Supreme Court justice
Harry Blackmun
Wrote Roe v Wade and spent the rest of his life defending it.
Harold Andrew Blackmun was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994. Appointed by President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade.
- Born
- 1908-11-12, Nashville, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1999-03-04, Arlington County, USAA Thursday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1908-11-12, Nashville, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 19°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 14°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 0°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 21°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 11°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 3°53′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 14°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 16°58′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 25°27′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1999-03-04, Arlington County, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 13°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 11°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 1°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 13°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 11°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 14°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 3°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 10°28′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Harry Blackmun 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.