Playwright
Jean Racine
Wrote tragedies of extreme formal strictness that are the counterpart to Shakespeare in French, then gave up the theatre for the court at thirty-seven.
Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradition and world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young.
- Born
- 1639-12-22, La Ferte-Milon, FranceA Thursday
- Died
- 1699-04-21, Paris, FranceA Tuesday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Kingdom of France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1639-12-22, La Ferte-Milon, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 0°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 4°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 8°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 5°02′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Scorpio | 11°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 19°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 15°26′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 1°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 24°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 29°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1699-04-21, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 1°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 20°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 12°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 15°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 0°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 3°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 7°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jean Racine 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.