Novelist
Marcel Proust
Spent his last years in a cork-lined room finishing In Search of Lost Time, seven volumes and about 1.25 million words. He was still correcting proofs weeks before he died.
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 and totals around 1.25 million words. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.
- Born
- 1871-07-10, Auteuil, Paris, FranceA Monday
- Died
- 1922-11-18, Paris, FranceA Saturday, aged 51
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1871-07-10, Auteuil, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 17°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 28°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 10°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 5°44′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 26°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 23°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 19°36′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1922-11-18, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 25°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 18°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 14°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 6°04′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Aquarius | 13°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 4°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 15°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 18°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 10°57′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Marcel Proust 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.