Birth chart

Vincent van Gogh

Historical figures1853 – 1890Born 30 March 1853 · Zundert, Netherlandstime unknown

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Time unknown — no reliable birth time, so houses and the Ascendant are left out and the Moon is shown as a range.

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Sun

Aries

Moon

Sagittarius

Rising

Unknown

The Ascendant needs an exact birth time, which we don't have for this chart.

Chart wheel

Sun square Chiron · orb 3°09′Mercury trine Jupiter · orb 1°21′Mercury conjunct Pluto · orb 5°09′Mercury sextile North Node · orb 3°09′Mercury trine South Node · orb 3°09′Venus conjunct Mars · orb 1°57′Venus square Jupiter · orb 3°50′Mars square Jupiter · orb 1°53′Mars square North Node · orb 3°41′Mars square South Node · orb 3°41′Jupiter opposite North Node · orb 1°48′Jupiter conjunct South Node · orb 1°48′Saturn sextile Neptune · orb 3°44′Saturn trine Chiron · orb 3°07′Neptune sextile Chiron · orb 0°37′Sun — Aries 9°41′ · +0.99°/day9°41′Mercury — Aries 25°36′ · +0.18°/day25°36′Venus — Pisces 28°06′ · +1.24°/day28°06′Mars — Pisces 26°09′ · +0.78°/day26°09′Jupiter — Sagittarius 24°16′ · +0.04°/day24°16′Saturn — Taurus 15°57′ · +0.11°/day15°57′Uranus — Taurus 6°47′ · +0.05°/day6°47′Neptune — Pisces 12°13′ · +0.03°/day12°13′Pluto — Taurus 0°45′ · +0.02°/day0°45′North Node — Gemini 22°28′ ℞ · −0.00°/day22°28′South Node — Sagittarius 22°28′ ℞ · −0.00°/day22°28′Chiron — Capricorn 12°50′ · +0.03°/day12°50′Lilith — Taurus 21°58′ · +0.11°/day21°58′
AspectsAngles (ASC/MC)· Hover a planet or aspect for details

Positions from a Swiss-ephemeris engine · houses & angles omitted (time unknown)

Reading the placements

These notes describe the chart, not the person — a lens for reflection.

Sun in Aries

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is the part of you that wants to be expressed — your core sense of 'I'. In Aries it tends to move first and reflect later: a pull toward starting things, meeting life directly, and trusting your own initiative. Others often read this as courage, sometimes as impatience, and often both in the same afternoon. The invitation is less about taming the drive than noticing where it serves you and where a slower breath would serve you too. You keep waiting on a go-ahead that, with this placement, was always yours to hand yourself the moment you moved.

Moon in Sagittarius

In the astrological tradition, the Moon is where you go to feel at home — and in Sagittarius home is a horizon, not a room. You settle through freedom and meaning: a trip, a big idea, a sense that life is heading somewhere worth the walk. Optimism is your comfort, and confinement your restlessness; when feelings crowd in, the instinct is to reach for the exit or the next adventure. That faith is a real gift. It steadies further when you can stay a moment with a heavy feeling instead of outrunning it toward the next bright thing. Often the deeper learning arrives only when one difficult mood is allowed to keep you company a little longer.

The astronomy

The raw computed positions behind this chart — the same numbers any ephemeris would give.

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunAries 9°41′
MercuryAries 25°36′
VenusPisces 28°06′
MarsPisces 26°09′
JupiterSagittarius 24°16′
SaturnTaurus 15°57′
UranusTaurus 6°47′
NeptunePisces 12°13′
PlutoTaurus 0°45′
North NodeGemini 22°28′
South NodeSagittarius 22°28′
ChironCapricorn 12°50′
LilithTaurus 21°58′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 3°09′
  • 1°48′
  • 1°48′
  • 1°57′
  • 1°21′
  • 0°37′
  • 1°53′
  • 3°41′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Fire43%
Water33%
Earth23%
Air0%

Leading: Fire

Modalities

Mutable43%
Cardinal33%
Fixed23%

Leading: Mutable

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