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, England
Died
1616-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Birth Chart

1564-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, England · time unknown, noon chart

Timezone Europe/London

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunTaurus3°10′Direct
MoonGemini4°47′Direct
MercuryAries7°38′Direct
VenusGemini1°41′Direct
MarsCancer1°45′Direct
JupiterCancer29°31′Direct
SaturnCancer27°08′Direct
UranusSagittarius7°13′Retrograde
NeptuneGemini6°19′Direct
PlutoPisces15°14′Direct

Death Chart

1616-04-23, Stratford-upon-Avon, England · time unknown, noon chart

Timezone Europe/London

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

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunTaurus3°34′Direct
MoonCancer29°32′Direct
MercuryAries17°39′Retrograde
VenusPisces24°38′Direct
MarsAries12°06′Direct
JupiterSagittarius28°31′Retrograde
SaturnTaurus0°16′Direct
UranusCancer6°27′Direct
NeptuneLibra0°51′Retrograde
PlutoTaurus8°02′Direct

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.