Geologist

Charles Lyell

Argued that the earth was shaped slowly by processes still going on, which gave Darwin the time he needed. Darwin took the first volume of his Principles of Geology aboard the Beagle.

Born1797-11-14, Kirriemuir, ScotlandA Tuesday
Died1875-02-22, London, EnglandA Monday, aged 77
At birthSun in Scorpio, Moon in Libra

Birth Chart

1797-11-14, Kirriemuir, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe 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
SunScorpio22°39′Direct
MoonLibra0°46′Direct
MercuryScorpio10°51′Direct
VenusCapricorn4°32′Direct
MarsLibra19°20′Direct
JupiterAries10°34′Retrograde
SaturnCancer11°41′Retrograde
UranusVirgo16°53′Direct
NeptuneScorpio10°54′Direct
PlutoAquarius28°14′Direct

This is Charles Lyell's chart for 1797-11-14, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1875-02-22, London, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe 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
SunPisces3°29′Direct
MoonVirgo28°44′Direct
MercuryPisces16°26′Retrograde
VenusCapricorn16°48′Direct
MarsSagittarius5°29′Direct
JupiterScorpio1°35′Retrograde
SaturnAquarius18°43′Direct
UranusLeo12°22′Retrograde
NeptuneAries28°34′Direct
PlutoTaurus20°48′Direct

This is Charles Lyell's chart for 1875-02-22, 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 Charles Lyell 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.