Ödön von Horváth’s birth chart
Born 9 December 1901, in Rijeka, Croatia. StarMap has no verified birth time yet.
Sagittarius Sun · Moon in Scorpio or Sagittarius
Ödön von Horváth’s zodiac sign and chart, in brief
9 December 1901 was a Monday: the day Ödön von Horváth was born in Rijeka, Croatia. That made Ödön a Sagittarius. The Moon changed sign at about 14:45, from Scorpio to Sagittarius; which of the two is the Moon sign depends on the hour of birth. Ödön died on 1 June 1938, aged 36. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet, so the chart is cast for midday on that date and has no houses.
Of the nine planets whose sign does not depend on the birth time, three are in fire signs, three in earth, two in air and one in water. Cardinal signs hold four, mutable signs four and fixed signs one. Three planets stand together in Sagittarius: Sun, Mercury and Uranus. Capricorn holds a stellium, three planets in one sign: Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Closest of the aspects is the sextile between Mercury and Venus, about 0.1° from exact at midday. Aspects to the Moon are not counted, because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day. Neptune and Pluto were retrograde. The Moon was a waning crescent.
StarMap's dataset holds 17 other people born on 9 December, among them Kirk Douglas, Judi Dench and John Malkovich.
See the sky the day Ödön was born: the stars over Rijeka, Croatia, drawn as a star map with the date and the place beneath.
Ödön von Horváth’s Sun, Moon and rising sign
Sun sign
Sagittarius
about 16° Sagittarius at midday
A Sagittarius Sun seeks. Meaning, distance and the bigger picture are likely to pull Ödön von Horváth forward, and the honesty of this placement is a kind of generosity. Its lesson is that the journey also needs somewhere to land.
Moon sign
Scorpio or Sagittarius
Scorpio until about 14:45, then Sagittarius (local time). Which one depends on a birth time StarMap does not have.
Born before about 14:45: Moon in Scorpio
The Moon in Scorpio feels everything and shows little. For Ödön that suggests trust that is slow, private and absolute; betrayal, once it happens, is not forgotten. This Moon is restored by intimacy without performance and by time alone to let things move.
Born after about 14:45: Moon in Sagittarius
A Sagittarius Moon feels best in motion. Open roads, new ideas and honest laughter probably lift Ödön, and being fenced in by other people's moods tends to weigh them down. This Moon needs room, and someone who thinks that is fine.
Rising sign
The rising sign changes about every two hours, so it cannot be known without a birth time. The table below shows which sign was rising over Rijeka, Croatia, at each hour of the day.
Ödön von Horváth’s rising sign, by birth time
StarMap has not verified a birth time for Ödön yet. It shows a birth time only when Astro-Databank rates it AA, A or B on the Rodden scale (AA from a birth certificate or record, A from the person, someone close to them or a news report, B from a biography). Until then, this is the rising sign for every possible time of birth on 9 December 1901, computed for Rijeka, Croatia.
| Born around (local time) | Rising sign |
|---|---|
| 00:00 to 00:55 | Virgo rising |
| 00:55 to 03:35 | Libra rising |
| 03:35 to 06:10 | Scorpio rising |
| 06:10 to 08:35 | Sagittarius rising |
| 08:35 to 10:30 | Capricorn rising |
| 10:30 to 11:50 | Aquarius rising |
| 11:50 to 12:55 | Pisces rising |
| 12:55 to 13:55 | Aries rising |
| 13:55 to 15:15 | Taurus rising |
| 15:15 to 17:10 | Gemini rising |
| 17:10 to 19:35 | Cancer rising |
| 19:35 to 22:10 | Leo rising |
| 22:10 to 24:00 | Virgo rising |
Times are rounded to five minutes. Close to a boundary, a few minutes either way change the answer.
The chart wheel
Drawn for midday on 9 December 1901, with only the aspects that held all day. The Moon may stand up to eight degrees either side of where it is drawn. How to read a chart wheel
Placements
| Sun | 16° Sagittarius 41' |
|---|---|
| Moon | Scorpio until about 14:45, then Sagittarius |
| Mercury | 3° Sagittarius 45' |
| Venus | 3° Aquarius 53' |
| Mars | 11° Capricorn 40' |
| Jupiter | 16° Capricorn 17' |
| Saturn | 15° Capricorn 07' |
| Uranus | 17° Sagittarius 05' |
| Neptune | 0° Cancer 27'℞ |
| Pluto | 17° Gemini 42'℞ |
| North Node | 13° Scorpio 22' |
| South Node | 13° Taurus 22' |
Positions at midday, local time. Without a birth time there are no houses.
Ödön von Horváth’s planets, sign by sign
Each planet by sign: what the placement is traditionally taken to mean, not a claim about Ödön von Horváth’s private life.
Growth, travel and ideas bigger than daily life are where Ödön von Horváth's Sagittarius Sun finds purpose, and their energy tends to lift the moment there is somewhere new to go. Familiarity is what wears on this placement. A few months into any routine, however good it is, restlessness usually sets in.
Moon in Scorpio or Sagittarius
Scorpio until about 14:45, then Sagittarius
needs and habits
Born before about 14:45: Moon in Scorpio
For Ödön, the Moon in Scorpio means emotional needs that run deep and private, and a preference for managing a hard feeling alone over explaining it while it is still raw. Trust builds slowly and is rarely given back once broken. Even among the people closest to them, this Moon is likely to need real privacy.
Born after about 14:45: Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon in Sagittarius needs room to move and a bit of novelty in its routine to feel right. A schedule with no give in it can make Ödön edgy faster than most people expect. With this Moon, the next trip tends to be planned before the current one has finished.
Ödön's Mercury in Sagittarius thinks in big, connective leaps and communicates with enthusiasm and a wide frame of reference drawn from everywhere they have been. The weak point is generalising past what the details support. A specific question may get a sweeping theory nobody quite asked for.
Venus in Aquarius loves as a friend first, and values independence, shared ideas and a partner who allows plenty of room. Ödön may keep just enough distance that closeness feels slightly out of reach, even to them. This Venus can prize a partner's individuality more than the intimacy between them.
Mars in Capricorn acts with discipline and patience, playing a longer game than most, and in Ödön's case its anger tends to be controlled, arriving as coldness rather than heat. The tendency is to go quiet and distant instead of saying what is wrong. A frustration is something to outwork rather than voice.
Jupiter in Capricorn
16° Capricorn 17' at midday
growth and excess
Jupiter in Capricorn grows through long-term discipline, and Ödön would probably rather build slowly and properly than quickly. The overreach is taking on more responsibility than any one person should reasonably carry. The authority this Jupiter brings is slow and hard-won, the kind people tend to trust more the longer they know someone.
Saturn is at home in Capricorn, a placement that builds discipline as naturally as breathing and often takes on responsibility earlier than most. The doubt, for Ödön, may be never quite believing that enough has been achieved to relax. Others tend to recognise this kind of authority well before it is claimed.
Uranus in Sagittarius
17° Sagittarius 05' at midday
freedom, generational
Uranus in Sagittarius is less about Ödön than about the years around their birth. People of that age transform belief and access to knowledge, often through unprecedented exposure to other cultures and ideas. The personal trace is a restlessness with any single worldview presented as the only one.
Neptune in Cancer
0° Cancer 27' at midday ℞
imagination, generational
Neptune in Cancer is shared by Ödön and many people born in the same decade or so. The generation idealises home and family, often carrying a wider nostalgia for a version of belonging that may never quite have existed. Personally it can be a soft-focus longing for a childhood home.
Pluto in Gemini
17° Gemini 42' at midday ℞
power, generational
Ödön shares Pluto in Gemini with many people born in the same long stretch of years. That generation transforms communication and collective thought, often through upheavals in how information is controlled and shared. The personal portion is an intense relationship with what counts as truth.
Aspects in Ödön von Horváth’s chart
How the planets stand to each other, tightest first. Without a birth time the orbs are those at midday, and aspects to the Moon are left out because the Moon moves about thirteen degrees in a day.
Mercury sextile Venus
about 0.1° at midday
Thinking and affection are easy companions in Ödön von Horváth's chart, which gives them a natural charm in how they communicate. With Mercury sextile Venus, expressing appreciation and finding the right words go together, especially in moments when they want someone to feel noticed.
Sun conjunction Uranus
about 0.4° at midday
Independence is central to Ödön's identity with the Sun conjunct Uranus, along with a resistance to being defined by anyone else's idea of them. It makes them original and hard to predict, and the catch is a restlessness with routines that could serve them well.
Sun opposition Pluto
about 1.0° at midday
The Sun opposite Pluto sets plain self-assertion against the draw of power struggles with people who seem to threaten Ödön's sense of control. Working through it leaves Ödön with a strength that has no need to prove itself.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn
about 1.2° at midday
Growth and discipline are unusually well matched when Jupiter is conjunct Saturn, so Ödön's optimism tends to come with a realistic plan attached. It is an effective combination for building things that last, with vision balanced by the patience to see it through.
Mars conjunction Saturn
about 3.5° at midday
With Mars conjunct Saturn, drive is disciplined and controlled, and Ödön is likely to channel energy into long, patient effort in place of short bursts. It makes them capable of sustained work. The risk is that caution talks them out of acting when the moment calls for it.
Mars conjunction Jupiter
about 4.6° at midday
Mars conjunct Jupiter lends Ödön's drive a bold confidence, and they tend to act on a big goal before doubt has a chance to catch up. Momentum is the gift here; pacing is the skill, so that the energy lasts beyond the first burst of enthusiasm.
One more aspect, listed without a reading. It is between two of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, whose aspects hold for years at a time, so everyone born while it holds shares it.
- Uranus opposition Plutoabout 0.6°
Sagittarius Suns born within 2 years of Ödön von Horváth
Also born on 9 December
How this page is made
Planet positions are computed with the astronomy-engine ephemeris and checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata; birth times, where StarMap has one, come from Astro-Databank and are shown with their Rodden rating. The readings describe what a placement is traditionally taken to mean. They are written by StarMap for reflection and entertainment, not as statements about the person’s private life. New to charts? How to read a birth chart.
Birth data: Wikidata. StarMap has not verified a birth time yet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).
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