Novelist
Günter Grass
Wrote The Tin Drum and won the Nobel Prize, then revealed at seventy-eight that he had served in the Waffen-SS as a teenager, which reframed sixty years of moral authority.
Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Born
- 1927-10-16, Gdansk, PolandA Sunday
- Died
- 2015-04-13, Lubeck, GermanyA Monday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-10-16, Gdansk, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 22°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 8°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 23°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 25°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 4°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 0°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2015-04-13, Lubeck, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 23°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 9°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 26°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 2°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 9°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 4°12′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 8°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 15°32′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Günter Grass 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.