Philosopher & writer
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Ghanaian British philosopher of identity and cosmopolitanism, and the New York Times ethicist.
Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah is a Ghanaian-English-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he joined the faculty in 2014, and has been a Silver Professor since 2025. He was previously the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. Appiah was elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in January 2022.
- Born
- 1954-05-08, Greater London, EnglandA Saturday
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1954-05-08, Greater London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 17°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 1°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 16°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 7°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 26°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 5°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 19°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 24°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 22°32′ | Direct |
Kwame Anthony Appiah 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 Kwame Anthony Appiah 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.