Philosopher & editor

Denis Diderot

Spent twenty-five years editing the Encyclopedie, which tried to contain all human knowledge and was suppressed twice for what it implied about the Church.

Born1713-10-05, Langres, FranceA Thursday
Died1784-07-31, Paris, FranceA Saturday, aged 70
At birthSun in Libra, Moon in Taurus

Birth Chart

1713-10-05, Langres, France · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Paristhe 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
SunLibra12°03′Direct
MoonTaurus1°17′Direct
MercuryVirgo24°14′Direct
VenusLeo29°24′Direct
MarsSagittarius3°51′Direct
JupiterPisces4°06′Retrograde
SaturnVirgo6°26′Direct
UranusVirgo13°59′Direct
NeptuneTaurus6°13′Retrograde
PlutoVirgo5°23′Direct

This is Denis Diderot's chart for 1713-10-05, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1784-07-31, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Paristhe 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
SunLeo8°46′Direct
MoonCapricorn27°13′Direct
MercuryLeo6°21′Direct
VenusLeo6°27′Direct
MarsLeo28°13′Direct
JupiterPisces5°57′Retrograde
SaturnCapricorn19°15′Retrograde
UranusCancer13°45′Direct
NeptuneLibra10°05′Direct
PlutoAquarius10°26′Retrograde

This is Denis Diderot's chart for 1784-07-31, 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 Denis Diderot 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.