Portrait of Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt

painter

CancerPisces

Photo: Josef Anton Trčka · Public domain

Born
July 14, 1862
Birthplace
Baumgarten
Sun sign
Cancer

Gustav Klimt, painter, was born on July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten. With the Sun in Cancer, Gustav's chart begins from a Cancer 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

Sun in Cancer gives a core identity rooted in deep feeling, familial instinct and the need to nurture. With the Moon only a degree into Pisces, the inner emotional world is highly imaginative, compassionate and attuned to subtle currents, softening Cancer’s more protective edge. Because the time is unknown, the Ascendant can only be hinted at by the chart’s mutable emphasis, suggesting a rising sign that leans toward flexibility rather than rigid structure. Together these placements paint a temperament that is both emotionally receptive and subtly adaptable, a blend of water‑rich intuition with a latent drive to translate feeling into form.

The Sun’s sextile to Jupiter (1°) brightens the Cancerian sensitivity, granting an optimistic generosity that encourages emotional growth and a willingness to share inner gifts. Venus in Gemini squares Chiron in Pisces, creating a sharp tension between the desire for social connection and a wounded sense of love, urging healing through artistic expression. Mars conjunct Neptune (1°) fuses assertive impulse with dreamy imagination, yielding visionary energy that can be both inspired and diffused, a drive that seeks to dissolve boundaries in pursuit of ideal forms. Finally, Jupiter’s square to the North Node (1°) pits expansive optimism against the karmic path, prompting a restless urge to grow beyond comfort zones and to integrate broad learning with personal destiny.

Earth is the dominant element, lending a practical, tangible quality that grounds the chart’s expressive water tones, while mutable modality (five placements) supplies the flexibility to shift and adapt. This combination of earthy grounding and mutable fluidity creates a personality that can shape inner visions into concrete reality, balancing sensitivity with disciplined craftsmanship. Overall: a deeply feeling visionary who turns ethereal insight into material expression.

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

Natal placements

SunH3Cancer 22°
MoonH4Pisces 1°
MercuryH3Cancer 7°
VenusH2Gemini 15°
MarsH11Aries 5°
JupiterH5Virgo 23°
SaturnH5Virgo 18°
UranusH2Gemini 19°
NeptuneH11Aries 4°
PlutoH7Taurus 11°
ChironH11Pisces 14°
CeresAquarius 21°
PallasCapricorn 23°
JunoAquarius 27°
VestaPisces 18°
LilithH2Gemini 10°
North NodeH8Sagittarius 24°

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

Gustav is a protective and intuitive Cancer Sun, with a imaginative and empathetic Pisces Moon. The chart leans earth and mutable.

Major aspects

Sun Jupiter 1°Venus Chiron 1°Mars Neptune 1°Jupiter North Node 1°Saturn Uranus 1°Sun North Node 2°Mercury Mars 2°Mercury Neptune 3°Venus Saturn 3°Pluto Chiron 3°

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

Element & modality balance

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

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