Philosopher & activist
Cornel West
Philosopher of race and democracy, and the author of Race Matters. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Sacramento.
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, theologian, Black activist, democratic socialist, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism.
- Born
- 1953-06-02, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAA Tuesday
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1953-06-02, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 11°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 15°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 22°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 22°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 20°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 16°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 21°20′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 21°01′ | Direct |
Cornel West 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 Cornel West 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.