Illustrator & author
Eric Carle
Made The Very Hungry Caterpillar out of hand-painted tissue paper, and it has sold about fifty-five million copies in seventy languages.
Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 70 languages and sold more than 55 million copies. Carle illustrated over 70 children's books, most of which he also wrote. His books have sold more than 170 million copies around the world.
- Born
- 1929-06-25, Syracuse, New York, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2021-05-23, Northampton, Massachusetts, USAA Sunday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1929-06-25, Syracuse, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 3°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 11°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 14°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 17°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 24°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 2°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 26°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 29°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°31′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2021-05-23, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 2°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 23°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 23°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 18°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 0°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 13°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 22°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 26°39′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eric Carle 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.