Illustrator
Quentin Blake
Illustrator of Roald Dahl's books and the first British Children's Laureate. Born in Sidcup, south east London.
Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Blake won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. Blake is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.
- Born
- 1932-12-16, London, EnglandA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-12-16, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 24°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 2°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 4°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 24°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 2°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 19°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 10°11′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 22°55′ | Retrograde |
Quentin Blake 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 Quentin Blake 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.