Showman

P. T. Barnum

Built American mass entertainment out of curiosities, hoaxes and a travelling circus, and served two terms in the Connecticut legislature.

Born1810-07-05, Bethel, Connecticut, USAA Thursday
Died1891-04-07, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USAA Tuesday, aged 80
At birthSun in Cancer, Moon in Leo

Birth Chart

1810-07-05, Bethel, Connecticut, 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
SunCancer12°54′Direct
MoonLeo25°34′Direct
MercuryGemini25°18′Direct
VenusLeo11°53′Direct
MarsCancer7°11′Direct
JupiterTaurus23°00′Direct
SaturnSagittarius9°48′Retrograde
UranusScorpio10°16′Retrograde
NeptuneSagittarius6°45′Retrograde
PlutoPisces17°02′Retrograde

This is P. T. Barnum's chart for 1810-07-05, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1891-04-07, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 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
SunAries17°35′Direct
MoonAries1°17′Direct
MercuryTaurus2°25′Direct
VenusPisces6°47′Direct
MarsTaurus21°23′Direct
JupiterPisces6°52′Direct
SaturnVirgo11°20′Retrograde
UranusLibra29°53′Retrograde
NeptuneGemini4°46′Direct
PlutoGemini6°18′Direct

This is P. T. Barnum's chart for 1891-04-07, 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 P. T. Barnum 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.