Birth Chart
James Watt
Sun Capricorn
Moon Aries
When the birth time is unknown, the chart is calculated for 12:00 noon without using the astrological houses system. Are the planets in the wrong houses?
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Capricorn - 28°50'
↣ Moon in Aries - 09°06'
↣ Mercury in Capricorn - 20°42'
↣ Venus in Sagittarius - 12°01'
↣ Mars in Sagittarius - 09°57'
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 25°50'
↣ Saturn in Taurus - 20°44' - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Sagittarius - 25°34'
↣ Neptune in Gemini - 24°09' - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Libra - 28°19'
↣ North Node in Libra - 08°52'
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (8°07' applying)
↣ Sun and Mars parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter conjunction (3°00' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Pluto square (0°31' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus trine (2°54' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars trine (0°51' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto parallel
↣ Moon and North Node opposition (0°14' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Jupiter conjunction (5°08' applying)
↣ Mercury and Saturn trine (0°02' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus parallel
↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (2°03' separating)
↣ Venus and North Node sextile (3°08' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter parallel
↣ Mars and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Mars and North Node sextile (1°04' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn trine (5°06' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto square (2°29' applying)
↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (1°25' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (2°44' applying)
↣ Neptune and Pluto trine (4°10' separating)
Birth data
- Chart date
- 19/01/1736
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Greenock, Scotland - Latitude and longitude
- 55°57' North · 4°45' West
- Time zone
- 00:19 West
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About
James Watt was a Scottish mathematician and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine marked a turning point in the Industrial Revolution. A maker of scientific instruments, he became known for introducing the separate condenser and other modifications that made steam engines far more efficient, enabling the conversion of reciprocal motion into useful rotary motion for factories and mines.
He formed a decisive partnership with Matthew Boulton (Boulton & Watt), which provided funding, manufacture, and large‑scale installation of the engines; cooperation with John Wilkinson on cylinder precision was also crucial to their technical success. Watt worked with support from professors at the University of Glasgow and developed a routine of research and prototyping that led to practical applications from the 1770s onward.
Beyond the invention itself, his work as a manufacturer and entrepreneur helped spread the technology, establish foundries, and standardize industrial processes. As an influential member of the Lunar Society, he left a technical and documentary legacy — many of his papers are preserved in libraries — and profoundly influenced mechanization and industrialization in Great Britain.
