Poet
Carol Ann Duffy
The first woman appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, in 2009. Born in the Gorbals, Glasgow, and raised in Stafford.
Dame Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, serving in this position until her term ended in 2019. She was the first female, the first Scottish-born and the first openly lesbian poet to hold the Poet Laureate position.
- Born
- 1955-12-23, Glasgow, ScotlandA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1955-12-23, Glasgow, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 0°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 11°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 29°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 15°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 1°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 28°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 1°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 29°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 28°29′ | Retrograde |
Carol Ann Duffy is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Carol Ann Duffy was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.