Novelist
Nadine Gordimer
South African novelist of Burger's Daughter, banned under apartheid, and a Nobel laureate.
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognised as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has... been of very great benefit to humanity".
- Born
- 1923-11-20, Springs, South AfricaA Tuesday
- Died
- 2014-07-13, Johannesburg, South AfricaA Sunday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-11-20, Springs, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
Africa/JohannesburgThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 27°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 15°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 21°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 13°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 20°23′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°06′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2014-07-13, Johannesburg, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 4°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 0°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 23°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 29°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 16°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 7°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 12°03′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nadine Gordimer 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.