Novelist & poet
Thomas Hardy
Gave up fiction after the reception of Jude the Obscure and wrote poetry for the last thirty years of his life. His heart is buried in Dorset and his ashes in Westminster Abbey.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
- Born
- 1840-06-02, Stinsford, Dorset, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1928-01-11, Dorchester, Dorset, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1840-06-02, Stinsford, Dorset, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 11°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 13°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 1°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 27°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 4°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 10°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 18°57′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 20°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 14°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 19°33′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1928-01-11, Dorchester, Dorset, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 20°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 12°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 8°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 24°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 28°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 14°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 29°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 28°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°59′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Thomas Hardy 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.