Astronomer and astrologer

Johannes Kepler

Worked out that the planets move in ellipses, which no one had considered. Earned much of his living casting horoscopes and was openly conflicted about it.

Born1571-12-27, Weil der Stadt, GermanyA Monday
Died1630-11-15, Regensburg, GermanyA Friday, aged 58
At birthSun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn
TimezoneEurope/BerlinHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1571-12-27, Weil der Stadt, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlin

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCapricorn5°08′Direct
MoonCapricorn13°37′Direct
MercurySagittarius20°08′Direct
VenusCapricorn5°51′Direct
MarsLibra4°09′Direct
JupiterPisces17°01′Direct
SaturnScorpio12°58′Direct
UranusCapricorn8°04′Direct
NeptuneGemini24°06′Retrograde
PlutoPisces21°51′Direct

Death Chart

1630-11-15, Regensburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Berlin

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunScorpio23°08′Direct
MoonAries3°41′Direct
MercurySagittarius8°37′Retrograde
VenusLibra29°41′Direct
MarsSagittarius2°49′Direct
JupiterPisces3°23′Direct
SaturnScorpio9°58′Direct
UranusVirgo19°27′Direct
NeptuneScorpio4°02′Direct
PlutoTaurus21°49′Retrograde

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Johannes Kepler 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. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.