Poet
Czesław Miłosz
Polish poet who defected in 1951 and wrote The Captive Mind about intellectuals under Stalinism, and a Nobel laureate.
Czesław Miłosz was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. Regarded as one of the great poets of the 20th century, he won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its citation, the Swedish Academy called Miłosz a writer who "voices man's exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts".
- Born
- 1911-06-30, Šeteniai, LithuaniaA Friday
- Died
- 2004-08-14, Kraków, PolandA Saturday, aged 93
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Lithuania
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1911-06-30, Šeteniai, Lithuania · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Vilniusthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 7°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 3°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 22°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 19°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 4°40′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 16°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 28°11′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 20°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2004-08-14, Kraków, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 3°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 7°53′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 6°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 21°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 21°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 5°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 13°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°36′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Czesław Miłosz 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.
