William Tecumseh Sherman’s birth chart
GeneralBorn February 8, 1820, John Sherman Birthplace, Ohio, United StatesDied February 14, 1891
Original, independent and fair.
- SunAquariusThe Free Thinker
- MoonSagittariusor Scorpio
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker
Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone. Aim and action ran at different speeds, and he spent real effort keeping them in step.
The Sun quincunx Mars (almost exact at 0.7°)
What he needed
Moon in Sagittarius or Scorpio, the Free Spirit
Feels best with space, laughter and something to look forward to. Gets restless when fenced in. Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
The Moon sextile Mercury (almost exact at 0.7°) · For a birth before 3:18 a.m., his Moon was in Scorpio.
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond. Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus trine Mars (almost exact at 0.3°)
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 Cancer, the Defender
Protective to the core. Puts every ounce of strength behind family and the people dearest to him.
The shape of his chart
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew his attention first. Most of his planets are in water signs: feeling and intuition.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
William Tecumseh Sherman was born five days before a new Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 36% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Tuesday, 40 days before the March equinox.
Mars retrograde
Mars was retrograde all the day William Tecumseh Sherman was born, as it was on 55 days of 1820. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For William Tecumseh Sherman, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1878 and 1879, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1849. When is yours?
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Signs that click with Aquarius
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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 Tecumseh Sherman’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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What is William Tecumseh Sherman’s zodiac sign?
Aquarius. William Tecumseh Sherman was born on February 8, 1820, with the Sun in Aquarius, the Free Thinker. Original, independent and fair. Thinks about how things could work better for everyone.
What is William Tecumseh Sherman’s Moon sign?
Sagittarius or Scorpio. The Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius at 3:18 a.m. that day, local time: in Scorpio for a birth before then, in Sagittarius for one after.
What is William Tecumseh Sherman’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 February 8, 1820. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is William Tecumseh Sherman’s Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond.
How does your chart compare with William Tecumseh Sherman’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and William Tecumseh Sherman’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady, 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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