Novelist & short story writer
Ray Bradbury
Wrote Fahrenheit 451 on a rented typewriter in a library basement, at ten cents per half hour. He never learned to drive.
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
- Born
- 1920-08-22, Waukegan, Illinois, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2012-06-05, Los Angeles, California, USAA Tuesday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1920-08-22, Waukegan, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 29°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 13°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 13°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 12°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 21°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 29°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 12°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 3°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°57′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 8°29′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2012-06-05, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 15°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 3°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 26°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 15°54′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 16°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 28°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 23°04′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 7°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 3°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 8°50′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ray Bradbury 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.