Novelist
Kurt Vonnegut
Survived the firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war in an underground meat locker, and took twenty-three years to write Slaughterhouse-Five about it.
Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty years; further works have been published since his death.
- Born
- 1922-11-11, Indianapolis, Indiana, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2007-04-11, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-11-11, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Indiana/Indianapolisthe zone used then
America/Indiana/IndianapolisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 18°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 4°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 8°48′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Aquarius | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 3°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 18°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 11°02′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2007-04-11, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 21°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 2°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 1°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 29°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 4°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 19°43′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 18°13′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 16°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 21°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 28°56′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kurt Vonnegut 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.