Birth Chart
Albert Samain
Albert Victor Samain
Sun Aries
Moon Sagittarius
Ascendant Gemini
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Aries - 13°19' - in house 11
↣ Moon in Sagittarius - 08°17' - in house 6
↣ Mercury in Aries - 22°31' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Aries - 21°47' - in house 11
↣ Mars in Sagittarius - 01°51' - in house 6
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 17°59' - in house 12
↣ Saturn in Cancer - 21°31' - in house 2
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 26°43' - in house 12
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 23°09' - in house 11
↣ Pluto in Taurus - 05°34' - in house 12
↣ North Node in Pisces - 17°30' - in house 10/11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 28°28' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aquarius - 24°05' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Taurus - 28°38'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 11
↣ Moon in house 6
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 11
↣ Mars in house 6
↣ Jupiter in house 12
↣ Saturn in house 2
↣ Uranus in house 12
↣ Neptune in house 11
↣ Pluto in house 12
↣ North Node in house 10/11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon trine (5°01' applying)
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (9°13' separating)
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (8°28' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Sun and North Node antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mars conjunction (6°26' separating)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (9°39' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (0°44' separating)
↣ Mercury and Saturn square (1°00' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant sextile (5°56' separating)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven sextile (1°34' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn square (0°15' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (2°18' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus opposition (5°08' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (3°13' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn sextile (3°32' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune sextile (5°10' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node sextile (0°29' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven square (6°06' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (5°12' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (1°38' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node trine (4°01' separating)
↣ Uranus and Neptune sextile (3°34' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (1°55' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven square (2°38' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node conjunction (5°39' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (5°29' separating)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant square (5°19' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Albert Victor Samain
- Chart date
- 03/04/1858
- Chart time
- 09:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Lille, France - Latitude and longitude
- 50°38' North · 3°04' East
- Time zone
- 00:12 East
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About
French poet associated with Symbolism, Albert Samain was known for his formal precision and the melancholy tone of his work. Originally from Lille, he moved to Paris at the end of the 19th century, joined influential literary circles, and included among his peers editors and writers linked to Mercure de France, a magazine to which he contributed and whose founding he helped shape.
His public recognition came with the volume Au jardin de l’infante (1893), praised by contemporary critics and frequently reissued. The mix of metrical rigor — including formal experiments such as the fifteen‑line sonnet — and elegiac sensibility made his verses a touchstone for readers and composers.
Samain also worked in lyric theatre: the drama Polyphème, written in his final years, is often cited as one of his greatest achievements and provided the basis for later musical settings. After his premature death at 42, his poems continued to be reprinted and inspired musicians and visual artists, securing him a lasting place in the French poetic tradition.
