Illustrator & cartoonist
Chris Riddell
British illustrator and political cartoonist for the Observer, and a Children's Laureate. Born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Chris Riddell is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals, the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.
- Born
- 1962-04-13, Cape Town, South AfricaA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1962-04-13, Cape Town, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
Africa/JohannesburgThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 22°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 10°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 20°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 11°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 25°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 3°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 10°12′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 26°35′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 12°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 7°50′ | Retrograde |
Chris Riddell 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 Chris Riddell 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.