William Howard Taft’s birth chart
Born September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesDied March 8, 1930
Sharp-eyed and quietly kind.
- SunVirgoThe Fixer
- MoonLeoThe Warm Heart
- VenusLeoThe Romantic
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Virgo, the Fixer
Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it. The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun opposition Neptune (close at 1.5°)
What he needed
Moon in Leo, the Warm Heart
Needs to feel loved, appreciated and a little special, and gives warmth generously in return. His feelings ran hot and fast, and he protected the people he loved fiercely.
The Moon conjunction Mars (almost exact at 0.7°)
How he loved
Venus in Leo, the Romantic
Grand in affection and fiercely loyal. Likes to celebrate the people dearest to him. He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Venus square Jupiter (close at 1.6°)
How he thought
Mercury in Libra, the Mediator
Weighs every side before speaking. Diplomatic, graceful and good at finding the words that keep the peace. The facts and the bigger picture needed constant reconciling, and he kept checking one against the other.
Mercury quincunx Jupiter (almost exact at 0.8°)
What drove him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Bold, proud and full of drive. Wants to lead, works hardest on what is dear to him, and wants to be recognised for it. His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
Mars quincunx Neptune (close at 1.0°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his feelings, his heart and his drive (the Moon, Venus and Mars) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew his attention first. The weight of his chart sits in earth signs: the practical and the solid.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
William Howard Taft was born three days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 7% lit, in Leo. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, seven days before the September equinox.
Saturn return
For William Howard Taft, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1916 and 1917, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1887. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Virgo
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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.
William Howard Taft’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is William Howard Taft’s zodiac sign?
Virgo. William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, with the Sun in Virgo, the Fixer. Sharp-eyed and quietly kind. Sees how a thing could work better and rolls up his sleeves to fix it.
What is William Howard Taft’s Moon sign?
Leo, the Warm Heart. Needs to feel loved, appreciated and a little special, and gives warmth generously in return.
What is William Howard Taft’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 September 15, 1857. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is William Howard Taft’s Venus sign?
Leo, the Romantic. Grand in affection and fiercely loyal. Likes to celebrate the people dearest to him.
How does your chart compare with William Howard Taft’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and William Howard Taft’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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