Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke
Wrote the Duino Elegies over ten years and finished them in a burst of a few weeks. Letters to a Young Poet is still handed to people who want to write.
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was an Austrian poet. Acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, he is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language. His work is viewed by critics and scholars as possessing undertones of mysticism, exploring themes of subjective experience and disbelief. His writings include one novel, several collections of poetry, several volumes of correspondence and a few early novellas.
- Born
- 1875-12-04, Prague, Czech RepublicA Saturday
- Died
- 1926-12-29, Montreux, SwitzerlandA Wednesday, aged 51
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Austria-Hungary
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1875-12-04, Prague, Czech Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Praguethe zone used then
Europe/PragueThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 11°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 0°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 28°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 20°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 19°57′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 0°38′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 22°18′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1926-12-29, Montreux, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 6°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 1°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 20°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 16°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 7°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 25°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 2°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 25°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°01′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Rainer Maria Rilke 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.