Poet & playwright
Langston Hughes
The voice of the Harlem Renaissance, who put the rhythms of blues and jazz into American poetry at a time when that was not considered poetry at all.
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
- Born
- 1902-02-01, Joplin, Missouri, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1967-05-22, New York, New York, USAA Monday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1902-02-01, Joplin, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 2°08′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Aquarius | 24°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 28°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 21°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°04′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 29°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 16°49′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1967-05-22, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 14°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 15°04′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 29°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 20°17′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 22°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 17°59′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Langston Hughes 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.