Writer
Joan Didion
Reported California and its unravelling in the 1960s, then wrote The Year of Magical Thinking about her husband's death in the year her daughter was also dying.
Joan Didion was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.
- Born
- 1934-12-05, Sacramento, California, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2021-12-23, New York, New York, USAA Thursday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1934-12-05, Sacramento, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 13°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 1°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 17°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 11°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 27°54′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°46′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2021-12-23, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 2°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 21°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 15°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 26°06′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 7°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 28°58′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 11°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 20°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 25°40′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Joan Didion 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.