Birth chart

William McKinley

Historical figures1843 – 1901Born 29 January 1843 · Nilestime unknown

How sure are we about this chart?S5

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

Every figure gets a data-confidence rating for its birth time. Where the time is unknown, we compute a partial chart rather than guess. How we build this base

Sun

Aquarius

Moon

Capricorn → Aquarius

The Moon changed signs that day — without a birth time we show the range, not a guess.

Rising

Unknown

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

Chart wheel

Sun conjunct Jupiter · orb 3°25′Sun opposite Chiron · orb 3°44′Mercury sextile Venus · orb 0°33′Venus square Uranus · orb 1°18′Venus square Lilith · orb 1°14′Mars sextile Saturn · orb 1°14′Mars square Neptune · orb 0°28′Saturn square Pluto · orb 0°43′Uranus conjunct Lilith · orb 2°32′Neptune sextile Pluto · orb 1°29′Neptune opposite Chiron · orb 5°39′Sun — Aquarius 9°12′ · +1.02°/day9°12′Mercury — Aquarius 27°31′ · +1.09°/day27°31′Venus — Sagittarius 26°58′ · +0.65°/day26°58′Mars — Scorpio 18°07′ · +0.54°/day18°07′Jupiter — Aquarius 5°47′ · +0.24°/day5°47′Saturn — Capricorn 19°21′ · +0.11°/day19°21′Uranus — Pisces 25°41′ · +0.04°/day25°41′Neptune — Aquarius 18°35′ · +0.04°/day18°35′Pluto — Aries 20°04′ · +0.01°/day20°04′North Node — Capricorn 11°27′ ℞ · −0.04°/day11°27′South Node — Cancer 11°27′ ℞ · −0.04°/day11°27′Chiron — Leo 12°56′ ℞ · −0.08°/day12°56′Lilith — Pisces 28°13′ · +0.11°/day28°13′
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 Aquarius

In the astrological tradition, the Sun is the self you're growing toward, and in Aquarius it comes alive through independence and ideas about how things could be. There's a pull to think for yourself, question the given, and care about the group as much as the individual. Others often read this as original and principled, sometimes as detached or contrarian. The theme worth exploring is the distance you keep: the same perspective that lets you see the whole system clearly can hold you a step apart from it. That distance can sharpen your vision and it can leave you lonely — sometimes both in the same afternoon; the quiet pull worth honoring is toward belonging, not only watching.

The astronomy

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

Positions

BodySign & degree
SunAquarius 9°12′
MercuryAquarius 27°31′
VenusSagittarius 26°58′
MarsScorpio 18°07′
JupiterAquarius 5°47′
SaturnCapricorn 19°21′
UranusPisces 25°41′
NeptuneAquarius 18°35′
PlutoAries 20°04′
North NodeCapricorn 11°27′
South NodeCancer 11°27′
ChironLeo 12°56′
LilithPisces 28°13′

Aspects · sorted by strength

  • 0°28′
  • 0°43′
  • 3°25′
  • 3°44′
  • 1°14′
  • 1°18′
  • 0°33′
  • 2°32′

Chart emphasis

Elements

Air50%
Fire20%
Water20%
Earth10%

Leading: Air

Modalities

Fixed63%
Mutable20%
Cardinal17%

Leading: Fixed

Explore related charts

Curious what your own chart looks like?

Build your natal chart with the same open calculator — free, no account needed.

Build your birth chart

For reflection and curiosity. Interpretations describe the chart, not the person; birth data comes from public sources. Something off? Let us know.