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Henry Dunant

Henry Dunant (born May 8, 1828, Geneva, Switzerland; died 1910), was a Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross. Dunant is best remembered for Notice sur la régence de Tunis and A Memory of Solferino. Dunant's honours include Nobel Peace Prize, Order of the Redeemer and Order of the Zähringer Lion.

Henry Dunant’s zodiac sign was Taurus, Chinese zodiac was Earth Rat, with Life Path 5 in numerology.

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Henry Dunant’s AsterNym identity

The Evergreen Architect

Wood represents growth. Wood-led charts are associated with patience, adaptability and the drive to keep developing. Life Path 5 represents freedom: change, movement, variety and resistance to restrictive routines.

Wood Day Master (BaZi) × fixed Sun × Life Path 5, on the physical plane.

How common is the name Henry in the U.S.?

#5

US rank in 2025

~773,564

Americans share it since 1880

2025

its peak year

The earliest American count for Henry is 1880, 52 years on: 9th among boys and 530th among girls, 2,444 American boys and 11 girls.

US Social Security Administration public records

What Henry’s name adds up to

Worked from the name as published, letter by letter.

9

Expression · the bigger picture

9

Soul Urge · meaning

9

Personality · generous, worldly

The name opens on H (8) and closes on Y (7). The value it repeats most is 5, which numerology reads as movement.

Pythagorean letter values · A=1 to I=9, then J=1 again

Henry’s lucky numbers, colours and stones

Traditional correspondences, calculated not chosen.

Lucky numbers

5 · 2 · 3

Lucky colours

Yellow & Ochre

Lucky day

Friday

Direction

• Center

Season

the turning of seasons

Stones

Emerald, Diamond, Citrine

Flower constellation

🌿 Lily of the Valley · 🌹 Blush Rose · 🌻 Zinnia

Ivory · Blush · Terracotta

The record

What sets Henry apart

Enrique Iglesias (1975) and David Attenborough (1926) share the birthday in another year, so the sun sits where it sits here.

What the chart says

Henry, according to the stars

Core essence

Henry is the steady one, the person whose yes means yes and whose Sunday looks the same as it did last year because it was a good Sunday. The core of Henry is a deep loyalty to what is real: good food, a good bed, people who show up. They move slowly on purpose. Once they have decided something, it is decided, and that is a comfort to everyone around them.

The vibe

Underneath, Henry is porous: other people's moods get in, and so does beauty, and so does the sad song. The Moon in Pisces feels everything and forgives most of it. What Henry needs to feel safe is gentleness and someone who does not make them explain the tears. They will love you back with their whole imagination.

How Henry wants to be loved

Henry wants to be loved like home. Venus in Cancer needs to feel safe before it feels anything else, and then it feels everything. Remember the small things, meet the family, make the tea. Henry gives care in a hundred quiet ways and needs to know it is noticed. Consistency is the romance.

How Henry creates

How Henry makes things happen: they grow upward. A Yang Wood day master is the tree, the one with a direction and the patience to keep at it through a bad season. Henry builds in the open, wants to be useful, and is at their most creative when there is something to reach for. Bend rather than break is the lesson they learn a few times.

Instinct

Instinct: Henry is quick, clever and alert, a Rat year, and their gut reaction to a problem is to find the angle nobody has tried. Charming, resourceful, a little bit of a hoarder of good things and good people. The Earth year grounds it: practical, patient, someone people lean on.

Purpose

Purpose: Life Path 5 is the free spirit. Henry is here to explore, to change, to taste everything and report back. Adventure, variety and freedom are not distractions from their purpose, they are it. The lesson is choosing, sometimes, and staying.

Triggers

Triggers: incompetence, and disrespect. Mars in Capricorn means Henry does not waste energy on anger; they use it. Controlled, strategic, relentless, the person who will outlast the problem. Cold when crossed, and quietly forgiving once you have earned it back.

Computed from Henry's birth date. Working below.

Where Henry sits

Six lines

Henry’s dot comes from the chart; yours is where you put it.

Intimate circleWide network
Henry

You likely balance a tight inner circle with a wider orbit you dip into.

DeliberateSpontaneous
Henry

You likely think things through before you act. Haste rarely feels safe.

PrivateExpressive
Henry

You likely share some feelings openly and keep others to yourself.

Cool off firstResolve immediately
Henry

You likely handle some friction right away and let smaller things settle.

PracticalVisionary
Henry

You likely balance practical steps with room to imagine further.

Gradual trustImmediate chemistry
Henry

You likely warm up at a pace that depends on the person and moment.

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Three stars chosen from the real sky above Geneva on the night they were born. Choose the story that connects you.

Henry’s birth-night reference starPhecdablue-white · Ursa MajorPhecda, in Ursa Major. A blue-white star, 81.3° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the bright star nearest the zenith.Dedicate Phecda →The warmest lightCapellagolden yellow · AurigaCapella, in Auriga. A golden yellow star, 24° above the horizon at 9 p.m. local time, the warmest-toned bright star up that night.Dedicate Capella →

A 9 p.m. reference sky, not the birth minute. Dedications are commemorative and confer no ownership of stars.

The sky over Geneva that night

Computed for 46.20°N, 9 p.m. local sky.

Phecda stood nearest the zenith over Geneva at 9 p.m. that evening, 81.3° above the horizon in Ursa Major.

Of the 90 catalog stars above the horizon, Arcturus was the brightest.

From 46.2°N, Capella and Deneb never go below the horizon: they are circumpolar at this latitude.

Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Mimosa and Toliman cannot be seen from Geneva at all: they sit past the −43.8° declination limit this latitude imposes.

Sun 13° below the horizon, Moon down and 27% lit at waning crescent.

How unusual Henry's chart is

Chart pattern score

22 / 100 · Reassuringly normal

T-square onto Uranus

An AsterNym index built from stelliums, yods, grand crosses and chart shape. It is not a population percentile, and a high score is not a better chart. Without a birth time the houses are left out of it.

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Henry Dunant in 15 seconds

Taurus Sun

Comfort first, then everything else.

Henry Dunant's Sun was in Taurus for the whole of May 8, 1828, so no birth time is needed to settle it.

What Taurus means →

Earth Rat

Finds the shortcut every time.

Henry Dunant was born on May 8, 1828, which falls in a Earth Rat year of the Chinese calendar.

What the Rat means →

Life Path 5

Freedom over comfort, always.

Henry Dunant's birth date, May 8, 1828, reduces to Life Path 5 under the numerology method AsterNym uses.

What Life Path 5 means →

What stands out in Henry’s chart

Henry’s birth chart

Reference chart · birth time unknown

Positions are checked across the whole date. The Moon ranges from 3° to 17° Pisces depending on the hour.

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces123456789101112Sun flows with Neptune · Trine, 0.5° orbMercury grinds against Uranus · Square, 1° orbMoon opens doors for Mars · Sextile, 1.2° orbMercury opens doors for Venus · Sextile, 1.4° orbSun opens doors for Saturn · Sextile, 1.9° orbMoon flows with Jupiter · Trine, 2.3° orbSaturn faces off with Neptune · Opposition, 2.4° orbMars opens doors for Jupiter · Sextile, 3.5° orbSun in Taurus · 17°48′☉17°Moon in Pisces · 10°43′☽10°Mercury in Taurus · 1°20′☿1°Venus in Cancer · 2°47′♀2°Mars in Capricorn · 11°58′♂11°Jupiter in Scorpio · 8°28′ · retrograde♃℞8°Saturn in Cancer · 15°53′♄15°Uranus in Aquarius · 2°19′ · retrograde♅℞2°Neptune in Capricorn · 18°18′ · retrograde♆℞18°Pluto in Aries · 6°53′♇6°

No birth time, so the houses are a solar chart: the Sun’s sign counts as house 1.

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Conjunction 0°
Sextile 60°
Square 90°
Trine 120°
Opposition 180°

Placements

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The working: aspects, Chiron and the asteroids, dominant planets and configurationsshow

Aspects across every possible birth time

  • stableSuntrineNeptune0.0° to 1.0° orb

    Henry’s core identity flows straight into their imagination. Effortless, which is exactly why it gets taken for granted.

  • stableMercurysquareUranus0.1° to 1.9° orb

    Henry’s mind grinds against their need for freedom. The friction is lifelong. Worked with, it builds real strength.

  • stableMercurysextileVenus1.0° to 1.8° orb

    Henry’s mind opens doors for their affections. An easy alliance, and it pays off when it is used.

  • stableSunsextileSaturn1.5° to 2.4° orb

  • stableSaturnoppositionNeptune2.4° to 2.5° orb

  • stableMarssextileJupiter3.3° to 3.7° orb

  • stableVenussquarePluto3.6° to 4.6° orb

  • stableMarsoppositionSaturn3.8° to 4.0° orb

  • stableUranussextilePluto4.6° orb

  • stableMarssquarePluto5.0° to 5.2° orb

  • stableVenustrineJupiter5.1° to 6.3° orb

  • stableSuntrineMars5.5° to 6.2° orb

Chart signature

Elements

  • Fire1 of 10
  • Earth4 of 10
  • Air1 of 10
  • Water4 of 10

Modalities

  • Cardinal5 of 10
  • Fixed4 of 10
  • Mutable1 of 10

Counted across the ten planets by sign.

Henry’s Chiron, Ceres, Eros, Hygiea and Lilith

What astrologers make of these five, at noon values.

  • ⚷ ChironTaurus 0°02′ (moves 0.06° over the day)

    centaur (2060) · the wound and what is learnt from it

  • ⚳ CeresTaurus 17°57′ (moves 0.41° over the day)

    dwarf planet (1) · how a person nurtures and wants to be nurtured

  • ♡ ErosAries 8°15′ (moves 0.64° over the day)

    near-Earth asteroid (433) · what draws them and how they desire

  • ⚕ HygieaAquarius 17°41′ (moves 0.19° over the day)

    main-belt asteroid (10) · health, routine and what keeps them well

  • ⚸ Black Moon LilithCancer 28°59′ (moves 0.11° over the day)

    mean lunar apogee · the part that refuses to be tamed

Aspects to the asteroids and Lilith

  • Ceres conjunction Sun 0.1°
  • Hygiea square Sun 0.1°
  • Ceres trine Neptune 0.4°
  • Chiron conjunction Mercury 1.3°
  • Eros conjunction Pluto 1.4°
  • Ceres sextile Saturn 2.1°
  • Chiron square Uranus 2.3°
  • Black Moon Lilith square Mercury 2.3°
  • Chiron sextile Venus 2.7°

Henry’s dominant planets

  1. 1. ♀ Venus8 pts

    rules the Sun sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Mercury; 3 major aspects

  2. 2. ♂ Mars6 pts

    disposes Pluto; 5 major aspects

  3. 3. ♄ Saturn5 pts

    disposes Mars, Neptune; 3 major aspects

Configurations in Henry’s chart

No stellium, grand trine, T-square, grand cross, yod or kite — the common case.

Minor aspects

semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate, biquintile, quincunx.

  • Sun semi-square Venus 0.0°
  • Venus quincunx Uranus 0.5°
  • Jupiter quincunx Pluto 1.6°

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Henry’s cards

Computed from May 8, 1828. Tap to flip.

Birth tarot card

Temperance

AsterNym identity card

The Evergreen Architect

Western zodiac

Taurus

Chinese zodiac

Rat 子

Life Path

5 · Explorer

♀ Ruled by Venus

Copper Cu

The working: BaZi pillarsshow

BaZi pillars

Day Master: yang Wood.

Year

戊

yang Earth

子

Rat

Water

roots & early life

Month

丁

yin Fire

巳

Snake

Fire

work & drive

Day

day master

甲

yang Wood

子

Rat

Water

you & partnership

Where this comes from, and how it is worked out

Henry’s birth date and birthplace come from Wikidata Q12091 (CC0), as do the occupations, works and awards above. With no documented birth time this chart is rated X on the Rodden scale, the astrological convention for how well evidenced a birth time is. The banner above lists what that leaves out. Entries are matched to Wikidata by entity id rather than by name, kept at day precision, and dropped where sources disagree on the date.

Tropical zodiac, whole-sign houses, modern rulers. Aspects on the western_v1 orb policy; minor ones at 1.5° to 2.5°, skipped where a major already holds. Minor bodies from JPL Horizons heliocentric vectors, Lilith as mean apogee. Dominance is an AsterNym score — rulerships, dispositors, aspect count — so other methods can name a different leader.

Portrait by Frédéric Boissonnas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Roster last reviewed September 10, 2026. The full method: how it works.

Traditional interpretations, not facts or predictions, and not endorsed by Henry Dunant.

Quick answers about Henry Dunant’s chart

What zodiac sign was Henry Dunant?
Henry Dunant was a Taurus: born May 8, 1828, which puts the Sun in Taurus for the whole of that day.
What was Henry Dunant's Chinese zodiac animal?
The Rat, with the Earth element, from the Chinese lunar year of the May 8, 1828 birth.
What was Henry Dunant's Life Path number?
Life Path 5, calculated in numerology.
What was Henry Dunant's Chiron sign?
Chiron in Taurus at 0°. Position from JPL Horizons.
Where was Henry Dunant's Black Moon Lilith?
Mean Black Moon Lilith in Cancer at 28°. This is the mean lunar apogee; the osculating Lilith some tables use can sit up to 30° away.
What was Henry Dunant's dominant planet?
Venus, on AsterNym's dominance score (8 points: rules the Sun sign, Taurus; disposes Sun, Mercury; 3 major aspects). Mars is second and Saturn third. Other sites weight rulerships and aspects differently and can name a different leader.

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