Birth Chart
F. W. Murnau
Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe
Sun Capricorn
Moon Scorpio
Ascendant Sagittarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Capricorn - 07°01' - in house 1
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 03°11' - in house 10
↣ Mercury in Capricorn - 06°42' - in house 1
↣ Venus in Aquarius - 18°01' - in house 2
↣ Mars in Aquarius - 20°23' - in house 2
↣ Jupiter in Sagittarius - 21°43' - in house 1
↣ Saturn in Leo - 19°40' - in house 8 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Libra - 21°37' - in house 10
↣ Neptune in Taurus - 29°59' - in house 5/6 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 04°25' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Cancer - 21°19' - in house 7/8 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 19°58' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Libra - 23°56' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 20°29'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 1
↣ Moon in house 10
↣ Mercury in house 1
↣ Venus in house 2
↣ Mars in house 2
↣ Jupiter in house 1
↣ Saturn in house 8
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 5/6
↣ Pluto in house 6
↣ North Node in house 7/8
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon sextile (3°50' applying)
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (0°19' applying)
↣ Sun and Jupiter parallel
↣ Sun and Ascendant parallel
↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (3°30' applying)
↣ Moon and Uranus parallel
↣ Moon and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Moon and Midheaven conjunction (9°15' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (2°22' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter sextile (3°42' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn opposition (1°39' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus trine (3°36' applying)
↣ Venus and Ascendant sextile (1°58' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven trine (5°56' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (1°20' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (0°43' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Uranus trine (1°14' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant sextile (0°24' applying)
↣ Mars and Midheaven trine (3°33' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn trine (2°03' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus sextile (0°06' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant conjunction (1°44' applying) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven sextile (2°14' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (1°57' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant trine (0°18' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven sextile (4°16' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node square (0°18' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°08' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant sextile (1°38' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (2°19' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (4°26' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (0°49' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven square (2°38' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe
- Chart date
- 28/12/1888
- Chart time
- 07:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Bielefeld, Germany - Latitude and longitude
- 52°01' North · 8°31' East
- Time zone
- 00:34 East
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About
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, known as F. W. Murnau, was a German filmmaker central to silent cinema, Expressionism, and the Kammerspiel movement. Trained in philosophy, literature, music and art history and influenced by the theater of Max Reinhardt, he developed a style characterized by inventive framing, camera movements that convey psychological states, and a preference for natural locations over artificial sets.
His filmography includes landmarks such as Nosferatu (1922), which renewed expressionist horror with visual innovations; The Last Laugh (Der letzte Mann, 1924), which anticipated the Kammerspielfilm by privileging dramatic intimacy and camera technique; and Faust (1926). In 1927, having been invited to Hollywood by William Fox, he directed Sunrise (Aurora), a masterpiece praised by critics and honored by the Academy for its artistic quality and cinematography.
Although known for both genius and a contentious temperament, Murnau left a lasting legacy on cinematic language—particularly in visual composition and expressive camera use—shaping generations of subsequent directors. He died young in 1931, leaving a body of work that remains among the most important in silent cinema.
