Statesman & scientist
Benjamin Franklin
Printer, postmaster, diplomat and the man who established that lightning is electricity. He is the only founder who signed all four documents that made the United States.
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
- Born
- 1706-01-17, Boston, Massachusetts, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1790-04-17, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAA Saturday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1706-01-17, Boston, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 27°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 6°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 12°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 5°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 20°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 12°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 6°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 16°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 20°37′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1790-04-17, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 2°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 21°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 15°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 21°14′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°53′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 5°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 24°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 20°24′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Benjamin Franklin was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.