Writer
Katherine Anne Porter
Ship of Fools, and a Pulitzer for her collected stories at seventy five.
Katherine Anne Porter was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet, and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in the United States that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. In 1966, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the U.S. National Book Award for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter.
- Born
- 1890-05-15, Indian Creek, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1980-09-18, Silver Spring, USAA Thursday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1890-05-15, Indian Creek, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 24°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 12°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 16°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 10°08′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 11°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 27°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 23°26′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 6°07′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1980-09-18, Silver Spring, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 25°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 8°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 13°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 11°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 13°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 21°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 29°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 22°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 19°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 20°40′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Katherine Anne Porter 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.
