Novelist & playwright
Nikolai Gogol
Wrote Dead Souls and The Overcoat, then burned the second part of Dead Souls days before he died. Russian prose is often said to have come out from under his overcoat.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin.
- Born
- 1809-04-01, Sorochyntsi, UkraineA Saturday
- Died
- 1852-03-04, Moscow, RussiaA Thursday, aged 42
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1809-04-01, Sorochyntsi, Ukraine · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kievthe zone used then
Europe/KievThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 11°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 21°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 13°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 21°34′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aries | 3°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 3°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 8°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 6°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 14°51′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1852-03-04, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 14°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 18°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 4°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 20°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 24°34′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 23°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 1°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 1°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 9°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 29°18′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nikolai Gogol 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.