Poet & dramatist
W. B. Yeats
Founded the Abbey Theatre, sat in the Irish Senate, and wrote his best poetry after sixty. He was a working member of the Golden Dawn, which is not incidental to the poems.
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and literary critic who was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory, founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
- Born
- 1865-06-13, Sandymount, Dublin, IrelandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1939-01-28, Menton, FranceA Saturday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Irish Free State
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1865-06-13, Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 22°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 13°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 11°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 24°21′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 23°44′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 29°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 10°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°36′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1939-01-28, Menton, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 7°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 6°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 23°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 20°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 29°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 6°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 12°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 13°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 23°01′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 0°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment W. B. Yeats 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.