Birth Chart
Anthony Burgess
John Anthony Burgess Wilson
Sun Pisces
Moon Aries
Ascendant Cancer
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Pisces - 06°20' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Aries - 27°31' - in house 11
↣ Mercury in Aquarius - 13°11' - in house 9
↣ Venus in Aquarius - 21°13' - in house 9
↣ Mars in Pisces - 07°04' - in house 10
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 02°11' - in house 11
↣ Saturn in Cancer - 24°23' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Aquarius - 20°39' - in house 9
↣ Neptune in Leo - 02°39' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 02°24' - in house 1 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Capricorn - 18°43' - in house 7/8 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Cancer - 07°22' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Pisces - 00°28' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Gemini - 04°30'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 11
↣ Mercury in house 9
↣ Venus in house 9
↣ Mars in house 10
↣ Jupiter in house 11
↣ Saturn in house 2
↣ Uranus in house 9
↣ Neptune in house 2
↣ Pluto in house 1
↣ North Node in house 7/8
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (0°44' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter sextile (4°09' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto trine (3°56' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°50' applying)
↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (1°02' separating)
↣ Sun and Midheaven conjunction (5°53' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus antiparallel
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (4°40' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn square (3°07' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus antiparallel
↣ Moon and Neptune square (5°09' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto sextile (4°54' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (2°57' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (8°02' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus conjunction (7°28' applying)
↣ Mercury and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Venus and Uranus conjunction (0°34' separating) parallel
↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (9°14' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (4°53' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto trine (4°39' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°34' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant trine (0°18' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven conjunction (6°36' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune square (0°28' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto sextile (0°13' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant sextile (5°11' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven sextile (1°44' applying) antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Neptune conjunction (8°16' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (5°41' separating) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (9°49' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto parallel
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°51' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant conjunction (4°57' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven trine (1°57' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- John Anthony Burgess Wilson
- Chart date
- 25/02/1917
- Chart time
- 12:00
- Date and time quality
- B Biography/autobiography what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Manchester, England - Latitude and longitude
- 53°30' North · 2°15' West
- Time zone
- 00:00
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About
John Anthony Burgess Wilson was an English writer, composer and critic whose work is noted for its satirical linguistic invention and moral vigor. Prolific over many decades, he achieved worldwide fame with A Clockwork Orange (1962), a dystopian fable about free will and social control written in a distinctive idiomatic register; that novel remains his best‑known and most influential achievement.
Trained in English language, Burgess also worked as a teacher and civil servant in Malaya; his personal and historical experiences — including military service in World War II and life in colonial contexts undergoing change — informed much of his literary and critical output. A admirer and scholar of James Joyce, he incorporated formal experimentation and language play into novels, essays and biographies.
A true polymath, he also devoted himself to musical composition and literary criticism, maintaining an active public output. The thematic range of his work covers dystopia, biographies of classical figures and social satire, leaving a legacy of stylistic originality and a secure place in twentieth‑century English literature.
