Writer & composer

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Wrote the stories behind The Nutcracker and Coppelia, worked as a judge, and gave his name to Offenbach's opera about him.

Born1776-01-24, Kaliningrad, RussiaA Wednesday
Died1822-06-25, Berlin, GermanyA Tuesday, aged 46
At birthSun in Aquarius, Moon in Pisces

Birth Chart

1776-01-24, Kaliningrad, Russia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Kaliningradthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAquarius4°07′Direct
MoonPisces20°31′Direct
MercuryAquarius6°07′Direct
VenusSagittarius18°22′Direct
MarsAquarius19°49′Direct
JupiterGemini11°52′Retrograde
SaturnLibra21°15′Direct
UranusGemini2°46′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo24°42′Retrograde
PlutoCapricorn26°34′Direct

This is E. T. A. Hoffmann's chart for 1776-01-24, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1822-06-25, Berlin, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlinthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer3°15′Direct
MoonVirgo23°26′Direct
MercuryCancer25°47′Direct
VenusTaurus20°50′Direct
MarsVirgo18°42′Direct
JupiterTaurus25°07′Direct
SaturnTaurus7°21′Direct
UranusCapricorn5°29′Retrograde
NeptuneCapricorn3°53′Retrograde
PlutoAries0°58′Direct

This is E. T. A. Hoffmann's chart for 1822-06-25, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment E. T. A. Hoffmann was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

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Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.