Poet
Cecil Day-Lewis
Poet Laureate, and the author of twenty detective novels under the name Nicholas Blake to pay for a leaking roof. Daniel Day-Lewis was his son.
Cecil Day-Lewis, often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways, starting with A Question of Proof (1935).
- Born
- 1904-04-27, Ballintubbert, IrelandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1972-05-22, Hadley Wood, London, EnglandA Monday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-04-27, Ballintubbert, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 6°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 25°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 17°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 15°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 13°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 29°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 3°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1972-05-22, Hadley Wood, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 1°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 28°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 16°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 4°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 6°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 7°10′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 8°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 14°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 3°57′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 29°23′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Cecil Day-Lewis 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.