
Thomas Edison
screenwriter
Photo: Louis Bachrach, Bachrach Studios, restored by Michel Vuijlsteke · Public domain
- Born
- February 11, 1847
- Birthplace
- Milan
- Sun sign
- Aquarius
Thomas Edison, screenwriter, was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan. With the Sun in Aquarius, Thomas's chart begins from a Aquarius 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 Sun in Aquarius endows the chart with a forward‑thinking, humanitarian core that values originality and collective progress. With the Moon in Sagittarius, emotional fulfillment is found in exploration, truth‑seeking, and a restless optimism that constantly quests for broader horizons. Because the exact birth time is unknown, the Ascendant must be treated as approximate; a mutable‑sign rising—likely Gemini or Virgo—would give an outwardly adaptable, curious demeanor that mirrors the internal drive for mental variety. Together these placements paint a temperament that is intellectually restless, socially oriented, and eager to experiment beyond conventional limits.
A Moon sextile Neptune (0°) softens the Sagittarius fire with a subtle, imaginative sensitivity, encouraging idealistic visions and a compassionate intuition toward the wider world. The Venus‑square‑Jupiter aspect (1°) pits the soft, dreamy compassion of Pisces Venus against the expansive, giddy optimism of Gemini Jupiter, producing a tension between heartfelt generosity and a tendency to over‑promise or idealize relationships. Mars in Capricorn, sextile Saturn (1°), supplies disciplined ambition, letting the chart’s inventive impulses be channeled into steady, realistic effort. Finally, the Sun’s sextile to Pluto (2°) adds a transformative edge, granting the Aquarian self‑concept a capacity for profound renewal and the willingness to reshape personal ideals when required.
Air dominates the elemental distribution, reinforcing a mind‑centered, communicative orientation, while mutable signs outnumber the others, highlighting flexibility, adaptability, and a love of variety. The synthesis is that of a visionary intellect whose inventive streak is tempered by disciplined perseverance, yet must guard against scattering its focus. A concise read: an inventive, adaptable thinker who turns lofty ideas into concrete reality.
An interpretation of the chart above, generated from the computed placements.
Natal placements
Computed from the birth date (noon). The Moon is approximate and angles are omitted without a birth time.
Thomas is a independent and inventive Aquarius Sun, with a restless and seeking Sagittarius Moon. The chart leans air and mutable.
Major aspects
△ trine · ⚹ sextile flow easily · □ square · ☍ opposition create tension · ☌ conjunction fuses energies · ⚻ quincunx asks for adjustment
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