Portrait of Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

painter

AriesSagittarius

Photo: Vincent van Gogh · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
March 30, 1853
Birthplace
Zundert
Sun sign
Aries

Vincent van Gogh, painter, was born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert. With the Sun in Aries, Vincent's chart begins from a Aries 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 bold Aries lights your core with a pioneering spark, urging direct action and personal assertion. With the Moon sitting in expansive Sagittarius, your emotional landscape is equally fiery, craving freedom, adventure, and a philosophical outlook. Though the exact Ascendant is uncertain, the combination of a cardinal Sun and a mutable Moon suggests a temperament that is both initiatory and adaptable, eager to explore new horizons while maintaining a restless drive for self‑definition. The fire dominance reinforces a warm, enthusiastic presence that thrives on novelty and bold self‑expression.

A Moon‑Jupiter conjunction intensifies this fire, granting an innate optimism and an expansive emotional outlook; feelings are magnified, and you likely experience a natural generosity of spirit. Mercury’s trine to Jupiter further blesses the mind with a love of big ideas, a talent for seeing the bigger picture, and an easy flow of insight that supports learning and teaching. The Venus‑Mars conjunction merges affection with assertive energy, creating a potent artistic drive that blends sensitivity with creative assertion. Yet Mars’s square to Jupiter injects friction, pitting impulsive ambition against idealistic expansion; this tension can manifest as occasional overreaching or restlessness, urging you to balance daring ventures with realistic limits.

Fire’s dominance, paired with a mutable‑heavy modality (five mutable signs), paints a picture of a highly adaptable, ever‑curious soul who seeks variety and resists stagnation. The lack of air signs narrows intellectual detachment, while the water presence tempers the fire with emotional depth. Overall, the chart signals a vibrant, exploratory spirit whose creative fire is both inspired and occasionally challenged by its own expansive horizons.

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

Natal placements

Sun Aries 10°
Moon Sagittarius 22°
Mercury Aries 26°
Venus Pisces 28°
Mars Pisces 26°
Jupiter Sagittarius 24°
Saturn Taurus 16°
Uranus Taurus 7°
Neptune Pisces 12°
Pluto Taurus 1°

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

Vincent is a direct and driven Aries Sun, with a restless and seeking Sagittarius Moon. The chart leans fire and mutable.

Major aspects

Moon Jupiter 2°Mercury Jupiter 2°Venus Mars 2°Mars Jupiter 2°Moon Mercury 4°Moon Mars 4°Venus Jupiter 4°Saturn Neptune 4°Mercury Pluto 5°Moon Venus 6°

△ trine · ⚹ sextile flow easily · □ square · ☍ opposition create tension · ☌ conjunction fuses energies

Element & modality balance

Fire
4
Earth
3
Air
0
Water
3
Cardinal
2
Fixed
3
Mutable
5

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