Novelist & diplomat
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer of The President, an early magic realist novel about dictatorship, and a Nobel laureate.
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
- Born
- 1899-10-19, Guatemala City, GuatemalaA Thursday
- Died
- 1974-06-09, Madrid, SpainA Sunday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Guatemala
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1899-10-19, Guatemala City, Guatemala · time unknown, noon chart
America/Guatemalathe zone used then
America/GuatemalaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 26°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 7°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 8°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 19°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 19°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 26°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 16°30′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1974-06-09, Madrid, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 18°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 7°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 10°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 10°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 0°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 16°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 5°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 23°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 7°58′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 4°04′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Miguel Ángel Asturias 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.