Painter & printmaker
Albrecht Dürer
Made engravings of a technical standard nobody has matched, and painted a self-portrait at twenty-eight in the pose usually reserved for Christ.
- Born
- 1471-05-21, Nuremberg, GermanyA Sunday
- Died
- 1528-04-06, Nuremberg, GermanyA Friday, aged 56
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1471-05-21, Nuremberg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 29°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 4°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 10°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 7°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 24°31′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 0°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 22°23′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°58′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 10°16′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1528-04-06, Nuremberg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 16°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 13°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 11°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 0°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 18°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 1°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 17°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 24°29′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Albrecht Dürer 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.