Painter
Henri Rousseau
A customs officer who taught himself to paint jungles he had never seen.
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time.
- Born
- 1844-05-21, Laval, FranceA Tuesday
- Died
- 1910-09-02, Paris, FranceA Friday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1844-05-21, Laval, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 15°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 11°07′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 15°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 23°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 28°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 7°17′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 5°14′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 23°17′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1910-09-02, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 23°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 6°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 17°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 17°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 6°24′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 20°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°49′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Henri Rousseau was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.