Birth chart

William Howard Taft

Politicians1857 – 1930Born 15 September 1857 · Cincinnatitime 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

Virgo

Moon

Leo

Rising

Unknown

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

Chart wheel

Sun trine Jupiter · orb 6°58′Sun sextile Saturn · orb 2°58′Sun trine Uranus · orb 6°24′Sun opposite Neptune · orb 1°32′Sun opposite North Node · orb 4°24′Sun conjunct South Node · orb 4°24′Sun sextile Lilith · orb 0°37′Mercury sextile Venus · orb 2°22′Venus square Jupiter · orb 1°37′Mars square Lilith · orb 1°11′Saturn sextile Uranus · orb 3°27′Saturn trine Neptune · orb 4°30′Saturn trine North Node · orb 1°26′Saturn sextile South Node · orb 1°26′Saturn trine Lilith · orb 2°20′Uranus sextile North Node · orb 2°00′Uranus trine South Node · orb 2°00′Uranus opposite Lilith · orb 5°47′Neptune conjunct North Node · orb 5°56′Neptune opposite South Node · orb 5°56′Neptune trine Lilith · orb 2°09′Pluto square Chiron · orb 0°40′North Node trine Lilith · orb 3°46′Sun — Virgo 22°45′ · +0.98°/day22°45′Mercury — Libra 16°32′ · +0.30°/day16°32′Venus — Leo 14°10′ · +1.17°/day14°10′Mars — Leo 22°11′ · +0.63°/day22°11′Jupiter — Taurus 15°47′ ℞ · −0.04°/day15°47′Saturn — Cancer 25°43′ · +0.09°/day25°43′Uranus — Taurus 29°10′ ℞ · −0.01°/day29°10′Neptune — Pisces 21°13′ ℞ · −0.03°/day21°13′Pluto — Taurus 6°21′ ℞ · −0.01°/day6°21′North Node — Pisces 27°09′ ℞ · −0.01°/day27°09′South Node — Virgo 27°09′ ℞ · −0.01°/day27°09′Chiron — Aquarius 7°01′ ℞ · −0.03°/day7°01′Lilith — Scorpio 23°23′ · +0.11°/day23°23′
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 Virgo

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is your core self, and in Virgo it grows through care, craft, and improvement. There's a pull toward making things better — noticing the detail others miss, being useful, getting it right. People often experience this as competent and quietly devoted, and sometimes as a harsh inner critic that never fully clocks off. The theme worth exploring is the difference between striving and self-criticism: one refines your work, the other just wears you down. Traditionally 'good enough' is read here as an act of self-respect rather than a lowering of standards — a resource to aim, not a failure to apologize for.

Moon in Leo

The Moon, astrologers say, is the part of you that needs care — and in Leo it needs to be seen. Warmth is your medium. You feel steady when love is expressed openly, when someone lights up at your entrance, when you can be generous and have it land. There is real pride here, and a child's honest wish to matter. The tender spot is what happens in the quiet, when no one is clapping and you have to be your own warm audience. Recognition from others is lovely, yet it steadies you most when it rests on something you already grant yourself. Astrologers note this Moon warms brightest once its worth needs a little less applause to stay lit.

The astronomy

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

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunVirgo 22°45′
MercuryLibra 16°32′
VenusLeo 14°10′
MarsLeo 22°11′
JupiterTaurus 15°47′
SaturnCancer 25°43′
UranusTaurus 29°10′
NeptunePisces 21°13′
PlutoTaurus 6°21′
North NodePisces 27°09′
South NodeVirgo 27°09′
ChironAquarius 7°01′
LilithScorpio 23°23′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 1°32′
  • 0°40′
  • 0°37′
  • 1°11′
  • 4°24′
  • 4°24′
  • 1°37′
  • 2°58′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Earth43%
Fire27%
Water17%
Air13%

Leading: Earth

Modalities

Fixed50%
Mutable27%
Cardinal23%

Leading: Fixed

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