Poet
Novalis
The central poet of early German Romanticism, a trained mining engineer, dead of tuberculosis at twenty-eight.
Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, better known by his pen name Novalis, was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure in Jena Romanticism.
- Born
- 1772-05-02, Oberwiederstedt, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1801-03-25, Weissenfels, GermanyA Wednesday, aged 28
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Electorate of Saxony
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1772-05-02, Oberwiederstedt, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 12°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 7°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 2°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 25°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 4°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 28°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 22°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 19°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 13°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 21°18′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1801-03-25, Weissenfels, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 4°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 8°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 13°02′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 20°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 18°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 17°38′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 29°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 19°06′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 4°49′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Novalis 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.