Birth Chart

Raymond Roussel

Sun Aquarius

Moon Aries

Ascendant Sagittarius

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Aquarius - 00°22' - in house 1/2

↣ Moon in Aries - 02°17' - in house 3

↣ Mercury in Aquarius - 13°29' - in house 2 - retrograde

↣ Venus in Capricorn - 04°01' - in house 1

↣ Mars in Sagittarius - 03°39' - in house 11

↣ Jupiter in Sagittarius - 23°03' - in house 12

↣ Saturn in Pisces - 05°59' - in house 2

↣ Uranus in Leo - 23°37' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Taurus - 02°31' - in house 4

↣ Pluto in Taurus - 22°40' - in house 5 - retrograde

↣ North Node in Pisces - 11°12' - in house 2

↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 29°56' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 01°53' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 27°38'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 1/2

↣ Moon in house 3

↣ Mercury in house 2

↣ Venus in house 1

↣ Mars in house 11

↣ Jupiter in house 12

↣ Saturn in house 2

↣ Uranus in house 8

↣ Neptune in house 4

↣ Pluto in house 5

↣ North Node in house 2

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon sextile (1°56' separating)

↣ Sun and Mars sextile (3°18' applying) parallel

↣ Sun and Neptune square (2°10' applying)

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (2°43' applying)

↣ Sun and Midheaven square (1°32' separating)

↣ Moon and Venus square (1°43' applying)

↣ Moon and Mars trine (1°21' applying)

↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°39' applying)

↣ Moon and Ascendant square (2°22' applying)

↣ Mercury and Uranus antiparallel

↣ Venus and Jupiter parallel

↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (1°59' applying)

↣ Venus and Neptune trine (1°29' separating)

↣ Venus and Ascendant conjunction (4°05' applying) parallel

↣ Venus and Midheaven sextile (2°07' applying)

↣ Mars and Saturn square (2°21' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Uranus trine (0°34' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Ascendant conjunction (6°53' separating) parallel

↣ Saturn and Neptune sextile (3°28' separating) antiparallel

↣ Saturn and North Node conjunction (5°13' applying)

↣ Saturn and Midheaven trine (4°06' applying)

↣ Uranus and Pluto square (0°57' applying)

↣ Uranus and Ascendant trine (6°19' separating)

↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°53' applying)

↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (2°36' applying)

↣ Neptune and Midheaven opposition (0°38' applying)

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°58' separating)

Birth data

Chart date: 20/01/1877
Chart time: 06:00
Date and time quality: AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Paris, France
Latitude and longitude: 48°52' North · 2°20' East
Time zone: 00:09 East

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About

Raymond Roussel was a French writer, playwright and poet whose work exerted a lasting influence on the artistic and literary avant‑garde of the twentieth century. Renowned for the disconcerting, eccentric character of his texts, Roussel developed a method of writing grounded in linguistic games, formal inventions and nearly fantastic episodes that presaged later surrealist and experimental practices.

He published notable novels such as Impressions d’Afrique (1910) and Locus Solus (1914), as well as plays, poems and short stories. His output blends elaborate narrative, meticulous descriptions of inventions and singular situations, and an aesthetic that favors artifice and verbal play.

During and after his life, Roussel became a touchstone for writers, visual artists and filmmakers drawn to dazzling language and conceptual procedures. Although his reception was initially limited, a twentieth‑century critical rediscovery secured his position as a precursor to avant‑garde movements, particularly through his influence on poetry and art theory.

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