Novelist
Miguel de Cervantes
Wrote Don Quixote, usually called the first modern novel, after losing the use of a hand at Lepanto and spending five years enslaved in Algiers.
- Born
- 1547-09-29, Alcala de Henares, SpainA Monday
- Died
- 1616-04-22, Madrid, SpainA Friday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Sagittarius
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1547-09-29, Alcala de Henares, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
Europe/MadridThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 28°13′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 2°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 4°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 29°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 20°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 1°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 21°58′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1616-04-22, Madrid, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 2°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 17°55′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 23°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 11°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 0°09′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 0°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 8°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Miguel de Cervantes 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.