Artist & photographer

Alexander Rodchenko

Russian constructivist who abandoned painting for photography and design, shooting from extreme angles nobody had used.

Born1891-11-23, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Monday
Died1956-12-03, Moscow, Duchy of MoscowA Monday, aged 65
At birthSun in Sagittarius, Moon in Virgo
Birth-time sourceNo birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1891-11-23, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Moscowthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunSagittarius0°49′Direct
MoonVirgo1°19′Direct
MercurySagittarius15°21′Direct
VenusSagittarius17°32′Direct
MarsLibra20°34′Direct
JupiterPisces8°48′Direct
SaturnVirgo28°12′Direct
UranusScorpio3°31′Direct
NeptuneGemini7°50′Retrograde
PlutoGemini7°59′Retrograde

This is Alexander Rodchenko's chart for 1891-11-23, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1956-12-03, Moscow, Duchy of Moscow · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Moscowthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunSagittarius11°11′Direct
MoonSagittarius23°01′Direct
MercurySagittarius22°27′Direct
VenusScorpio9°38′Direct
MarsPisces28°29′Direct
JupiterVirgo28°54′Direct
SaturnSagittarius6°01′Direct
UranusLeo6°47′Retrograde
NeptuneScorpio1°35′Direct
PlutoVirgo0°27′Retrograde

This is Alexander Rodchenko's chart for 1956-12-03, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alexander Rodchenko was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.