Historian

Edward Gibbon

Spent twenty years on The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, six volumes that are still read as literature as much as history.

Born1737-05-08, Putney, London, EnglandA Wednesday
Died1794-01-16, London, EnglandA Thursday, aged 56
At birthSun in Taurus, Moon in Leo

Birth Chart

1737-05-08, Putney, 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
SunTaurus17°49′Direct
MoonLeo27°12′Direct
MercuryTaurus21°14′Direct
VenusGemini26°44′Direct
MarsCancer7°42′Direct
JupiterPisces17°15′Direct
SaturnGemini11°35′Direct
UranusCapricorn1°33′Retrograde
NeptuneGemini26°52′Direct
PlutoLibra29°02′Retrograde

This is Edward Gibbon's chart for 1737-05-08, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1794-01-16, 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
SunCapricorn26°41′Direct
MoonLeo0°35′Direct
MercuryCapricorn5°12′Direct
VenusCapricorn11°37′Direct
MarsLibra25°46′Direct
JupiterSagittarius22°18′Direct
SaturnTaurus8°55′Direct
UranusLeo27°38′Retrograde
NeptuneScorpio4°06′Direct
PlutoAquarius23°42′Direct

This is Edward Gibbon's chart for 1794-01-16, 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 Edward Gibbon 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
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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.