When most signatories (including John Hancock) actually signed Jefferson's masterpiece.
Hancock recounted signing the Declaration at "around 2 p.m."
This discrepancy has vexed astrologers as well as historians - though the 7/4/1776 chart, with its powerful North Node (destiny)/Midheaven (standing in the world) conjunction and its Venus/Jupiter/Sun stellium (promoting both wealth and beauty), fits the American experience very nicely.
That said stellium is squared (90° angle) by punitive Saturn, also tells of our longstanding issues with excessive conservatism and acting against our own best interests.
Jupiter, the Sun and Mercury in the 9th House (religion, higher education and foreign cultures) tells of our rich (and lucrative) history in those areas.
A well-aspected Moon in the 4th House (inner life, family and the home) gave us as a nation a keen interest in those areas - becoming the first country in modern times to make mortgages widely available, for example.
Mars square Neptune warns us to avoid being lured into wars by deceitful interests (something Bibi could attest to).
Saturn in the 12th House reminds us that secrets are often kept secret in bad faith - and more often than not, we're our own worst enemies.
And Uranus (which always comes up when anyone mentions astrology)?
The planet of all things novel and quirky is strong in inquisitive Gemini - all the more so in the 8th House of sex, death and 'other people's money'.
We've always been fascinated with those areas - and they've always been a source of both wonder and problems. A favorable trine (120° angle) with disciplined Saturn has allowed us to eventually enact reforms in those areas - but only after terrible crises (AIDS, gun violence, financial crashes, etc.).
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