Philosopher & historian

Michel Foucault

Wrote histories of madness, the prison and sexuality, all arguing that what a society calls normal is a form of power rather than a discovery.

Born1926-10-15, Poitiers, FranceA Friday
Died1984-06-25, Paris, FranceA Monday, aged 57
At birthSun in Libra, Moon in Aquarius

Birth Chart

1926-10-15, Poitiers, 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
SunLibra21°22′Direct
MoonAquarius2°52′Direct
MercuryScorpio8°24′Direct
VenusLibra12°00′Direct
MarsTaurus17°29′Retrograde
JupiterAquarius17°18′Direct
SaturnScorpio24°23′Direct
UranusPisces26°31′Retrograde
NeptuneLeo26°25′Direct
PlutoCancer15°56′Direct

This is Michel Foucault's chart for 1926-10-15, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1984-06-25, Paris, 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
SunCancer4°00′Direct
MoonTaurus18°16′Direct
MercuryCancer6°51′Direct
VenusCancer6°36′Direct
MarsScorpio11°54′Direct
JupiterCapricorn8°37′Retrograde
SaturnScorpio9°57′Retrograde
UranusSagittarius10°37′Retrograde
NeptuneSagittarius29°56′Retrograde
PlutoLibra29°22′Retrograde

This is Michel Foucault's chart for 1984-06-25, 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 Michel Foucault 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.