Writer & philosopher

Voltaire

Wrote around twenty thousand letters and two thousand books and pamphlets, was imprisoned in the Bastille twice, and spent his life attacking intolerance.

Born
1694-11-21, Paris, FranceA Sunday
Died
1778-05-30, Paris, FranceA Saturday, aged 83
At birth
Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1694-11-21, 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

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

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Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio29°44′Direct
MoonCapricorn28°42′Direct
MercurySagittarius17°20′Direct
VenusScorpio12°32′Direct
MarsSagittarius14°11′Direct
JupiterLeo26°00′Direct
SaturnCapricorn2°40′Direct
UranusGemini17°16′Retrograde
NeptunePisces21°34′Retrograde
PlutoLeo3°32′Retrograde

This is Voltaire's chart for 1694-11-21, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1778-05-30, 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

The chart

The Ascendant is on the left, and the zodiac runs anticlockwise from it. Tap a planet to read what it is doing.

Birth chart wheel♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎123456789101112☉♂☿℞♅♀☽♃♆℞♄℞♇℞ASC

Where several planets sit within a few degrees their glyphs are spread apart to stay readable. The coloured tick on the ring marks each one's true degree, and every aspect line is drawn from the true position.

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunGemini9°02′Direct
MoonLeo6°17′Direct
MercuryGemini13°03′Retrograde
VenusGemini26°33′Direct
MarsGemini10°09′Direct
JupiterLeo20°07′Direct
SaturnScorpio10°01′Retrograde
UranusGemini15°01′Direct
NeptuneVirgo26°31′Retrograde
PlutoAquarius1°40′Retrograde

This is Voltaire's chart for 1778-05-30, 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 Voltaire 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.

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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.