Novelist
Joseph Heller
Catch-22, and a phrase that entered the language.
Joseph Heller was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is his debut novel Catch-22 (1961), a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twice, in 1972 and 1975.
- Born
- 1923-05-01, Coney Island, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1999-12-12, East Hampton, USAA Sunday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-05-01, Coney Island, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 10°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 21°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 0°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 6°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 10°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 14°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 15°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 16°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°22′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1999-12-12, East Hampton, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 20°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 12°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 2°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 7°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 12°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 25°07′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 11°07′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 13°54′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 2°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 10°43′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Joseph Heller 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.