.jpg?width=480)
Image: Wikimedia CommonsWriting & thought · April 5, 1588 · Westport
Thomas Hobbes's Birth Chart
Sun in Aries · Moon in Leo ≈
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher and political theorist, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Wikipedia
Section I · The core
The two luminaries
Two lights set the tone of the whole chart: the Sun, the identity; the Moon, the emotional world.
Thomas Hobbes's Sun, in Aries
Your identity ignites when you begin and open the way: you need causes, challenges and the freedom to go first in order to discover who you are through action.
Thomas Hobbes's Moon, in Leo
Your heart needs to be seen, needs warmth and room to show itself as it is: loyalty and sincere recognition are your emotional nourishment. You feel magnanimously and need your affections to affirm your true self.
Without an exact birth time, the Moon could fall in the neighbouring sign: it changed sign that day.
Section II · The map
Their natal wheel
The sky on the day they were born. The outer ring is the twelve signs; the lines across the centre, the aspects between planets. Without a birth time, houses and the Ascendant aren't drawn.
Section III · The detail
Planets and aspects
The exact numbers behind the drawing. Each table expands one layer of the wheel.
Thomas Hobbes's placements
We compute the placements for the day of birth. Without the exact time the Ascendant and houses can't be fixed, but each planet's sign is reliable.
| Planet | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°48′ |
| Moon | Leo | 0°10′ |
| Mercury | Aries | 24°33′ |
| Venus | Taurus | 11°43′ |
| Mars | Aries | 25°33′ |
| Jupiter | Leo | 7°19′ |
| Saturn | Taurus | 15°15′ |
| Uranus | Pisces | 14°52′ |
| Neptune | Cancer ℞ | 28°41′ |
| Pluto | Aries | 10°47′ |
Thomas Hobbes's aspects
Each aspect is an angle between two planets; it defines how they speak to each other. Aspects to the Moon are approximate: they depend on the exact birth time.
Elements and modalities
How their energy is split across the four elements and the three modalities.
Section IV · The signature
The signature of their sky
The whole at a glance: how the planets are spread, and the accents that set the overall tone of the chart.
Bowl
Your planets fill half the chart: one half full, one empty, like something you seek to complete.
Their energy concentrates in the element of Fire and the Cardinal modality.
Jupiter is the most connected planet in their chart: 5 aspects tie it to the rest.
Three or more planets together in Aries: a strongly marked focus of energy in that area.
And your own sky?
Generate your full natal chart —with your time and place of birth you'll also get the Ascendant and houses— free, in two minutes.
Create my chart ✶