Polar explorer

Matthew Henson

Spent twenty-two years exploring the Arctic with Peary and was probably the first person to stand at the North Pole. He spent the next thirty years as a clerk.

Born1866-08-08, Nanjemoy, Maryland, USAA Wednesday
Died1955-03-09, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 88
At birthSun in Leo, Moon in Cancer

Birth Chart

1866-08-08, Nanjemoy, Maryland, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe 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
SunLeo15°50′Direct
MoonCancer21°07′Direct
MercuryVirgo5°24′Retrograde
VenusVirgo26°03′Direct
MarsGemini9°54′Direct
JupiterCapricorn24°57′Retrograde
SaturnScorpio6°22′Direct
UranusCancer6°34′Direct
NeptuneAries12°41′Retrograde
PlutoTaurus15°09′Direct

This is Matthew Henson's chart for 1866-08-08, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1955-03-09, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe 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
SunPisces18°21′Direct
MoonLibra0°53′Direct
MercuryAquarius20°56′Direct
VenusAquarius5°37′Direct
MarsTaurus7°52′Direct
JupiterCancer19°57′Retrograde
SaturnScorpio21°06′Retrograde
UranusCancer23°49′Retrograde
NeptuneLibra27°50′Retrograde
PlutoLeo25°01′Retrograde

This is Matthew Henson's chart for 1955-03-09, 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 Matthew Henson 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
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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.