Novelist and essayist

George Orwell

Fought in Spain, wrote about poverty from inside it, and produced two books so widely borrowed from that his surname became an adjective. Died of tuberculosis at 46.

Born1903-06-25, Motihari, IndiaA Thursday
Died1950-01-21, London, EnglandA Saturday, aged 46
At birthSun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer
TimezonesAsia/Kolkata · Europe/LondonHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1903-06-25, Motihari, India · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Kolkata

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer2°31′Direct
MoonCancer2°48′Direct
MercuryGemini11°01′Direct
VenusLeo17°19′Direct
MarsLibra8°26′Direct
JupiterPisces22°44′Direct
SaturnAquarius8°20′Retrograde
UranusSagittarius23°16′Retrograde
NeptuneCancer3°22′Direct
PlutoGemini19°29′Direct

Death Chart

1950-01-21, London, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/London

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAquarius0°53′Direct
MoonPisces9°09′Direct
MercuryCapricorn22°18′Retrograde
VenusAquarius16°17′Retrograde
MarsLibra8°25′Direct
JupiterAquarius11°15′Direct
SaturnVirgo18°59′Retrograde
UranusCancer1°51′Retrograde
NeptuneLibra17°21′Retrograde
PlutoLeo17°22′Retrograde

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Orwell was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.