Mathematician

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Called the prince of mathematicians, and published only what he considered finished, which means he anticipated several fields privately. He worked out where to find the lost asteroid Ceres and was right.

Born1777-04-30, Brunswick, GermanyA Wednesday
Died1855-02-23, Gottingen, GermanyA Friday, aged 77
At birthSun in Taurus, Moon in Aquarius

Birth Chart

1777-04-30, Brunswick, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlinthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunTaurus10°21′Direct
MoonAquarius7°12′Direct
MercuryTaurus14°16′Direct
VenusGemini17°26′Direct
MarsLibra0°42′Retrograde
JupiterCancer18°56′Direct
SaturnLibra29°18′Retrograde
UranusGemini9°15′Direct
NeptuneVirgo24°38′Retrograde
PlutoAquarius0°09′Direct

This is Carl Friedrich Gauss's chart for 1777-04-30, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1855-02-23, Gottingen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlinthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunPisces4°19′Direct
MoonGemini1°13′Direct
MercuryPisces20°45′Direct
VenusPisces21°29′Direct
MarsPisces14°21′Direct
JupiterAquarius15°26′Direct
SaturnGemini9°06′Direct
UranusTaurus13°10′Direct
NeptunePisces15°12′Direct
PlutoTaurus2°01′Direct

This is Carl Friedrich Gauss's chart for 1855-02-23, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Carl Friedrich Gauss was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.