Novelist
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude made magical realism a category the rest of the world had to learn. He said he was only writing down the way his grandmother told stories.
- Born
- 1927-03-06, Aracataca, Colombia
- Died
- 2014-04-17, Mexico City, Mexico
Birth Chart
1927-03-06, Aracataca, Colombia · time unknown, noon chart
Timezone America/Bogota
Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 15°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 27°04′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 10°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 25°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2014-04-17, Mexico City, Mexico · time unknown, noon chart
Timezone America/Mexico_City
Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 18°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 12°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 15°35′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 13°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 21°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 6°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 13°34′ | Retrograde |
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.