William Shakespeare

Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

April 26, 1564 at 8:30 AM (Birthtime accuracy: unknown)

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Bio

William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/; 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, at age 49, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, which has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, sexuality, and religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories, and these are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. In 1623, however, John Heminges and Henry Condell, two friends and fellow actors of Shakespeare, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of his dramatic works that included all but two of the plays now recognised as Shakespeare's. It was prefaced with a poem by Ben Jonson, in which Shakespeare is hailed, presciently, as "not of an age, but for all time". In the 20th and 21st centuries, his works have been repeatedly adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance. His plays remain highly popular, and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world. In 2016, the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death, celebrations will commence in the United Kingdom and across the world to honour Shakespeare and his work.

Birth time credit: Rodden / Accuracy: unknown Updated: 2023-10-11
William Shakespeare

Planets

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Sun in 5° 56' Taurus
Moon in 13° 13' Cancer
Mercury in 9° 42' Aries
Venus in 5° 7' Gemini
Mars in 3° 26' Cancer
Jupiter in 29° 46' Cancer
Saturn in 27° 17' Cancer
Uranus in 7° 7' Sagittarius (r)
Neptune in 6° 24' Gemini
Pluto in 15° 18' Pisces
North Node in 1° 37' Capricorn (r)
Chiron in 21° 48' Capricorn
Ascendant in 12° 16' Cancer
MC in 8° 40' Pisces

Aspects

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Patterns

Chart patterns are a collection of aspects that are grouped together to reveal a larger geometric pattern within the chart.

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T-Square

Uranus in 7° Sagittarius
MC in 8° Pisces
Neptune in 6° Gemini
Venus in 5° Gemini

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Multiple Planet Square

Jupiter in 29° Cancer
Moon in 13° Cancer
Mercury in 9° Aries
Sun in 5° Taurus
Ascendant in 12° Cancer
Mars in 3° Cancer

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Multiple Planet Opposition

Saturn in 27° Cancer
Chiron in 21° Capricorn
Jupiter in 29° Cancer
Moon in 13° Cancer
Mars in 3° Cancer
North Node in 1° Capricorn

Special Features

The section describes some additional features of this chart. Note the inner planets refer to Sun to Jupiter, as well as the Ascendant and MC, and represent the core parts of the personality.

The moon was a waxing crescent moon

The chart is a Bucket shape

The Water element is dominant among the inner planets

The Cardinal mode is dominant among the inner planets

The sign Cancer is home to a large portion of the inner planets

Moon and Mars are rising; Chiron is descending

Pluto is on the Midheaven

The Trine aspect occurs the most, a total of 8 times

Mc is in 11 aspects

Moon in Cancer is the sole dispositor

Houses

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Cancer
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2nd House
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Cancer
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3rd House
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Leo
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Virgo
5th House
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Libra
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Sagittarius
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Capricorn
(Containing Chiron)
8th House
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Capricorn
9th House
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Aquarius
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11th House
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Aries
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Gemini
(Containing Venus, Mars and Neptune)

Declinations

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Parallels occur when two planets are at the same declination, both in the north or south. They are considered to have the same effect as conjunctions. Contraparallels are when one star in the north and another in the south are at the same declination. They are considered to have the same effect as oppositions.

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