Painter

Mark Rothko

Painted large fields of colour meant to be seen close up, and objected furiously when they were hung as decoration. He returned a commission for a restaurant rather than let that happen.

Born1903-09-25, Daugavpils, LatviaA Friday
Died1970-02-25, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday, aged 66
At birthSun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio

Birth Chart

1903-09-25, Daugavpils, Latvia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Rigathe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLibra1°10′Direct
MoonScorpio25°26′Direct
MercuryLibra16°53′Retrograde
VenusVirgo19°23′Retrograde
MarsSagittarius1°58′Direct
JupiterPisces16°35′Retrograde
SaturnAquarius2°49′Retrograde
UranusSagittarius21°52′Direct
NeptuneCancer5°53′Direct
PlutoGemini20°42′Retrograde

This is Mark Rothko's chart for 1903-09-25, the day they were born. Cast your own birth chart.

Death Chart

1970-02-25, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunPisces6°40′Direct
MoonLibra25°34′Direct
MercuryAquarius17°03′Direct
VenusPisces14°23′Direct
MarsAries23°16′Direct
JupiterScorpio5°55′Retrograde
SaturnTaurus4°30′Direct
UranusLibra7°58′Retrograde
NeptuneSagittarius0°52′Direct
PlutoVirgo26°34′Retrograde

This is Mark Rothko's chart for 1970-02-25, the day they died, cast the same way a birth chart is cast. Cast one for any recorded date. It predicts nothing: the date is one you already have.

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mark Rothko was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Recorded times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.