Novelist
Irvine Welsh
Author of Trainspotting, written in Edinburgh dialect and adapted into one of the defining British films of the 1990s. Born in Leith, Edinburgh.
Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His novels and short stories, which almost always take place in his native Scotland, are known for their gritty depictions of working-class life and its intricacies; particularly drug addiction, social alienation, lack of opportunity and boredom, amongst others.
- Born
- 1958-09-27, Edinburgh, ScotlandA Saturday
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1958-09-27, Edinburgh, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 3°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 27°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 22°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 3°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 20°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 15°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 3°23′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 3°04′ | Direct |
Irvine Welsh 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 Irvine Welsh 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.