Portrait of Claude Monet

Claude Monet

painter

ScorpioCancer

Photo: Nadar · Public domain

Born
November 14, 1840
Birthplace
Paris
Sun sign
Scorpio

Claude Monet, painter, was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris. With the Sun in Scorpio, Claude's chart begins from a Scorpio core. Without a recorded birth time, the Moon and angles can't be pinned precisely, but the planetary placements by date still hold.

Astrological profile

The chart’s core is a Scorpio Sun at 22°, a sign of deep‑seated intensity, transformation, and a probing will to uncover hidden truths. With an approximate Cancer Moon at 28°, the inner emotional world is nurtured, protective and highly attuned to subtle moods, giving the personality a soft‑spoken, caring veneer that tempers Scorpio’s secretive edge. Together they create a temperament marked by relentless curiosity tempered by a need for emotional safety, a blend of fixed‑water resolve and cardinal‑water responsiveness that drives a relentless inner life even when the external persona remains guarded.

A Moon trine Jupiter (0°) lifts the emotional tone, endowing the inner life with optimism, generosity and an effortless ability to expand personal feelings into broader, almost philanthropic concerns. Venus conjoined Saturn (0°) in Sagittarius adds a serious, disciplined streak to the quest for beauty and pleasure; artistic urges are filtered through a philosophical, long‑term perspective, insisting that values be grounded in purpose rather than fleeting fancy. The Sun squares the North Node (1°), indicating tension between personal identity and the soul’s evolutionary direction, pushing the native to confront shadow aspects and develop self‑authenticity through decisive, sometimes confrontational growth. Meanwhile Venus squares Mars (1°), a classic attraction‑conflict dynamic that fuels passionate creativity but also provokes inner friction when desire meets assertive action, urging a balance between idealistic expression and practical implementation.

Fire and Water each dominate the element count, while mutable signs prevail, suggesting a personality that merges passionate vision with emotional depth and a flexible, adaptable approach to change. The chart reads: intense inner drives softened by nurturing feeling, disciplined imagination, and a restless, mutable spirit that constantly seeks to synthesize depth with expansive purpose.

An interpretation of the chart above, generated from the computed placements.

Natal placements

SunH9Scorpio 22°
MoonH12Cancer 28°
MercuryH10Sagittarius 15°
VenusH11Sagittarius 21°
MarsH7Virgo 20°
JupiterH9Scorpio 28°
SaturnH11Sagittarius 21°
UranusH1Pisces 17°
NeptuneH1Aquarius 12°
PlutoH2Aries 18°
ChironH7Leo 11°
CeresTaurus 19°
PallasPisces 17°
JunoAquarius 7°
VestaAquarius 16°
LilithH11Sagittarius 28°
North NodeH1Aquarius 23°

Computed from the birth date (noon). The Moon is approximate and angles are omitted without a birth time.

Claude is a intense and probing Scorpio Sun, with a protective and intuitive Cancer Moon. The chart leans fire and mutable.

Major aspects

Moon Jupiter 0°Venus Saturn 0°Sun North Node 1°Venus Mars 1°Mars Saturn 1°Neptune Chiron 1°Sun Mars 2°Mercury Uranus 2°Venus North Node 2°Mars Pluto 2°

△ trine · ⚹ sextile flow easily · □ square · ☍ opposition create tension · ☌ conjunction fuses energies · ⚻ quincunx asks for adjustment

Element & modality balance

Fire
4
Earth
1
Air
1
Water
4
Cardinal
2
Fixed
3
Mutable
5

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