Novelist
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude made magical realism a category the rest of the world had to learn. He said he was only writing down the way his grandmother told stories.
- Born
- 1927-03-06, Aracataca, ColombiaA Sunday
- Died
- 2014-04-17, Mexico City, MexicoA Thursday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aries
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-03-06, Aracataca, Colombia · time unknown, noon chart
America/Bogotathe zone used then
America/BogotaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 15°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 27°04′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 10°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 25°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2014-04-17, Mexico City, Mexico · time unknown, noon chart
America/Mexico_Citythe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 18°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 15°35′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 13°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 21°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 6°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 13°34′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gabriel Garcia Marquez 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.