Actor
John Kani
A Tony for Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, and Black Panther.
Bonisile John Kani is a South African actor. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018), Rafiki in The Lion King (2019) and Mufasa: The Lion King as well as Colonel Ulenga in the Netflix films Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023). Also a playwright, Kani co-wrote with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona the 1975 anti-apartheid play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, as well as performing in it.
- Born
- 1943-08-30, New Brighton, South AfricaA Monday
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1943-08-30, New Brighton, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
Africa/JohannesburgThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 3°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 16°24′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Gemini | 3°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 8°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 0°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 7°41′ | Direct |
John Kani 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 John Kani 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.