Henry Adams
Henry Adams (born February 16, 1838, Boston, United States; died 1918), was an American journalist, historian, academic, novelist. Adams is best remembered for The Education of Henry Adams. Adams's honours include Pulitzer Prize for Biography, Legum Doctor and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Henry Adams’s zodiac sign was Aquarius, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Dog, with Life Path 11 in numerology.
Aquarius, and in the Chinese zodiac they were an 
Earth Dog, with 
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Henry Adams’s AsterNym identity
The Evergreen Lightkeeper
Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 11 is traditionally called a master path. It represents intuition, sensitivity and noticing patterns before they become obvious.
Wood Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 11, on the intuitive plane.
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Henry’s lucky numbers, colours and stones
Traditional correspondences calculated from AsterNym’s astrology, wuxing and numerology system.
Lucky numbers
11 · 3 · 4 · 9
Lucky colours
Yellow & Ochre
Lucky day
Saturday
Direction
• Center
Season
the turning of seasons
Stones
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Citrine
Flower constellation
💜 Violet · 🤍 Camellia · 🌼 Chrysanthemum
Violet · Ivory · Gold
The same wuxing & numerology correspondences as your own print. One tradition, read for everyone
What the chart says
Henry, according to the stars
Core essence
Henry is two steps to the left of where you expected. The core of Henry is a mind that runs on its own current, cares about the whole picture, and cannot pretend to care about the rules for their own sake. They are friend to everyone and fully known by few, and they make the people around them braver about being odd.
The vibe
Underneath, Henry feels more than they will ever show, and shows it to about three people. The Moon in Scorpio is deep water: loyal, private, slow to trust and impossible to fool. What Henry needs to feel safe is total honesty and the sense that a secret told stays told. Betray that once and it is a long way back.
How Henry wants to be loved
Henry wants to be loved tenderly. Venus in Pisces is the romantic of the zodiac: soft, giving, a little dreamy, and easily bruised. They love without keeping score and need a partner who will not take advantage of that. Be gentle with Henry, be honest, and they will make the ordinary feel enchanted.
How Henry creates
How Henry makes things happen: they find the gap and grow through it. A Yin Wood day master is the vine, flexible, quietly relentless, better at working around a wall than at knocking it down. Henry creates by adapting, by connecting people, by making the awkward thing fit. Underestimate them and you will look up one day to find them everywhere.
Instinct
Instinct: Henry is loyal to the bone, a Dog year, and their gut reaction is to protect their people. Honest, fair, a little anxious about the world, and the most dependable friend in the room. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.
Purpose
Purpose: Life Path 11 is the visionary, a master number. Henry is here to see what others cannot yet and to say it, an antenna for the mood of the moment. Intuitive, inspiring, sometimes overwhelmed by their own sensitivity, and learning to ground the vision in something real.
Triggers
Triggers: being told "because that's how it's done." Mars in Aquarius fights for the idea, the group, the principle, rarely for themselves. Henry goes cool and distant rather than hot, and then does the surprising thing. Point them at a cause and they will rewrite the rules around it.
Computed from Henry's birth date, not guessed. The full working is below.
Where Henry sits
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You may draw energy from a wide network, many doors, lightly held.
You likely think things through before you act. Haste rarely feels safe.
You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.
You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.
You may be drawn to big possibilities. The practical follows after the vision.
You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.
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The quick version
Aquarius Sun
Aquarius SunAhead of the room by a decade.
Henry Adams's Sun was in Aquarius for the whole of February 16, 1838, so no birth time is needed to settle it. Traditional Aquarius readings associate the sign with independence, ideas and a stance slightly apart from the group it belongs to. Astrologers describe it as the fixed air sign, traditionally ruled by Saturn and in modern practice by Uranus, and read it for principle and originality. The corresponding tension is detachment, with the classical caution that caring about everyone can be easier than being close to anyone.
Earth Dog
Earth DogWorries so you don't have to.
Henry Adams was born on February 16, 1838, which falls in a Earth Dog year of the Chinese calendar. Traditional Dog readings emphasise loyalty, honesty and a strong sense of what is fair. The Chinese almanacs describe the Dog as the guardian of the cycle, protective of its own and quick to notice a wrong. The corresponding caution in the tradition is anxiety: a watchfulness that does not know when to stand down.
Life Path 11
Life Path 11Receives more than it reasons.
Henry Adams's birth date, February 16, 1838, reduces to Life Path 11 under the numerology method AsterNym uses. Traditional Life Path 11 readings treat the number as a master path, associated with intuition, sensitivity and noticing patterns before they become obvious. Numerologists read it as an intensified 2: the partner's gifts under pressure. The corresponding tension is nervous strain, with the caution that perceiving more than most people can be exhausting to carry.
What stands out in Henry’s chart
- The tightest major aspect in Henry Adams' date-only chart is Mars square Saturn, with an orb of under 1°.
- Four planets, Sun, Mercury, Mars and Neptune, sit together in Aquarius, which astrologers call a stellium.
- Six of the ten planets fall in Fixed signs, making Fixed the strongest modality in this chart.
- Henry Adams combines a Wood Day Master in BaZi with a fixed Sun and a Life Path on the intuitive plane, the combination AsterNym calls The Evergreen Lightkeeper.
Henry’s birth chart
Reference chart · birth time unknown
No documented birth time exists for Henry Adams, so the positions below are checked across the whole birth date, not fixed at noon. The Moon ranges from 9° to 21° Scorpio depending on the hour. The wheel's houses are a solar chart, counted from the Sun's sign, because the Ascendant needs a time.
No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1. A documented time would place them from the Ascendant instead.
Placements
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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow
Aspects across every possible birth time
Stable aspects hold for any birth hour. Possible ones depend on the hour, so their orb is a range rather than a number. Orb policy western_v1.
stableSunsquareSaturn0.4° to 1.3° orb
Henry’s core identity grinds against their discipline. The angle that irritates, and the one that teaches.
stableMarssquareSaturn0.4° to 1.2° orb
Henry’s drive grinds against their discipline.
stableSunconjunctionMars1.5° to 1.7° orb
Henry’s core identity and drive act as one.
stableMercurysextileSaturn2.7° to 3.8° orb
Henry’s mind opens doors for their discipline.
stableVenusoppositionJupiter6.1° orb
Henry’s affections pull against their growth from across the wheel.
stableMercuryconjunctionNeptune6.3° to 7.4° orb
Henry’s mind and imagination act as one.
stableVenustrineSaturn6.4° to 6.6° orb
Henry’s affections flow straight into their discipline. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.
possibleMoontrineVenusorb from 0.0° to 12.7° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsextileJupiterorb from 0.0° to 6.5° depending on birth time
possibleMoonsquareNeptuneorb from 0.8° to 13.3° depending on birth time
possibleMoontrineUranusorb from 1.6° to 14.1° depending on birth time
possibleSunsquareMoonorb from 6.2° to 17.7° depending on birth time
Chart signature
Elements
- Fire1 of 10
- Earth1 of 10
- Air4 of 10
- Water4 of 10
Modalities
- Cardinal1 of 10
- Fixed6 of 10
- Mutable3 of 10
Counted across the ten planets by sign.
Henry’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith
Four minor bodies and the mean lunar apogee, placed in the same tropical zodiac as the planets above. None of these feed the chart signature, the rarity score or any ranking on this site: they are listed for readers who use them. Chiron, Ceres, Eros and Hygiea positions come from JPL Horizons; Black Moon Lilith is the mean apogee, the point most published Lilith tables use. The readings are the modern tradition’s, not AsterNym’s. Without a birth time the degree is the noon value and the day's movement is shown alongside it.
⚷ Chiron ℞Gemini 16°37′ (moves 0.01° over the day)
centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it
Chiron in Gemini is read as a tender spot around being heard or believed. The tradition has Henry turning that into a careful, exact way with words.
⚳ CeresGemini 12°06′ (moves 0.13° over the day)
dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured
Ceres in Gemini is read as nurture through talk and attention. The tradition has Henry feeding people with information and feeling fed by conversation.
♡ ErosSagittarius 26°23′ (moves 0.60° over the day)
near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire
Eros in Sagittarius is read as desire for the far-off and the free. The reading has Henry attracted to people who open a door rather than close one.
⚕ HygieaScorpio or Libra during this date
main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well
Hygiea in Scorpio is read as health through release and honest reckoning. The tradition has Henry carrying stress in the body until it is named.
⚸ Black Moon LilithVirgo 6°50′ (moves 0.11° over the day)
mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo is read as a refusal of the standard of good enough, turned both outward and inward. The modern reading has Henry exacting with themselves first.
Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith
Major aspects only, at a tight 3° orb. The Moon is left out because its position moves 13° across an untimed day.
- Chiron square Jupiter 0.7°
- Hygiea trine Mars 0.8°
- Black Moon Lilith opposition Uranus 1.0°
- Chiron sextile Pluto 1.3°
- Eros sextile Sun 1.3°
- Hygiea square Mercury 1.7°
- Hygiea trine Sun 2.4°
- Eros sextile Mars 2.9°
Method: JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, 1700–2100, cubic Hermite interpolation; geocentric, true ecliptic of date, tropical; geometric (no light-time or aberration); Lilith = mean lunar apogee (Chapront/Meeus mean perigee + 180°).
Henry’s dominant planets
Scored from rulerships, dispositors and aspect count. Without a birth time there is no Ascendant or house to score, and the Moon's sign is left out where it could change with the hour.
1. ♅ Uranus7 pts
rules the Sun sign, Aquarius; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars, Neptune
2. ♄ Saturn5.5 pts
traditionally rules the Sun sign, Aquarius; 4 major aspects
3. ☿ Mercury3 pts
disposes Jupiter; 2 major aspects
A Uranus-led chart is read as the break from pattern leading: Henry is read as someone who changes course before others see the need.
How the score is built
- Rules the Sun sign, Moon sign or Ascendant sign: 3 points each (traditional co-rulers of Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces score half).
- Sits in a sign it rules: 2 points.
- Disposes another planet (that planet sits in a sign it rules): 1 point each.
- Angular: 2 points in the first or tenth house, 1 point in the fourth or seventh (timed births only).
- Every major aspect it makes: 1 point.
Dominance scoring is an AsterNym method. Other sites weight differently and can name a different leader for the same chart.
Configurations in Henry’s chart
Closed shapes among the ten planets under the site’s one aspect-orb policy. The Moon is excluded without a birth time, so a shape that needs it is not claimed.
Stellium in Aquarius · Sun, Mercury, Mars, NeptuneThree or more planets in one sign (four, or three with a luminary, by AsterNym's count): a concentration astrologers read as that sign's themes dominating the chart.
Minor aspects
semi-sextile 30° (orb 2°), semi-square 45° (orb 2°), quintile 72° (orb 1.5°), sesquiquadrate 135° (orb 2°), biquintile 144° (orb 1.5°), quincunx 150° (orb 2.5°). Pairs already in a major aspect are not repeated. Moon excluded without a birth time.
- Jupiter quintile Saturn 0.6°
- Jupiter quincunx Pluto 0.6°
- Mercury sesquiquadrate Jupiter 0.8°
- Uranus semi-sextile Neptune 0.8°
- Mars semi-square Pluto 1.1°
- Jupiter biquintile Neptune 1.3°
- Venus semi-square Neptune 1.6°
- Saturn sesquiquadrate Pluto 1.8°
Houses need a birth time. None is documented for Henry Adams, so no house placements are claimed for the planets or the minor bodies above.
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Henry’s cards
Every card is computed from February 16, 1838, none chosen. Tap one to flip it.
♄ Ruled by Saturn
Lead Pb
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The working: BaZi pillarsshow
BaZi pillars
Day Master: yin Wood.
Year
戊
yang Earth
戌
Dog
Earth
roots & early life
Month
甲
yang Wood
寅
Tiger
Wood
work & drive
Day
day master
乙
yin Wood
未
Goat
Earth
you & partnership
No birth time is on public record for Henry Adams, so this chart has three pillars rather than four. The hour pillar, the rising sign and the birth-sky star all need a time, and we would rather leave them out than invent one.
Where this data comes from
Henry’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q458390, released under CC0, as do the occupations, works, teams and awards in the biography above. No documented birth time is available, so this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. Time-dependent results use a clearly labelled reference time and should not be read as their exact birth chart. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept only at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.
Portrait by William Notman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The same Henry Adams at Wikipedia.
Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. Every entry is checked against its Wikidata record; where a person shares a name with someone else, the entity id is what settles which of them this is. What we will not tell you sets out the claims this site refuses to make.
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Quick answers about Henry Adams’s chart
- What zodiac sign was Henry Adams?
- Henry Adams was an Aquarius: born February 16, 1838, which puts the Sun in Aquarius for the whole of that day. That is the Western star sign. In the Chinese zodiac they were an Earth Dog.
- What was Henry Adams's Chinese zodiac animal?
- The Dog, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the February 16, 1838 birth.
- What time was Henry Adams born?
- No reliably documented birth time is public, so AsterNym does not calculate an Ascendant. This chart uses date-only positions: the wheel shows a reference solar chart (the Sun's sign as house 1), and the Ascendant is left uncomputed instead of guessed from an unverified time.
- What was Henry Adams's Life Path number?
- Life Path 11, calculated in numerology from the February 16, 1838 birth date.
- What was Henry Adams's Chiron sign?
- Chiron in Gemini at 16°. Position from JPL Horizons for the February 16, 1838 birth date.
- Where was Henry Adams's Black Moon Lilith?
- Mean Black Moon Lilith in Virgo at 6°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
- What was Henry Adams's dominant planet?
- Uranus, on AsterNym's dominance score (7 points: rules the Sun sign, Aquarius; disposes Sun, Mercury, Mars, Neptune). Saturn is second and Mercury third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.
