Novelist
Julio Cortázar
Wrote Hopscotch, a novel with two reading orders, and some of the best short stories in Spanish. He left Argentina for Paris and stayed thirty years.
Julio Florencio Cortázar was an Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an entire generation of Spanish-speaking readers and writers in America and Europe.
- Born
- 1914-08-26, Brussels, BelgiumA Wednesday
- Died
- 1984-02-12, Paris, FranceA Sunday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1914-08-26, Brussels, Belgium · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Brusselsthe zone used then
Europe/BrusselsThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 9°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 28°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 17°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 7°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 15°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 8°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 29°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 1°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1984-02-12, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 22°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 20°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 21°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 15°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 4°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 16°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 13°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 0°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 2°06′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Julio Cortázar 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.