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Hongwu Emperor. Birth chart and zodiac sign.

Hongwu Emperor’s zodiac sign is Scorpio: born on 29 October 1328 in Fengyang County, Chuzhou, People's Republic of China, with the Sun in Scorpio and the Moon in Taurus or Gemini. The Moon changed sign that day, and with no birth time on record there is no way to say which.

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As a kundli reads it (Vedic astrology, sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa), Hongwu Emperor’s Moon sign (rashi) is Taurus, and the birth star (janma nakshatra) is Krittika if born before about 11:45 am local time, Rohini after. The pada needs a birth time. Find your own birth star.

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BodyPosition
☉︎Sun6°00′ Scorpio
☽︎Moon17°51′ Taurus → 1°30′ Gemini
☿︎Mercury27°19′ Scorpio
♀︎Venus23°00′ Libra
♂︎Mars23°22′ Gemini℞
♃︎Jupiter2°02′ Libra
♄︎Saturn10°10′ Leo
♅︎Uranus8°06′ Aquarius
♆︎Neptune26°53′ Sagittarius
♇︎Pluto24°08′ Pisces℞
☊︎North Node27°20′ Leo℞
⚷︎Chiron18°15′ Aquarius
⚸︎Lilith13°20′ Aquarius

No birth time is on record. This chart is cast for noon local time, which is the usual convention. The Sun and the outer planets barely move in a day, so those positions are reliable. The Moon travels up to ~13° in twenty-four hours, so it is shown as the range it covers. Houses, the Ascendant and the Midheaven need an exact time and are therefore not shown at all rather than guessed.
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Birth data: Wikidata (CC0). Rodden rating XX (date known, time unknown).

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Aspects

BodyAspectBodyOrb
MercurySquareNorth Node0°01′
VenusTrineMars0°23′
MercurySemisextileNeptune0°27′
NeptuneTrineNorth Node0°28′
MoonSextilePluto0°32′
MarsSquarePluto0°45′
VenusQuincunxPluto1°08′
North NodeQuincunxTrue Lilith1°12′
MercurySextileTrue Lilith1°13′
MoonSemisextileMars1°17′
MoonQuincunxVenus1°39′
NeptuneSemisextileTrue Lilith1°40′
SaturnOppositionUranus2°03′
SunSquareUranus2°07′

Chart shape

The ten planets form a Splash pattern: the planets are spread widely around the wheel with no strong grouping. That describes how the bodies are spread around the wheel: a property of the chart, not a statement about anyone.

Quick answers

What zodiac sign is Hongwu Emperor?

Hongwu Emperor is a Scorpio, born on 29 October 1328. The Sun was at 6°00′ Scorpio that day.

What is Hongwu Emperor's Moon sign?

Hongwu Emperor's Moon is in Taurus or Gemini: the Moon changed sign on 29 October 1328, and with no birth time on record there is no way to say which.

When was Hongwu Emperor born?

Hongwu Emperor was born on 29 October 1328 in Fengyang County, Chuzhou, People's Republic of China.

What is Hongwu Emperor's birth star (nakshatra)?

In Vedic astrology (sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa), Hongwu Emperor’s Moon sign (rashi) is Taurus, and the birth star (janma nakshatra) is Krittika if born before about 11:45 am local time, Rohini after. The pada needs a birth time.

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Updated 4 November 2026. Method: Umbriel's own astronomy engine computes every position stated on this site; how closely it matches NASA JPL Horizons is published on the accuracy page.