Poet & publisher
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
City Lights Books, and the man tried for publishing Howl.
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies. When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day".
- Born
- 1919-03-24, Yonkers, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2021-02-22, San Francisco, USAA Monday, aged 101
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1919-03-24, Yonkers, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 1°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 20°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 13°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 6°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 22°08′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 29°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 6°41′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°33′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2021-02-22, San Francisco, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 8°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 11°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 26°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 7°23′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 20°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 25°51′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Lawrence Ferlinghetti 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.