Naturalist

William Swainson

Illustrated his own natural history, and one of the first to use lithography for it.

Born
1789-10-08, London, United KingdomA Thursday
Died
1855-12-06, Lower Hutt, New ZealandA Thursday, aged 66
At birth
Sun in Libra, Moon in Gemini
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1789-10-08, London, United Kingdom · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe 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
SunLibra15°37′Direct
MoonGemini2°48′Direct
MercuryScorpio9°40′Direct
VenusScorpio19°38′Direct
MarsLeo2°21′Direct
JupiterLeo24°32′Direct
SaturnPisces17°56′Retrograde
UranusLeo8°56′Direct
NeptuneLibra22°45′Direct
PlutoAquarius16°58′Retrograde

This is William Swainson's chart for 1789-10-08, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1855-12-06, Lower Hutt, New Zealand · time unknown, noon chart

Pacific/Aucklandthe 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
SunSagittarius13°21′Direct
MoonScorpio2°10′Direct
MercuryScorpio29°20′Direct
VenusLibra26°40′Direct
MarsVirgo25°57′Direct
JupiterAquarius26°20′Direct
SaturnGemini27°36′Retrograde
UranusTaurus17°50′Retrograde
NeptunePisces15°25′Direct
PlutoTaurus3°01′Retrograde

This is William Swainson's chart for 1855-12-06, 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 William Swainson 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.