Playwright & Czech President
Václav Havel
A dissident playwright imprisoned for nearly five years, who became president five weeks after the Velvet Revolution began.
Václav Havel was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December, before he became the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays and memoirs.
- Born
- 1936-10-05, Prague, Czech RepublicA Monday
- Died
- 2011-12-18, Hradecek, Czech RepublicA Sunday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1936-10-05, Prague, Czech Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Praguethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 12°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 15°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 3°11′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 8°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 5°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 18°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 17°24′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 8°35′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°37′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2011-12-18, Hradecek, Czech Republic · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 26°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 1°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 27°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 16°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 0°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 6°50′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Václav Havel 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.
