Vladimir Nabokov’s birth chart
NovelistBorn April 22, 1899, Saint Petersburg, RussiaDied July 2, 1977
Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle.
- SunTaurusThe Gardener
- MoonVirgoThe Mender
- VenusPiscesThe Tender Heart
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Taurus, the Gardener
Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last. He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Sun square Mars (almost exact at 0.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Virgo, the Mender
Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time. His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
The Moon square Neptune (close at 1.5°)
How he loved
Venus in Pisces, the Tender Heart
Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond. Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus square Saturn (close at 1.2°)
How he thought
Mercury in Aries, the Spark
Thinks fast and speaks plainly. Ideas arrive whole and leave his mouth a second later. A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mercury sextile Pluto (close at 2.0°)
What drove him
Mars in Leo, the Leader
Bold, proud and full of drive. Wants to lead, works hardest on what is dear to him, and wants to be recognised for it. He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars square Jupiter (close at 3.0°)
The shape of his chart
Mars is the hub of his chart: it takes part in four of its aspects, more than any other body, so his drive touched everything else in it. In his chart, fire signs hold the most planets: instinct and enthusiasm.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Vladimir Nabokov was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 88% lit, in Virgo. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Saturday, 32 days after the March equinox.
Mercury retrograde
Mercury was retrograde all the day Vladimir Nabokov was born, as it was on 67 days of 1899. How often the famous were
Saturn return
For Vladimir Nabokov, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1958, at 58: his second Saturn return, after the first in 1928. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Taurus
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Vladimir Nabokov’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
More with the Sun in Taurus
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What is Vladimir Nabokov’s zodiac sign?
Taurus. Vladimir Nabokov was born on April 22, 1899, with the Sun in Taurus, the Gardener. Unhurried, warm and hard to rattle. Has a gift for comfort, beauty and making things that last.
What is Vladimir Nabokov’s Moon sign?
Virgo, the Mender. Shows feeling in practical ways: a fixed problem, a remembered detail, a cup of tea at the right time.
What is Vladimir Nabokov’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on April 22, 1899. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Vladimir Nabokov’s Venus sign?
Pisces, the Tender Heart. Loves with compassion and imagination. Wants a romantic, gentle bond.
How does your chart compare with Vladimir Nabokov’s?
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Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Vladimir Nabokov’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: Walter Mori (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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