He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
Jupiter sextile Saturn close at 2.6°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Mars sextile Uranus close at 2.8°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Venus square Mars close at 2.9°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 3.4°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 3.8°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 4.6°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 7.5°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
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.
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