Novelist & lepidopterist
Vladimir Nabokov
Wrote Lolita and Pale Fire in his third language, and published serious work on butterfly taxonomy that DNA analysis vindicated fifty years later.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist.
- Born
- 1899-04-22, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Saturday
- Died
- 1977-07-02, Montreux, SwitzerlandA Saturday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1899-04-22, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 21°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 16°15′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 24°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 2°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 5°46′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 23°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 7°21′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 22°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°14′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1977-07-02, Montreux, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 10°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 28°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 13°24′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 25°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 20°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 15°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 7°46′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 14°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 11°25′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Vladimir Nabokov 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.