Poet & critic
T. S. Eliot
Wrote The Waste Land and Four Quartets, worked at Lloyds Bank and then at Faber, and became a British subject in 1927. Cats grew out of light verse written for his godchildren.
Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, essayist and playwright. He was a leading figure of modernist poetry in the English language where he altered the art through his use of pessimistic language, writing style, and verse structure. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, he is considered one of the greatest poets of the English language. He is also noted for his critical essays, which often re-evaluated long-held cultural beliefs.
- Born
- 1888-09-26, St Louis, Missouri, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1965-01-04, London, EnglandA Monday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1888-09-26, St Louis, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 4°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 16°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 26°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 24°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 10°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 2°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 16°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 16°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 2°11′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 5°53′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1965-01-04, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 13°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 1°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 21°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 20°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 24°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 16°09′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 1°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 14°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 19°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 16°15′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment T. S. Eliot 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.
