Painter

Henri Matisse

Led the Fauves and spent sixty years on colour. Confined to a bed and a chair after surgery, he invented the cut-outs, which many people think are the best thing he did.

Born1869-12-31, Le Cateau-Cambresis, FranceA Friday
Died1954-11-03, Nice, FranceA Wednesday, aged 84
At birthSun in Capricorn, Moon in Sagittarius

Birth Chart

1869-12-31, Le Cateau-Cambresis, 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
SunCapricorn9°54′Direct
MoonSagittarius20°45′Direct
MercuryCapricorn20°16′Direct
VenusAquarius25°54′Direct
MarsCapricorn25°49′Direct
JupiterTaurus11°01′Retrograde
SaturnSagittarius21°56′Direct
UranusCancer20°22′Retrograde
NeptuneAries16°46′Direct
PlutoTaurus16°10′Retrograde

This is Henri Matisse's chart for 1869-12-31, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1954-11-03, Nice, 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
SunScorpio10°29′Direct
MoonAquarius5°36′Direct
MercuryScorpio0°47′Retrograde
VenusScorpio28°31′Retrograde
MarsAquarius8°33′Direct
JupiterCancer29°38′Direct
SaturnScorpio11°53′Direct
UranusCancer27°42′Retrograde
NeptuneLibra26°20′Direct
PlutoLeo26°38′Direct

This is Henri Matisse's chart for 1954-11-03, 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 Matisse 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.