Painter
Wassily Kandinsky
Generally credited with the first purely abstract paintings, which he arrived at partly through synaesthesia: he heard colours and saw sound.
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Born in Moscow, he began painting studies at the age of 30.
- Born
- 1866-12-16, Moscow, RussiaA Sunday
- Died
- 1944-12-13, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FranceA Wednesday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1866-12-16, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 24°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 9°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 7°27′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 16°40′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 28°47′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 3°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 6°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 10°01′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°29′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1944-12-13, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 21°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 25°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 8°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 2°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 12°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 26°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 8°34′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 10°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 6°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 10°02′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Wassily Kandinsky 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.