The Natal Registry · Politics & Leadership
Pius IXborn under Mercury retrograde
The Pope of the Catholic Church who led the institution for over thirty years, from 1846 until his death in 1878. — born May 13, 1792, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Taurus.
BornMay 13, 1792(1792–1878)♉︎☿ Rx in Taurus · 26°09′Rx windowMay 4 – May 27, 1792
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a earth-sign keynote in Taurus: Money paperwork snarls — double-check the fine print.
Shares a retrograde sign with
Born inside the very same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.