Famous birth charts · William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone’s chart in full
Born December 29, 1809, Liverpool, United Kingdom. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
7°27′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 8:11 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
2°03′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
6°46′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
19°07′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
19°39′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
15°35′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
9°53′
Uranus in Scorpio
13°10′
Neptune in Sagittarius
7°41′
Pluto in Pisces
13°55′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
20°30′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
13°33′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
1°57′
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 discipline and his imagination (Venus, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Sagittarius, 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.
Venus sextile Mars almost exact at 0.5°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.7°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Uranus trine Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mars trine North Node almost exact at 0.8°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Venus sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Saturn conjunction Neptune close at 2.2°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
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Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.4°
His hopes and his restlessness kept changing places, and he redrew his plans more than once.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 3.5°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 4.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 4.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 4.9°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Venus square Pluto wide at 5.2°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 5.7°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 5.7°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 6.5°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Mars square Uranus wide at 6.5°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 8.1°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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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