Charles Darwin's Birth Chart
Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 at 03:00 in Shrewsbury, UK. The chart has the Sun in Aquarius and the Moon in Capricorn, with Sagittarius rising.
| Born | February 12, 1809 |
| Time | 03:00 |
| Place | Shrewsbury, UK |
Charles Darwin's Big Three
Here is how Astrologer's interpretation library describes each of these placements, for anyone born with them.
Sun in Aquarius: At a Slight Angle
You are yourself at a slight angle to everyone else. Identity here is built from the ways you differ, from ideas held as principles, and from a loyalty to the group that can outrun your loyalty to any one person in it. People experience you as friendly, original and hard to get close to, warm at a distance and cooler up close. You see the system where others see the situation. Being told to do it the usual way is the fastest route to your refusal.
Moon in Capricorn: Competence as Comfort
You feel safest when you are capable, and comfort comes from a job done well, a bill paid, a plan that holds. Feelings are private and processed slowly, often through work rather than conversation, and you can seem cool to people who want an immediate reaction. Early life may have asked you to be older than you were, and you carry that reserve into how you ask for care, which is rarely and sideways. You show love by showing up, on time, every time, long after louder people have left.
Sagittarius rising: Larger Than the Doorway
You arrive larger than the doorway. Strangers meet a loud laugh, a long stride, an opinion offered before it was asked for, and most of them warm to it. People expect honesty from you and get it whole, including the part that would have been kinder left out. Your body wants distance, horizons, a reason to leave early, and a small room or a long meeting makes you restless within minutes. Promises made on arrival are sincere and sometimes forgotten by the time you reach the car.
Planet positions in Charles Darwin's chart
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 23°03′ |
| Moon | Capricorn | 21°22′ |
| Mercury | Pisces | 9°43′ |
| Venus | Aries | 7°00′ |
| Mars | Libra | 25°25′ |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 22°00′ |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 3°07′ |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 9°40′ |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 6°41′ |
| Pluto | Pisces | 13°36′ |
| North Node (retrograde) | Scorpio | 6°14′ |
| Chiron | Aquarius | 11°42′ |
| Ascendant | Sagittarius | 5°32′ |
| Midheaven | Libra | 4°42′ |
Element and modality balance
Counting ten planets from the Sun to Pluto: Fire 3, Earth 1, Air 2, Water 4. By modality: Cardinal 3, Fixed 2, Mutable 5.
A water emphasis
A water emphasis makes you emotional, intuitive, and sensitive: you feel deeply, attune to others, and navigate life through instinct and empathy.
A mutable emphasis
A mutable emphasis makes you adaptable and flexible: you adjust easily, juggle change, and thrive on variety and versatility.
The tightest aspects in Charles Darwin's chart
- Mercury trine Uranus, orb 0°02′
- Venus trine Neptune, orb 0°19′
- Moon sextile Jupiter, orb 0°37′
- Uranus square Chiron, orb 2°02′
- Sun trine Mars, orb 2°22′
- Mercury square Neptune, orb 3°01′
- Uranus conjunct North Node, orb 3°27′
- Mercury trine North Node, orb 3°29′
The three tightest, as the library describes them for anyone born with the same contact:
Mercury trine Uranus: Effortless Strange Logic
Technical things make sense to you without effort, which is exactly why nobody, including you, notices this running. Words, systems, code, machines, all of it slots in easily, and the unusual explanation is your first explanation rather than a stretch. Flow this smooth amplifies whatever it carries, so scattered thinking gets just as much support as brilliant thinking.
Venus trine Neptune: Effortless Enchantment
Charm and illusion run together so smoothly you have never questioned it. You make things lovely without effort, read a room's mood before it speaks, and slide into other people's feelings like water. The same flow amplifies whatever it carries, so a self-deceiving story about a relationship or a spending habit runs just as easily as the art does.
Moon sextile Jupiter: Comfort Feeds Adventure
There's a working deal here between what makes you feel safe and what makes you grow. Home base funds the bigger swing, and the bigger swing brings back stories that make home feel less small. Neither side does it on its own, though. The optimism sits idle unless you actually walk it out of the house.
How this chart was calculated
Every position on this page is calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris for Charles Darwin's recorded date, time and place of birth. The rising sign, the Midheaven and the houses depend on the birth time, so they are only as reliable as the time on record. The interpretations come from the same library Astrologer uses in its own chart readings.