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Thomas Merton Birth Chart
Aquarius Sun, Leo Moon, Pisces Rising — calculated from the public birth record cited below.
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- Date
- January 31, 1915
- Time
- 09:00
- Place
- Prades, France
- Timezone
- +00:00
- Coordinates
- 42.6160, 2.4210
- House system
- Placidus
Thomas Merton's Big Three
Sun
Aquarius Sun
Aquarius 10.42°
Traditionally associated with independence, systems thinking, and unconventional perspective; this point describes identity and conscious direction.
Moon
Leo Moon
Leo 12.61°
Traditionally associated with creative presence, warmth, and expressive confidence; this point describes emotional rhythms and instinctive needs.
Rising
Pisces Rising
Pisces 24.42°
Traditionally associated with imagination, permeability, and intuitive synthesis; this point describes approach, presentation, and the chart's house structure.
This is an astrological interpretation of chart symbols, not a factual claim about Thomas Merton's personality.
Planetary placements
| Point | Sign | Degree | House | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 10.42° | 11 | No |
| Moon | Leo | 12.61° | 5 | No |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 27.02° | 12 | No |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 23.80° | 9 | No |
| Mars | Aquarius | 0.87° | 11 | No |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 29.14° | 12 | No |
| Saturn | Gemini | 25.98° | 3 | Yes |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 11.57° | 11 | No |
| Neptune | Cancer | 28.75° | 5 | Yes |
| Pluto | Cancer | 0.49° | 4 | Yes |
| North Node | Aquarius | 27.47° | 12 | Yes |
| Chiron | Pisces | 16.25° | 12 | No |
Houses
| House | Sign | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| House 1 | Pisces | 24.42° |
| House 2 | Taurus | 8.34° |
| House 3 | Gemini | 5.82° |
| House 4 | Gemini | 27.18° |
| House 5 | Cancer | 18.05° |
| House 6 | Leo | 13.77° |
| House 7 | Virgo | 24.42° |
| House 8 | Scorpio | 8.34° |
| House 9 | Sagittarius | 5.82° |
| House 10 | Sagittarius | 27.18° |
| House 11 | Capricorn | 18.05° |
| House 12 | Aquarius | 13.77° |
Major aspects
| Aspect | Orb |
|---|---|
| Mercury Trine Saturn | 1.03° |
| Moon Opposition Uranus | 1.05° |
| Sun Conjunction Uranus | 1.15° |
| Jupiter Trine Pluto | 1.35° |
| Mercury Conjunction Jupiter | 2.12° |
| Mars Opposition Neptune | 2.12° |
| Sun Opposition Moon | 2.19° |
| Venus Opposition Saturn | 2.19° |
| Jupiter Trine Saturn | 3.16° |
| Mercury Sextile Venus | 3.22° |
| Mercury Trine Pluto | 3.47° |
| Saturn Conjunction Pluto | 4.51° |
| Venus Sextile Jupiter | 5.34° |
| Venus Opposition Pluto | 6.69° |
Birth-data source and confidence
Publisher-reported Rodden rating AA · Rating supplied by the dataset publisher; AskCelesta has not independently inspected the original birth document.
This birth input comes from the VedAstro 15,000 Famous People Birth Date & Location dataset, published under the MIT license. Dataset record: ThomasMerton1915. The rating is carried forward from that dataset; AskCelesta has not independently verified the underlying certificate or record. Corrections are welcome. A chart is only as precise as its recorded birth time.
Calculation and reading disclosure
AskCelesta calculates the chart from date, local time, place coordinates, timezone, and the displayed house system. Planetary positions and aspect geometry are calculated by software. Interpretations describe traditional astrological symbolism and may include AI-assisted text; they are not scientific findings or predictions.