Photographer

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Co-founded Magnum and gave photography the idea of the decisive moment. He worked with one lens, never cropped, and painted tape over the chrome so the camera would not be noticed.

Born1908-08-22, Chanteloup-en-Brie, FranceA Saturday
Died2004-08-03, Montjustin, FranceA Tuesday, aged 95
At birthSun in Leo, Moon in Cancer

Birth Chart

1908-08-22, Chanteloup-en-Brie, 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
SunLeo28°57′Direct
MoonCancer10°16′Direct
MercuryVirgo0°50′Direct
VenusCancer15°38′Direct
MarsLeo28°51′Direct
JupiterLeo25°29′Direct
SaturnAries9°23′Retrograde
UranusCapricorn13°19′Retrograde
NeptuneCancer16°11′Direct
PlutoGemini25°37′Direct

This is Henri Cartier-Bresson's chart for 1908-08-22, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

2004-08-03, Montjustin, 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
SunLeo11°23′Direct
MoonPisces17°25′Direct
MercuryVirgo6°58′Direct
VenusGemini26°34′Direct
MarsLeo25°33′Direct
JupiterVirgo19°01′Direct
SaturnCancer20°07′Direct
UranusPisces5°44′Retrograde
NeptuneAquarius14°04′Retrograde
PlutoSagittarius19°44′Retrograde

This is Henri Cartier-Bresson's chart for 2004-08-03, 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 Henri Cartier-Bresson 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.