Painter & sculptor
Edgar Degas
Painted dancers and bathers from angles that look like accidents and are not. He called himself a realist and objected to being grouped with the impressionists.
Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
- Born
- 1834-07-19, Paris, FranceA Saturday
- Died
- 1917-09-27, Paris, FranceA Thursday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1834-07-19, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 26°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 10°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 18°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 0°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 22°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 4°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 5°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 25°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 0°19′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 13°49′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1917-09-27, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 3°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 15°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 19°32′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 12°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 9°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 11°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 11°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 20°13′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 5°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Edgar Degas 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.