William McKinley’s birth chart
PresidentBorn January 29, 1843, Niles, Ohio, United StatesDied September 14, 1901
Independent, inventive and quietly idealistic.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonAquariusor Capricorn
- VenusSagittariusThe Adventurer
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker
Independent, inventive and quietly idealistic. Asks why things are done this way and imagines a better one. Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter (wide at 3.4°)
What he needed
Moon in Aquarius or Capricorn, the Cool Head
Needs freedom, friendship and room to think. Handles feelings by stepping back and making sense of them.
For a birth before 11:42 a.m., his Moon was in Capricorn.
How he loved
Venus in Sagittarius, the Adventurer
Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion. A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Mercury sextile Venus (almost exact at 0.6°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aquarius, the Inventor
Original and future-minded. Thinks in systems and finds new ways to do old things.
What drove him
Mars in Scorpio, the Strategist
Quietly powerful. Works in private, holds nothing back, and does not give up. Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mars square Neptune (almost exact at 0.5°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, air signs hold the most planets: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
William McKinley was born the day before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 1% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Sunday, 38 days after the December solstice.
Saturn return
For William McKinley, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1872, at 29: his first Saturn return. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aquarius
You and William McKinley
Would you have been friends? Would there have been a spark? See where your chart meets his, and the signs you share.
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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 McKinley’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Aquarius
See allQuestions about his chart
What is William McKinley’s zodiac sign?
Aquarius. William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. Independent, inventive and quietly idealistic. Asks why things are done this way and imagines a better one.
What is William McKinley’s Moon sign?
Aquarius or Capricorn. The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 11:42 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
What is William McKinley’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 January 29, 1843. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is William McKinley’s Venus sign?
Sagittarius, the Adventurer. Loves freedom, laughter and shared adventures. Wants a partner who is also a travel companion.
How does your chart compare with William McKinley’s?
Set your chart beside William McKinley’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and William McKinley’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: photographer, 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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