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Francis Drake

The second man to circumnavigate the globe, knighted on his own ship's deck, and a slave trader and privateer besides.

Born1540-03-13, Tavistock, Devon, EnglandA Wednesday
Died1596-01-28, Portobelo, PanamaA Sunday, aged 55
At birthSun in Pisces, Moon in Capricorn

Birth Chart

1540-03-13, Tavistock, Devon, 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
SunPisces22°43′Direct
MoonCapricorn22°30′Direct
MercuryAquarius25°34′Direct
VenusAries9°31′Direct
MarsLibra4°19′Retrograde
JupiterCancer18°59′Retrograde
SaturnLibra12°57′Retrograde
UranusLeo12°11′Retrograde
NeptuneAries12°48′Direct
PlutoAquarius13°04′Direct

This is Francis Drake's chart for 1540-03-13, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1596-01-28, Portobelo, Panama · time unknown, noon chart

America/Panamathe 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
SunAquarius8°09′Direct
MoonCapricorn29°03′Direct
MercuryCapricorn15°38′Direct
VenusAquarius18°24′Direct
MarsTaurus20°59′Direct
JupiterAries1°28′Direct
SaturnVirgo6°40′Retrograde
UranusAries11°40′Direct
NeptuneLeo18°03′Retrograde
PlutoAries17°25′Direct

This is Francis Drake's chart for 1596-01-28, 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 Francis Drake 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.