Writer
Bill Bryson
Author of Notes from a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything, and a former chancellor of Durham University. Born in Des Moines, Iowa.
William McGuire Bryson is an American journalist and author who was naturalized as a British citizen in 2014. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Bryson moved to Britain in his twenties and remained in the country for most of his adult life. However, he periodically returned to live in the U.S. such as between 1995 and 2003. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
- Born
- 1951-12-08, Des Moines, Iowa, USAA Saturday
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1951-12-08, Des Moines, Iowa, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 23°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 2°11′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 0°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 8°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 4°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 13°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 13°00′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 21°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 21°29′ | Retrograde |
Bill Bryson is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bill Bryson 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.