Playwright and poet
William Shakespeare
Thirty-eight plays and a body of sonnets that between them supply a large fraction of everyday English. Baptised on 26 April 1564; the birth date here is the traditional one.
- Born
- 1564-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 1616-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, EnglandA Saturday, aged 52
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1564-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 3°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 4°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 7°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 1°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 1°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 29°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 27°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 7°13′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 6°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 15°14′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1616-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 3°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 29°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 17°39′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 12°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°31′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 0°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 0°51′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 8°02′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment William Shakespeare 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.