Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Began losing his hearing in his twenties and wrote the late quartets and the Ninth Symphony unable to hear any of it performed. His baptism is recorded on 17 December 1770.

Born1770-12-16, Bonn, GermanyA Sunday
Died1827-03-26, Vienna, AustriaA Monday, aged 56
At birthSun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius
TimezonesEurope/Berlin · Europe/ViennaHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1770-12-16, Bonn, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlin

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunSagittarius24°38′Direct
MoonSagittarius17°03′Direct
MercurySagittarius22°29′Direct
VenusCapricorn26°45′Direct
MarsGemini22°32′Retrograde
JupiterCapricorn3°13′Direct
SaturnLeo15°48′Retrograde
UranusTaurus12°08′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo13°59′Retrograde
PlutoCapricorn16°33′Direct

Death Chart

1827-03-26, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Vienna

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries5°01′Direct
MoonPisces22°27′Direct
MercuryAries20°00′Direct
VenusAquarius19°37′Direct
MarsTaurus5°34′Direct
JupiterLibra10°07′Retrograde
SaturnGemini29°44′Direct
UranusCapricorn27°37′Direct
NeptuneCapricorn16°02′Direct
PlutoAries4°49′Direct

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ludwig van Beethoven 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.