Novelist
Joseph Conrad
Went to sea at sixteen, became a British master mariner, and wrote Heart of Darkness and Nostromo in his third language. He never lost the accent.
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and, though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
- Born
- 1857-12-03, Berdychiv, UkraineA Thursday
- Died
- 1924-08-03, Bishopsbourne, Kent, EnglandA Sunday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- Second Polish Republic
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1857-12-03, Berdychiv, Ukraine · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kievthe zone used then
Europe/KievThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 11°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 20°23′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 7°17′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 27°50′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 26°37′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 19°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 5°00′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1924-08-03, Bishopsbourne, Kent, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 10°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 5°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 3°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 4°39′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 26°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 20°57′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 19°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°38′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Joseph Conrad 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.