Louis DaguerreBirth Chart

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

18/11/1787 unknown time

XX - Time not informed

Astro-Databank

Sartrouville

France

48°59' ↑ North - 2°12' → East

00:09 East

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Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre was a French painter, set designer, physicist and inventor whose central contribution was the development of the daguerreotype, the first commercially recognized photographic process. After partnering with Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, Daguerre refined silver-plate techniques and introduced the use of iodine, shortening exposure times and, crucially, discovering a “fixing” method using a saline solution that made images permanent. His career combined artistic work—especially in the diorama—and technical invention. Facing financial difficulties and guarding parts of his method as a secret, Daguerre negotiated with the French government; in 1839 the process was announced publicly and transferred to the state, a move that secured his notoriety. The daguerreotype marked a turning point in nineteenth-century visual practices and paved the way for the development of photography, although other inventors, such as William Henry Fox Talbot, simultaneously contributed alternative processes. Daguerre’s legacy lies both in technical innovation and in the social and institutional dissemination of early photography.

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↣ Moon in Pisces - 00°22'

↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 18°07'

↣ Venus in Sagittarius - 03°56'

↣ Mars in Cancer - 26°34'

↣ Jupiter in Gemini - 24°38' - retrograde

↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 22°36'

↣ Uranus in Leo - 00°09' - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Libra - 20°01'

↣ Pluto in Aquarius - 13°59'

↣ North Node in Sagittarius - 26°32' - retrograde

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↣ Sun and Moon square (4°14' separating)

↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (7°48' separating)

↣ Sun and Mars trine (0°27' applying)

↣ Sun and Saturn square (3°31' separating)

↣ Sun and Uranus trine (4°01' applying) antiparallel

↣ Moon and Venus square (3°34' applying)

↣ Moon and Jupiter trine (5°44' separating)

↣ Moon and Saturn conjunction (7°46' separating)

↣ Moon and Neptune parallel

↣ Moon and North Node sextile (3°50' separating)

↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (6°31' applying)

↣ Mercury and Saturn sextile (4°30' applying)

↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (1°54' applying)

↣ Mercury and Pluto sextile (4°08' separating) parallel

↣ Mercury and North Node conjunction (8°25' applying)

↣ Venus and Uranus trine (3°47' separating) antiparallel

↣ Mars and Jupiter parallel

↣ Mars and Uranus conjunction (3°35' applying)

↣ Mars and North Node antiparallel

↣ Jupiter and Saturn trine (2°01' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Neptune trine (4°37' applying)

↣ Jupiter and North Node opposition (1°54' separating) antiparallel

↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (2°36' separating)

↣ Saturn and North Node sextile (3°56' applying)

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