Novelist & screenwriter
Nick Hornby
Author of Fever Pitch and High Fidelity, and a screenwriter of An Education and Brooklyn. Born in Redhill, Surrey.
Nicholas Peter John Hornby is an English writer. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity (1995) and About a Boy (1998), all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture. He has received two Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for An Education (2009), and Brooklyn (2015).
- Born
- 1957-04-17, Redhill, Surrey, EnglandA Wednesday
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1957-04-17, Redhill, Surrey, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 5°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 16°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 27°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 19°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 23°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 13°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 2°53′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 1°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 28°02′ | Retrograde |
Nick Hornby is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nick Hornby 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.