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William Herschel birth chart

Born November 15, 1738 in Hanover, Germany. The exact birth time is unknown, so the rising sign and houses are not shown.

Sun♏︎ Scorpio

Moon♑︎ Capricorn

Main elementWater 47%

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What the chart says

With the Sun in Scorpio, William Herschel comes across as intense, private and all-or-nothing. The Moon in Capricorn adds an inner world that is ambitious, disciplined and long-term. Weighting the planets the way NEBO does (the Sun and Moon count most), the chart leans on water: water 47%, earth 40%, air 9%, fire 5%.

Planets

Planet	Sign	Meaning
Sun	♏︎ Scorpio 22°	core identity: intense, private and all-or-nothing
Moon	♑︎ Capricorn	emotions and inner needs: ambitious, disciplined and long-term (the exact degree depends on the birth hour)
Mercury	♏︎ Scorpio 13°	mind and communication: intense, private and all-or-nothing
Venus	♑︎ Capricorn 9°	love, taste and values: ambitious, disciplined and long-term
Mars	♊︎ Gemini 20° ℞	drive and conflict: curious, quick and talkative
Jupiter	♈︎ Aries 21° ℞	luck and growth: bold, direct and first to act
Saturn	♋︎ Cancer 9° ℞	discipline and fears: protective, emotional and loyal
Uranus	♑︎ Capricorn	generational
Neptune	♋︎ Cancer	generational
Pluto	♏︎ Scorpio	generational

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