Novelist
Mary Shelley
Wrote Frankenstein at eighteen, after a wet summer by Lake Geneva and a challenge to produce a ghost story. It is generally read as the first science fiction novel.
- Born
- 1797-08-30, London, EnglandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1851-02-01, London, EnglandA Saturday, aged 53
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Sagittarius
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1797-08-30, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 7°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 2°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 0°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19°03′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 9°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 12°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 29°10′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1851-02-01, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 12°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 22°59′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 28°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 25°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 16°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 26°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 5°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 27°56′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mary Shelley 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.