Abolitionist and writer

Frederick Douglass

Escaped slavery, taught himself to read, and became the most photographed American of the nineteenth century by design, to control how he was seen.

Born1818-02-14, Talbot County, United StatesA Saturday
Died1895-02-20, Washington, United StatesA Wednesday, aged 77
At birthSun in Aquarius, Moon in Gemini
TimezoneAmerica/New_YorkHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1818-02-14, Talbot County, United States · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_York

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAquarius25°28′Direct
MoonGemini11°57′Direct
MercuryCapricorn29°12′Direct
VenusAquarius18°59′Direct
MarsGemini13°49′Direct
JupiterCapricorn5°14′Direct
SaturnPisces6°59′Direct
UranusSagittarius19°30′Direct
NeptuneSagittarius25°59′Direct
PlutoPisces24°04′Direct

Death Chart

1895-02-20, Washington, United States · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_York

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunPisces1°50′Direct
MoonCapricorn18°39′Direct
MercuryPisces10°43′Retrograde
VenusPisces21°22′Direct
MarsTaurus24°53′Direct
JupiterGemini26°15′Direct
SaturnScorpio7°13′Retrograde
UranusScorpio19°56′Direct
NeptuneGemini13°00′Retrograde
PlutoGemini9°47′Retrograde

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Frederick Douglass 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. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.