J.P. Morgan's Birth Chart
J.P. Morgan was born on April 17, 1837 at 15:00 in Hartford, CT. The chart has the Sun in Aries and the Moon in Virgo, with Virgo rising.
| Born | April 17, 1837 |
| Time | 15:00 |
| Place | Hartford, CT |
J.P. Morgan's Big Three
Here is how Astrologer's interpretation library describes each of these placements, for anyone born with them.
Sun in Aries: First Through the Door
You come alive at the start of things. Your sense of who you are is built from the moments you acted first, said the thing nobody else would say, or walked into a room already decided. Energy arrives in bursts and others feel it as heat. You are at your best when something needs a push and nobody is giving it, and restless when a plan asks you to wait. Follow-through is where the light thins out, and people learn to catch you early rather than late.
Moon in Virgo: Care in Small Things
Order settles you, and the first sign that something is wrong arrives as a fretful need to fix, sort or check. You feel cared for when someone notices the small things, the tea made the way you like it, the errand done without being asked, and that is also how you care for others. Your body keeps a close account of itself, so a mood often shows up as a symptom before it shows up as a feeling. Being useful is your way of being close.
Virgo rising: Smudge on the Sleeve
You arrive noticing what is wrong with the room. Strangers meet a tidy body, a watchful face, and a manner that offers help before it offers warmth. People trust you with detail early and hand you the thing that needs fixing, then wonder why you seem tired. Your own appearance is checked and rechecked, and a smudge on your sleeve occupies more of your attention than the person across the table would guess. You remember the one error in a day that went well.
Planet positions in J.P. Morgan's chart
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°34′ |
| Moon | Virgo | 21°28′ |
| Mercury | Taurus | 0°31′ |
| Venus | Aries | 19°27′ |
| Mars | Leo | 12°18′ |
| Jupiter | Leo | 8°23′ |
| Saturn (retrograde) | Scorpio | 15°05′ |
| Uranus | Pisces | 7°16′ |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 8°04′ |
| Pluto | Aries | 15°39′ |
| North Node (retrograde) | Taurus | 1°37′ |
| Chiron | Gemini | 11°42′ |
| Ascendant | Virgo | 15°55′ |
| Midheaven | Gemini | 13°28′ |
Element and modality balance
Counting ten planets from the Sun to Pluto: Fire 5, Earth 2, Air 1, Water 2. By modality: Cardinal 3, Fixed 5, Mutable 2.
A fire emphasis
A fire emphasis makes you energetic, expressive, and action-oriented: you lead with enthusiasm, inspiration, and a need to act and create.
A fixed emphasis
A fixed emphasis makes you steady and determined: you sustain, persist, and hold your ground, sometimes to the point of stubbornness.
The tightest aspects in J.P. Morgan's chart
- Jupiter opposite Neptune, orb 0°19′
- Mars sextile Chiron, orb 0°36′
- Mercury conjunct North Node, orb 1°06′
- Mars square Saturn, orb 2°47′
- Sun conjunct Mercury, orb 2°56′
- Jupiter sextile Chiron, orb 3°19′
- Mars trine Pluto, orb 3°21′
- Neptune trine Chiron, orb 3°38′
The three tightest, as the library describes them for anyone born with the same contact:
Jupiter opposite Neptune: Doctrine Versus Mist
Across this axis sit the urge to name the truth and the pull to surrender to what cannot be named. Lean all the way into the first and you get preaching without depth. Lean all the way into the second and you drift with nothing to stand on. Held apart on purpose, each one keeps the other honest, and that balance is where the real spiritual weight lives.
Mars sextile Chiron: Fighting For The Hurt
You have a knack for putting muscle behind someone else's sore spot. Your drive knows how to move on behalf of the thing that never healed, defending, pushing, taking the first swing at a problem others flinch from. It stays dormant unless you actually pick up the fight; the wound sits quietly and the energy waits.
Mercury conjunct North Node: Thinking Your Way Forward
Your mind and your growth direction sit in the same spot, so learning is how you move. New information doesn't just interest you, it redirects your life. The cost is that anything you haven't read, asked about, or written down feels like a road you can't take yet, and that can stall you at the gathering stage.
How this chart was calculated
Every position on this page is calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris for J.P. Morgan'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.