Martinus NijhoffBirth Chart

20/04/1894 01:00

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Astro-Databank

Hague

Netherlands

52°05' ↑ North - 4°19' → East

00:17 East

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Martinus Nijhoff was one of the leading Dutch poets of the first half of the 20th century, also active as a playwright, translator, critic, and essayist. The son and cultural heir of a publishing family in The Hague, he completed a degree in letters after initial studies in law and joined influential editorial teams such as De Gids, besides contributing as a critic to the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. His emotional and intellectual life, marked by long‑term relationships and creative partnerships, influenced part of his work as a translator and dramatist. As a poet, Nijhoff became known for combining traditional forms—above all the sonnet—with a modern language close to everyday speech. Narrative works such as the long poem Awater and the collection Het uur U reveal his interest in the mystery of ordinary things and in recurring themes such as motherhood, childhood, the soldier, and religious motivation. His emphasis on the autonomy of the poem and on an “ordinary vocabulary” placed him in opposition to contemporary aesthetic trends. Also recognised as a translator and the author of biblical plays gathered in Het heilige hout, Nijhoff was posthumously awarded the Constantijn Huygens Prize and lent his name to a translation prize established in 1953. His work left a lasting mark on Dutch poetry by opening the way for a modern poetic language without breaking with formal tradition.

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Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Aries - 29°55' - in house 3

↣ Moon in Libra - 28°46' - in house 9

↣ Mercury in Aries - 04°04' - in house 2/3

↣ Venus in Pisces - 13°58' - in house 2

↣ Mars in Aquarius - 15°58' - in house 1/2

↣ Jupiter in Gemini - 03°34' - in house 5

↣ Saturn in Libra - 21°12' - in house 9 - retrograde

↣ Uranus in Scorpio - 13°54' - in house 10 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Gemini - 11°41' - in house 5

↣ Pluto in Gemini - 09°23' - in house 5

↣ North Node in Aries - 10°17' - in house 3 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Capricorn - 09°05' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 15°38' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 10°43'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 3

↣ Moon in house 9

↣ Mercury in house 2/3

↣ Venus in house 2

↣ Mars in house 1/2

↣ Jupiter in house 5

↣ Saturn in house 9

↣ Uranus in house 10

↣ Neptune in house 5

↣ Pluto in house 5

↣ North Node in house 3

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon opposition (1°09' applying) antiparallel

↣ Sun and Saturn opposition (8°43' separating)

↣ Sun and Pluto parallel

↣ Moon and Saturn conjunction (7°34' separating)

↣ Moon and Pluto antiparallel

↣ Mercury and Jupiter sextile (0°29' separating)

↣ Mercury and Pluto sextile (5°19' applying)

↣ Mercury and North Node conjunction (6°14' applying)

↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant parallel

↣ Mercury and Ascendant square (5°01' separating)

↣ Venus and Saturn parallel

↣ Venus and Uranus trine (0°03' separating)

↣ Venus and Neptune square (2°16' separating)

↣ Venus and Pluto square (4°35' separating)

↣ Venus and Ascendant sextile (4°53' applying)

↣ Venus and Midheaven trine (1°40' separating)

↣ Mars and Saturn trine (5°14' applying)

↣ Mars and Uranus square (2°04' separating)

↣ Mars and Neptune trine (4°16' separating)

↣ Mars and North Node sextile (5°40' separating)

↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (5°16' applying)

↣ Mars and Midheaven square (0°20' applying) parallel

↣ Jupiter and Neptune conjunction (8°08' applying) parallel

↣ Jupiter and Pluto conjunction (5°49' applying)

↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°12' applying)

↣ Uranus and Ascendant sextile (4°50' applying)

↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (1°44' separating) parallel

↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (2°19' separating)

↣ Neptune and North Node sextile (1°24' separating)

↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°59' applying)

↣ Pluto and North Node sextile (0°54' applying)

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (1°19' separating)

↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°25' separating)

↣ North Node and Ascendant square (1°13' applying)

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