Birth Chart
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
Sun Cancer
Moon Capricorn or Aquarius
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Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Cancer - 02°43'
↣ Moon in Capricorn - 23°50'
↣ Mercury in Cancer - 21°42'
↣ Venus in Leo - 01°10'
↣ Mars in Cancer - 03°01'
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 19°44' - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Capricorn - 11°46' - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 28°16'
↣ Neptune in Aquarius - 18°59' - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Aries - 21°50'
↣ North Node in Capricorn - 20°45'
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (0°18' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Sun and Saturn opposition (9°04' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Uranus square (4°26' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury opposition (2°08' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Venus opposition (7°20' applying) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (4°05' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn parallel
↣ Moon and Uranus sextile (4°26' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto square (2°00' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node conjunction (3°05' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (9°28' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (1°58' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto square (0°08' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node opposition (0°57' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Venus and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Venus and Uranus trine (2°54' separating)
↣ Venus and North Node antiparallel
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (8°46' applying)
↣ Mars and Uranus square (4°44' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (7°58' applying) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto square (2°05' separating)
↣ Jupiter and North Node conjunction (1°01' separating) parallel
↣ Saturn and North Node parallel
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (2°50' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node square (1°04' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
- Chart date
- 24/06/1842
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Pomeroy (OH), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 39°10' North · 81°54' West
- Time zone
- 05:28 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American writer, journalist and satirical critic whose work strongly influenced American prose at the turn of the 20th century. A former Civil War soldier, his military experiences fed the stark, realistic tales collected in volumes such as Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. He moved to San Francisco during the city’s cultural flowering and worked as an editor and columnist for influential publications, including the San Francisco Examiner, where he wrote the column "Prattler."
Bierce became known for his caustic cynicism and dark humor applied to institutions, public figures and the human condition; this stance shaped his satirical output and culminated in works such as The Cynic’s Word Book and, above all, The Devil’s Dictionary, which secured his notoriety. He also published novels, fables and poetry, and produced translations and collected editions of his stories.
In his personal life he endured losses and ruptures, and late in life he traveled to Mexico in 1913 during the revolution. His disappearance in that context remains shrouded in uncertainty and has prompted speculation about his fate. Bierce’s legacy endures in anthologies and in the American short‑story tradition, where his brief narratives continue to be read and studied.
