Günter Grass Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German writer, sculptor, painter, and graphic artist, born on October 16, 1927, in Danzig-Langfuhr. He was a member of the literary group Group 47 and is regarded as one of the most significant German post-war writers. His contributions to literature earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999. Grass's works reflect the complexities of German history and identity and are characterized by their deep political and social engagement.

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Zodiac Sign (Western)
Libra

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)
Gemini

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Age (Today)
98 years, 7 days

Your next birthday is 357 days away.

Death Anniversary
Sunday, April 13, 2025

Next death anniversary is 193 days away.

Death Date
April 13, 2015

Place of Birth
Free City of Danzig

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Chinese Zodiac Sign
Rabbit (兔)
Birth Number
7

Life Path Number
9
Name Number (Chaldean)
31 => 4

Name Number (Pythagorean)
11

Meaning of the name - Gunter

war defender, battle defender

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October 16, 1927 Facts

Generation Group

Günter Grass belongs to the GI Generation group.


Place of Birth: Free City of Danzig

Place of Death: Lübeck

Cause of Death: infection

Educated At: Pestalozzischule | Kunstakademie Düsseldorf | Berlin University of the Arts

Occupation: autobiographer | essayist | printmaker | librettist | novelist | graphic artist | artist | sculptor | painter | lyricist | illustrator | altar server | playwright | poet | writer | photographer | screenwriter

Spouses: Anna Grass | Ute Grass | Anna Schwarz

Children: Helene Grass

Awards Received: honorary citizen of Gdańsk | honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Theodor Heuss Award | Eckart Witzigmann Prize | Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | honorary doctor of the University of Lübeck | H.C. Andersen Award | Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg) | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin | Georg Büchner Prize | Thomas Mann Prize | Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize | honorary doctorate | Princess of Asturias Literary Prize | Pipe Smoker of the Year | Fontane-Preis | Ernst-Toller-Preis | Deutscher Kritikerpreis | Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts | Hans Fallada Prize | Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille | Grinzane Cavour Prize | Hermann Kesten Prize | Nobel Prize in Literature


Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for October 16, 1927

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
Planet Position (Tropical, Western) Transits on October 16, 2025 Secondary Progressions for October 16, 2025
Sun 22 Libra 20 23 Libra 35 1 Aquarius 27
Moon 11 Cancer 19 29 Leo 20 29 Capricorn 46
Mercury 16 Scorpio 47 14 Scorpio 25 10 Aquarius 29
Venus 12 Virgo 39 3 Libra 30 22 Sagittarius 20
Mars 23 Libra 45 16 Scorpio 41 2 Capricorn 40
Jupiter 25 Pisces 26 24 Cancer 5 29 Pisces 53
Saturn 5 Sagittarius 16 26 Pisces 32 16 Sagittarius 6
Uranus 0 Aries 35 0 Gemini 49 0 Aries 17
Neptune 28 Leo 36 0 Aries 7 28 Leo 30
Pluto 17 Cancer 10 1 Aquarius 21 15 Cancer 46
Rahu 21 Gemini 41 16 Pisces 12 16 Gemini 29
Ketu 21 Sagittarius 41 16 Virgo 12 16 Sagittarius 29

Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)