Birth Chart
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk
Sun Scorpio
Moon Cancer
Ascendant Capricorn
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 10°17' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Cancer - 27°52' - in house 7
↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 01°20' - in house 10/11
↣ Venus in Scorpio - 14°49' - in house 10
↣ Mars in Virgo - 28°44' - in house 8
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 00°04' - in house 1
↣ Saturn in Gemini - 12°28' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Virgo - 07°15' - in house 8
↣ Neptune in Scorpio - 06°16' - in house 10
↣ Pluto in Aquarius - 25°29' - in house 1/2 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Cancer - 23°03' - in house 7
↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 24°08' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 14°25' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 09°30'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 7
↣ Mercury in house 10/11
↣ Venus in house 10
↣ Mars in house 8
↣ Jupiter in house 1
↣ Saturn in house 5
↣ Uranus in house 8
↣ Neptune in house 10
↣ Pluto in house 1/2
↣ North Node in house 7
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (4°31' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (3°03' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune conjunction (4°02' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (0°48' applying)
↣ Sun and Midheaven conjunction (4°07' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Mercury trine (3°29' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars sextile (0°53' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (2°12' applying) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Saturn parallel
↣ Moon and North Node conjunction (4°48' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (11°39' separating)
↣ Moon and Ascendant opposition (3°43' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Mars sextile (2°36' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter sextile (1°17' separating)
↣ Mercury and Uranus square (5°54' applying)
↣ Mercury and Pluto square (5°52' separating) parallel
↣ Venus and Neptune conjunction (8°33' separating)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°19' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (0°24' applying) parallel
↣ Mars and Jupiter trine (1°20' applying)
↣ Mars and North Node sextile (5°41' separating)
↣ Mars and Ascendant trine (4°35' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node opposition (7°01' separating) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (9°26' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant conjunction (5°55' applying) parallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus square (5°13' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°58' applying)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Neptune sextile (0°59' applying)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°14' separating)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven conjunction (8°09' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant opposition (1°06' separating) antiparallel
Birth data
- Original name
- James Knox Polk
- Chart date
- 02/11/1795
- Chart time
- 12:00
- Date and time quality
- A Memory what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Pineville (NC), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 35°05' North · 80°54' West
- Time zone
- 05:24 West
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About
James K. Polk was an American lawyer, planter, and politician who rose to national prominence as the 11th President of the United States, serving one term from 1845 to 1849. A member of the Democratic Party and a protégé of Andrew Jackson, he built a solid legislative career: he served multiple terms in the House of Representatives — where he was Speaker and chaired the Ways and Means Committee — and was Governor of Tennessee before becoming president.
Polk’s administration is remembered for the territorial expansion of the United States to the Pacific. During his presidency the Republic of Texas was annexed, an agreement was reached with the United Kingdom over the Oregon Territory, and the nation’s southern and western territory was substantially enlarged following the Mexican–American War and the subsequent Mexican cession.
On the domestic front, he implemented administrative and fiscal reforms, including tax reductions and the reestablishment of an independent Treasury. His tenure is often judged effective for achieving the main goals he had announced, although it provoked controversy for his conduct of the war with Mexico and for deepening sectional tensions. Polk was also a slaveholder for most of his life, a fact that is part of the context of his legacy.
