Draughtsman

Harry Beck

Drew the London Underground map in his own time in 1931, on the principle that only the connections matter and not the geography. He was paid five guineas.

Born1902-06-04, London, EnglandA Wednesday
Died1974-09-18, Southampton, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 72
At birthSun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus

Birth Chart

1902-06-04, 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
SunGemini12°54′Direct
MoonTaurus17°58′Direct
MercuryCancer4°26′Direct
VenusTaurus0°33′Direct
MarsTaurus27°52′Direct
JupiterAquarius17°15′Direct
SaturnCapricorn27°13′Retrograde
UranusSagittarius19°33′Retrograde
NeptuneCancer0°28′Direct
PlutoGemini18°02′Direct

This is Harry Beck's chart for 1902-06-04, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1974-09-18, Southampton, 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
SunVirgo25°09′Direct
MoonLibra26°56′Direct
MercuryLibra18°07′Direct
VenusVirgo12°24′Direct
MarsLibra3°40′Direct
JupiterPisces11°14′Retrograde
SaturnCancer17°14′Direct
UranusLibra26°06′Direct
NeptuneSagittarius7°05′Direct
PlutoLibra6°14′Direct

This is Harry Beck's chart for 1974-09-18, 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 Harry Beck 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.