Novelist and essayist
James Baldwin
Left America for France to be able to write about it. The Fire Next Time is still the sharpest short book on race written by an American.
- Born
- 1924-08-02, New York, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1987-12-01, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, FranceA Tuesday, aged 63
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Virgo
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-08-02, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 4°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 3°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 4°45′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°05′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 26°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 20°59′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 19°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°36′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1987-12-01, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 22°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 26°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 4°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 4°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 20°06′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 21°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 6°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 11°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Baldwin 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.