Poet & playwright
Friedrich Schiller
Wrote the Ode to Joy that Beethoven set in the Ninth Symphony, and plays about liberty that got him arrested and exiled at twenty-three.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights. He was one of the most important figures of the Sturm and Drang movement.
- Born
- 1759-11-10, Marbach am Neckar, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1805-05-09, Weimar, GermanyA Thursday, aged 45
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Saxe-Weimar
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1759-11-10, Marbach am Neckar, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 17°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 20°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 29°34′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 18°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 9°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 27°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 19°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 23°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1805-05-09, Weimar, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 18°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 0°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 2°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 13°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 15°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 3°09′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 10°19′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 17°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 27°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 10°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Friedrich Schiller 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.