Writer & dissident
Liu Xiaobo
Charter 08, and a Nobel Peace Prize collected by an empty chair.
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in China. He was arrested numerous times, and was described as China's most prominent dissident and the country's most famous political prisoner. On 26 June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with liver cancer; he died a few weeks later on 13 July 2017.
- Born
- 1955-12-28, Changchun, ChinaA Wednesday
- Died
- 2017-07-13, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, ChinaA Thursday, aged 61
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1955-12-28, Changchun, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 21°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 18°53′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 4°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 18°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 1°20′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 28°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 1°18′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 0°04′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 28°25′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2017-07-13, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 6°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 12°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 9°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 25°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 14°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 22°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°03′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Liu Xiaobo 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.