Novelist
Ian Rankin
Creator of Inspector Rebus, whose Edinburgh novels have sold in the tens of millions. Born in Cardenden, Fife, to a miner's family.
Sir Ian James Rankin is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.
- Born
- 1960-04-28, Cardenden, ScotlandA Thursday
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1960-04-28, Cardenden, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 8°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 18°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 23°23′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 20°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 3°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 18°25′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 16°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 7°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 3°39′ | Retrograde |
Ian Rankin is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ian Rankin 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.