Writer & speaker
Alan Watts
An English Anglican priest who left the church and spent twenty-five years explaining Zen and Taoism to the West, mostly by talking.
Alan Wilson Watts was a British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.
- Born
- 1915-01-06, Chislehurst, Kent, EnglandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1973-11-16, Mill Valley, California, USAA Friday, aged 58
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1915-01-06, Chislehurst, Kent, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 15°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 15°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 11°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 23°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 27°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 10°09′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 29°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 0°55′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1973-11-16, Mill Valley, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 24°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 11°16′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 11°23′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 25°52′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 6°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 3°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 25°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 6°02′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alan Watts was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.