Famous birth charts · William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman’s chart in full
Born February 8, 1820, John Sherman Birthplace, Ohio, United States. 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.
18°55′
Moon in Sagittarius
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.
4°51′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
4°12′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
17°58′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
18°14′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
27°11′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
28°16′
Uranus in Sagittarius
27°37′
Neptune in Capricorn
0°06′
Pluto in Pisces
26°11′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
2°51′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
26°27′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
23°35′
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 identity, his mind and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 intensity (Venus, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Pisces, 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 trine Mars almost exact at 0.3°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Jupiter sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Moon sextile Mercury almost exact at 0.7°
Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
The Sun quincunx Mars almost exact at 0.7°
Aim and action ran at different speeds, and he spent real effort keeping them in step.
Mercury sextile North Node close at 1.4°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
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Uranus square Pluto close at 1.4°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Saturn square Neptune close at 1.8°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Moon trine North Node close at 2.0°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Saturn conjunction Pluto close at 2.1°
Iron will and great patience: he built slowly and for keeps.
Uranus conjunction Neptune close at 2.5°
Visionary: the new and the ideal met in his imagination.
Neptune square North Node close at 2.8°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 2.9°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 4.6°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
Uranus square North Node wide at 5.2°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 6.7°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 8.3°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
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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