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W. B. Yeats is a poet, playwright, writer born in Dublin (Irish Free State).
William Butler Yeats (, 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State. A Protestant of Anglo-Irish descent, Yeats was born in Sandymount, Ireland. His father practised law and was a successful portrait painter. He was educated in Dublin and London and spent his childhood holidays in County Sligo. He studied poetry from an early age, when he became fascinated by Irish legends and the occult. While in London he became part of the Irish literary revival.
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| Born | 13 June 1865, Dublin |
| Profession | poet, playwright, writer |
| Nationality | Irish Free State |
| Educated at | National College of Art and Design, The High School, Dublin |
| Spouse | Georgie Hyde-Lees |
| Children | Anne Yeats, Michael Yeats |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Capricorn |
| Nakshatra | Dhanishta (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Gemini |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Capricorn |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: The Times Select Horoscopes), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 27 of them (9%) have the Moon in Capricorn, like W. B. Yeats, and 13 (4%) share the Dhanishta Nakshatra — the #7 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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W. B. Yeats was born on 13 June 1865 in Dublin. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: The Times Select Horoscopes), so this chart is reliable.
W. B. Yeats's Moon sign (Rashi) is Capricorn and the Nakshatra is Dhanishta, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
W. B. Yeats's Ascendant is Capricorn, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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