Playwright & poet
Ben Jonson
Killed a man in a duel and escaped hanging by reciting a Bible verse, and wrote the poem prefixed to Shakespeare's First Folio.
Ben Jonson was an English actor, poet and playwright. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox, The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry. He is regarded as "the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I."
- Born
- 1572-06-11, London, EnglandA Sunday
- Died
- 1637-08-06, London, EnglandA Thursday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1572-06-11, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 20°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 0°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 5°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 23°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 9°50′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 11°11′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 25°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 24°59′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1637-08-06, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 14°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 20°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 0°08′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 21°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 1°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 2°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 20°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 15°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 16°04′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 29°24′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ben Jonson 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.