Pope

Pope Benedict XVI

A theologian of the first rank who resigned in 2013, the first pope to do so voluntarily in six centuries, and lived another nine years inside the Vatican.

Born1927-04-16, Marktl, GermanyA Saturday
Died2022-12-31, Vatican CityA Saturday, aged 95
At birthSun in Aries, Moon in Libra

Birth Chart

1927-04-16, Marktl, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlinthe 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
SunAries25°27′Direct
MoonLibra17°53′Direct
MercuryPisces28°39′Direct
VenusTaurus29°34′Direct
MarsGemini29°38′Direct
JupiterPisces20°37′Direct
SaturnSagittarius6°58′Retrograde
UranusAries0°51′Direct
NeptuneLeo24°17′Retrograde
PlutoCancer13°50′Direct

This is Pope Benedict XVI's chart for 1927-04-16, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

2022-12-31, Vatican City · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Romethe 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
SunCapricorn9°43′Direct
MoonAries26°42′Direct
MercuryCapricorn23°56′Retrograde
VenusCapricorn26°42′Direct
MarsGemini9°09′Retrograde
JupiterAries1°07′Direct
SaturnAquarius22°21′Direct
UranusTaurus15°09′Retrograde
NeptunePisces22°51′Direct
PlutoCapricorn27°38′Direct

This is Pope Benedict XVI's chart for 2022-12-31, 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 Pope Benedict XVI 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.