Philosopher

Jacques Derrida

Founded deconstruction, was refused an honorary degree at Cambridge after a public fight about it, and remains the most argued over philosopher of his generation.

Born1930-07-15, El Biar, AlgeriaA Tuesday
Died2004-10-08, Paris, FranceA Friday, aged 74
At birthSun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces

Birth Chart

1930-07-15, El Biar, Algeria · time unknown, noon chart

Africa/Algiersthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer22°15′Direct
MoonPisces13°21′Direct
MercuryCancer22°21′Direct
VenusVirgo0°56′Direct
MarsGemini0°40′Direct
JupiterCancer4°12′Direct
SaturnCapricorn7°32′Retrograde
UranusAries15°21′Direct
NeptuneVirgo1°49′Direct
PlutoCancer19°14′Direct

This is Jacques Derrida's chart for 1930-07-15, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

2004-10-08, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Paristhe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLibra15°27′Direct
MoonLeo7°21′Direct
MercuryLibra17°25′Direct
VenusVirgo5°28′Direct
MarsLibra7°47′Direct
JupiterLibra2°51′Direct
SaturnCancer26°28′Direct
UranusPisces3°20′Retrograde
NeptuneAquarius12°40′Retrograde
PlutoSagittarius19°56′Direct

This is Jacques Derrida's chart for 2004-10-08, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jacques Derrida was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.