Poet
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet and Nobel laureate.
Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska was a Polish poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Prowent, she resided in Kraków until the end of her life. In Poland, Szymborska's books have reached sales rivaling prominent prose authors, though she wrote in a poem, "Some Like Poetry", that "perhaps" two in a thousand people like poetry.
- Born
- 1923-07-02, Prowent, PolandA Monday
- Died
- 2012-02-01, Kraków, PolandA Wednesday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Poland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-07-02, Prowent, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 9°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 28°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 19°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 20°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 21°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 9°05′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 13°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 17°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 10°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2012-02-01, Kraków, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 25°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 22°38′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 2°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 29°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 1°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 29°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 8°23′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Wisława Szymborska 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.