Novelist
William Faulkner
Invented a county in Mississippi and wrote fifteen novels inside it. He worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood to pay for the time to write them.
William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a stand-in for Lafayette County where he spent most of his life. Winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers of American literature, often considered the greatest writer of Southern literature and regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.
- Born
- 1897-09-25, New Albany, Mississippi, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1962-07-06, Byhalia, Mississippi, USAA Friday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, 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
1897-09-25, New Albany, Mississippi, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 2°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 21°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 26°24′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 28°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 20°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 23°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 26°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 22°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°42′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1962-07-06, Byhalia, Mississippi, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 14°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 8°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 23°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 22°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 28°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 12°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 9°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 10°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 8°05′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment William Faulkner 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.