Henry David Thoreau Birth Chart
Born July 12, 1817 · Concord · Poets
Henry David Thoreau’s zodiac sign, or star sign, is Cancer. This page shows Henry David Thoreau’s full natal chart (also called a birth chart) - every planet’s sign and placement, calculated from the ephemeris for July 12, 1817, with the Moon approximately in Gemini.
Chart summary
Henry David Thoreau’s noon chart is water-dominant - 4 of the ten major bodies fall in water signs - with mutable signs most common by modality. The Sun is in Cancer and the Moon is approximately in Gemini. The tightest planetary aspect is Venus Semisextile Mars (orb 0.1°). 5 planets are retrograde. All positions are measured from the ephemeris for noon local time; no interpretation is implied.
Chart wheel
Noon chart · Tropical zodiac · Geocentric · houses not shown (time unknown)
Planet positions
| Body | Sign | Degree | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ Sun | Cancer | 19° 52′ 38″ | |
| ☽ Moon | Gemini | 29° 32′ 06″ | approx. |
| ☿ Mercury | Cancer | 0° 26′ 20″ | |
| ♀ Venus | Gemini | 5° 48′ 21″ | |
| ♂ Mars | Taurus | 5° 43′ 43″ | |
| ♃ Jupiter | Sagittarius | 1° 20′ 10″ | ℞ retro |
| ♄ Saturn | Pisces | 5° 28′ 08″ | ℞ retro |
| ♅ Uranus | Sagittarius | 12° 23′ 02″ | ℞ retro |
| ♆ Neptune | Sagittarius | 22° 12′ 14″ | ℞ retro |
| ♇ Pluto | Pisces | 25° 16′ 17″ | ℞ retro |
Aspects (20)
| From | Aspect | To | Orb |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☉ Sun | Semisquare | ♀ Venus | 0.93° (exact) |
| ☉ Sun | Sesquiquadrate | ♄ Saturn | 0.59° (exact) |
| ☉ Sun | Trine | ♇ Pluto | 5.39° |
| ☽ Moon | Conjunction | ☿ Mercury | 0.90° (exact) |
| ☽ Moon | Trine | ♄ Saturn | 5.93° |
| ☽ Moon | Opposition | ♆ Neptune | 7.33° |
| ☽ Moon | Square | ♇ Pluto | 4.26° |
| ☿ Mercury | Quincunx | ♃ Jupiter | 0.90° (exact) |
| ☿ Mercury | Trine | ♄ Saturn | 5.03° |
| ☿ Mercury | Square | ♇ Pluto | 5.17° |
| ♀ Venus | Semisextile | ♂ Mars | 0.08° (exact) |
| ♀ Venus | Opposition | ♃ Jupiter | 4.47° |
| ♀ Venus | Square | ♄ Saturn | 0.34° (exact) |
| ♀ Venus | Opposition | ♅ Uranus | 6.58° |
| ♂ Mars | Sextile | ♄ Saturn | 0.26° (exact) |
| ♂ Mars | Biquintile | ♅ Uranus | 0.66° (exact) |
| ♃ Jupiter | Square | ♄ Saturn | 4.13° |
| ♃ Jupiter | Trine | ♇ Pluto | 6.06° |
| ♄ Saturn | Square | ♅ Uranus | 6.91° |
| ♆ Neptune | Square | ♇ Pluto | 3.07° |
Source
Birth date and place from Wikidata (Q131149), available under CC0. Positions computed with the Astronomy Engine ephemeris. Want a full chart with houses? Enter a known birth time in the birth chart calculator.
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